10 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Btfsblisked i9jt PUBtiISHEO BY THE) TBLBGRAPH PRINTING CO. S. J. STACK POLE, Pres't and Treas'r. T. R. OYSTER, Secretary, atrs M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Published every evening (exoept Sun day), at the Telegraph Building, >lB Federal Square. ■astern Office, Fifth Avenue Building. New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, 121 -nest Madison street, Chicago, 111., Allen ft Word. Delivered by carriers at sf x cents a week. Mailed to subscriber at SB.OO a year In advance. lDntered at the Post Office in Harris burg as second olass matter. ® The Association of Amer- / ican Advertisers has ex- / aminad and certified to i' tha oircnlation of this pub- i 1 i Hcatioa. Tha figures of circulation i J ( l contained in tha Association's ro- i 1 1 port only are guaranteed. <[• Association of Amman Advertisers \ , No. 2333 Whitehall Bldg. H. T. City / •worm tally aTrr.-IS*" for the month o< December, 1913 * 22,210 * Average tor the je«r 191J?—2«,r>77 Average for (he yesr 1912—21,175 Average for the year I*ll—lS.Ssl Average far the year 1910—17,405 TELEPHONE?! Bell Private Branch Exchange No. 2040. United Business Office, 109. JBflttorla) Room ?85. Job Dept. 803, FRIDAY EVEXING JANUARY 10 STANDING BY PHILADELPHIA TO those of us who appreciate the entity of this great Common wealth of ours, the "getting to gether" down In Philadelphia Cor the Improvement of Pennsylvania's glorious old metropolis Is Indeed good bews. For a long time tho Blankenburg administration and the lawmaking l>odi«a have been out of harmony. The battle has at times gone to ridiculous extremes. It has reminded us of the two quarreling Parts cabmen who vented their spleen and completely satisfied honor by each hitting the other's passenger over the head with the handle of his whip. First, councils struck at Blanken burg by withholding appropriations for the salaries of several of his as sistant directors. Whereupon, the mayor retaliated by whacking off the heads of dozens of city employes who were alleged to be in cahoots with the Republican organization. This slaugh ter of the innocents continued for sev eral days, but now we are glad to note that a truce has been declared, and that both factions of the municipal government have joined hands for a greater Philadelphia. With all Its politics and with all Its ambitious politicians, Philadelphia has ever been, and still is, the ideal Amer ican city. It is the pride of the Com monwealth which bears the name of Its founder. As the only seaport In Pennsylvania, it is our gateway and our commercial hope. Whatever af fects it, affects the State at large. Its battles are our battles; its triumphs are our triumphs; its disappointments " are our disappointments. The apparent failure of the drydock light for League Island is as much regretted in Harrisburg, In Scranton, or in Erie, as it is within the confines of the Quaker City. We follow with interest the plans for amalgamation of the commercial organizations of Philadelphia. Wo are proud of its public men and Its ster ling citizenship. We weep with it for those who disgrace its reputation for nanlty and common sense, and almost as one man the six and one-half mil lions outside of Philadelphia support fcnd applaud the efforts of the one and one-half million inside to improve and advance our metropolis in every way possible— by developing its Delaware river front —by deepening the channel through which the great ocean liners come in from the sea—by extending Its system of parkways and subways ■—by the Issuance of bonds which It is said will make $20,000,000 available for public work by next Spring—by whatever plans it may devise to make Philadelphia bigger, better and more competent to play the great and vital part that must be assigned to It In the life of Pennsylvania. Literally and figuratively, Pennsyl vania stands behind Philadelphia. The fact that there is said to be seven per cent, of alcohol in grape juice will not prompt anybody to try to get drunk on it. ADVANTAGE I ROM MISFORTUNE MEMPHIS newspapers print the story of Connie Sullivan, who has made the misfortune that would havo driven many an other into the depths of poverty yield him an independent business and earnings three times as great as he had ever before received. Sullivan was a trainhand. He lost his right arm in an accident in the yards. When he came out of the hos pital the railroad company offered him a "crossing to watch" at $35 a month. Connie had always made good wages and he did not think much of a $35 Job. So he took account of stock. He had been of a saving dis position and he found that after all expenses of his illness had been paid he had left in bank $125. Against the advice of his friends he eut loose from the railroad and pur chased a fruit and news stand witl the money in bank. The stand ha ■ince grown to a prosperous store. Connie is 30 years of age, has a per manent business and hiu earnings are triple what, they were as a trai iiniau. The lesson in this is Dial Sullivan ■a.ved and practiced thrift in his ija.\s of plenty. He laid something by for that "rainy day" that is bound to FRIDAY EVENING, HARRJBBURG $&&£& TELEGRAPH ' JANUARY 16, 1914. come to all of us. When It came It did not find Connie "out In the wet." Connie had trained himself not only to save, but to see and take advantage of Ills opportunities. That Is the rea son why he Is an Independent business man to-day Instead of a watchman eking out a miserable '.lving at $35 a month, with no prospects for comfort In his old age. The advantage of the ability to act Instantly, decisively and with con fidence, the habits of self-reliance and decision developed—these are far more important ends of economy than the mere wealth acquired. You will know what this means If ypu have had the experience of losing opportunities and "taking baok seats" generally by not having a littlo more money than just enough to live de cently. How many times have you hesitated and vacillated about making a purchase of something which was really a bargain just because you were afraid you couldn't make ends meet if you spent the money? It is only another confirmation of the scriptural statement that "To him that hath shall be given, and from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath." Avoid such situations and enable yourself to become confident, self reliant and capable of prompt decision by building up a reserve fund which will be a storehouse of power for future needs. You can do it if you are a "sticker" and not a "quitter." Peter Under, a carpenter, of Spring field. Ohio, says children were added to his family faster than he could add rooms to his house. Gosh! What would lio have done If ha hadn't been a carpenter? News from Kakoshlma again gives rise to the thought that even with prlceß high and going higher and the coal bin low and the temperature lower, the United States is not such a bad place in which to live. DIVISION AND DEMOCRACY NOTWITHSTANDING the Fiinn movement in Pennsylvania to divide and disrupt the Repub- Mean party, the sentiment throughout the country is rapidly crystalizing on the proposition that under our present system of gov ernment there can be but two great political parties. Mr. Flinn and those associated with him have taken advantage of the unrest within the Republican party over old conditions, which have been largely remedied, to continue a separate organization. How long they can persuade any consider able number of Republicans, however, to follow them in a course of po litical conduct thpt in the last analysis means only Democratic supremacy will depend upon the attitude of the Republican leaders more than upon what the Flinn group may do. It must be apparent to the average .observer of political events and the trend of political sentiment that the pow-wow here during the last two days, so far as old-time methods are concerned, was little different from the old party caucus. Two years ago Mr. Flinn's conven tion in this city demanded State-wide primaries, direct nominations and all sorts of electoral reforms. These were granted by the last Legislature, ap proved by a Republican Governor, and are now in force and effect. Even the United States Senator must now be nominated in open primaries and elected by the people in the same manner as the Governor and other State officers. But notwithstanding the writing of these so-called reforms into tho laws of the State, the Flinn element still insists that there can be no return to the Republican party, knowing as they must that a continu ance of the third party is equivalent to being first aid to the Democratic party. There is nothing else to it, and Republicans who are still hon estly of the opinion that the move ment will have any other result must soon be disillusioned. No sane Republican will insist that his party has made no mistakes. It has been a party of great achieve ment, but it has also been guilty of many errors. These should be the danger signals for the future. Evils have existed and have been used by the demagogue for his own special purposes; but, as suggested by Henry L. Stimpson in a recent discussion of political conditions, "the great changes of our industrial and social life have incidentally dislocated our governmental machinery and made readjustment inevitable." There are enough earnest and brainy Republicans in the country to raise still higher the party standard and to energize and emphasize the party's guiding principles in effecting such an adjustment. Notwithstanding the conference which has just been held in this city by the group that professes to see no hope for the Republican party, there are distinct evidences all over the country of a disappearance of the 1912 "progressive" movement. Thousands of followers of Colonel Roosevelt have already returned to their old alle giance—not, as suggested by the Philadelphia Ledger, because they love progressivism less, but because they fear Democracy more. So it is manifestly a fair deduc tion from the developments of the last year that there can be only two great parties. There is no indication anywhere of the permanency of the third party movement. But it has served a purpose in arousing the Re publican party to its duty in the matter of reform within the party itself and to the need of more prompt response to the demands of the people. What's a truthful' • Inclined husband to do when his vrl! asks him if she really looks as old s she is? "Fifty years hence we shall be starv ing to death," asserts a scientist. But the scientist need not worry. He Is over fifty years.of ago n*>w. We shall not believe that it was as cold as It seemed this week until we receive the annual message from I'ela ware to the effect that the pf-ach budu have been frozen. evening cbdr There was somothing very much out of the ordinary In the conference of the Progressives yesterday. Folks here a#e accustomed to cut-and-drled conventions and really like to see the jy..? e .' s KO ar ound. Some elegant ex hibitions of that kind have been given in years gone by, but yesterday's dis play was unique. It has been much heralded that there are no orders given and that there is no slate or program In Progressive gatherings. Even Mitchell did not have a schedule of what to do. This is all very true, but the fact Is that the whole thing was so well In the hands of the men who are running the party organization that it did not matter what anyone did. Consequently, they just let things go. Witness the rising of "Uncle Bob" Kdmiston to protest on behalf of the farmers. They made a show of letting him have his own way, but In getting it there was a grand exhibition of leaders lying down to let the embattled farmer march in. Tho real display of the grip came when a Pittsburgher offered that reso lution about confining primary can didates to one party column. Mr, Flinn just said it was not needed. Everything else was as smooth as the conventions complained of by the peo ple who met here yesterday. Chair man Mitchell has a keen eye for tho dramatic and every move yesterday was made for the maximum effect. It. was a very pretty exhibition of how to run a convention, under the name of a conference, and to adopt a platform, styled resolutions, and to let the peo ple rule. The men in charge are to be congratulated upon the discretion with which they managed it. The conference added much to the long and Interesting political history of Harrisburg. Speaking of the conference, it has been a long time (since anyone has heard at a political gathering here who possesses the clearness of enun ciation oT William Draper Lewis. Mr. Lewis. who was chairman of the reso lutions committee, is dean of the law school of the University of Pennsvl vania and a master of the English language. Every word he uttered yes terday fitted in. Ho was never at a loss and added to the charm of his remarks was a distinction that carried to the ends of the hall and which pronounced every syllable. The dean's enunciation fairly shone amid the re marks yesterday. The nearest ap proach to him was Congressman Temple, who is also a college pro fessor. Even Gifford Plnchot, with all his culture, did not compare in dic tion with the scholarly Philadelphian, and perhaps he is too vigorous to give the care that has become a habit with Dean Lewis in speaking. They style Commissioner Bowman the machinist of the city. This does not apply to his knowledge of govern mental affairs, which is more or less extensive, but owing to the fact that he is a machinist by vocation, and a good onp at that. Mr. BAwman waa for a long time connected with tho Harrisburg Foundry and Machine Works and he is being asked every day questions about appliances which are connected with the city govern ment from pumping engines to auto mobiles. The humor of the weather waa illustrated yesterday when a man walked down Market street with a stack of straw hats on his arm. He was a salesman getting in his orders, but the sight of the hats made folks shiver. On Wednesday when the city shivered a man walked into one of the big stores with a bundle of blazers and talked business while hovering over a radiator. County Controller H. W. Gough is having troubles of his own with his new job, especially during the present week's session of criminal* court. By tho provisions of tho new law the Count3 r Controller is required to enact an oath from each claimant for wit ness fees to the effect that he Is not indebted to the county for taxes or fines or costs. And therein lies a portion of the trouble of the Con troller. The other day a man called 'round for his witness fees. "Owe the county any , taxes or fines?" inquired the Controller. "No, sir." "Any back costs?" "N—no. sir." The Controller was about to "O. Iv." tho warrant when a thought occurred to him. "By the way." he asked sud denly, 'what about the present? Do you happen to owe any costs for the present term of court?" "Why, yes, sir, I got half the costs of a case put on me," sir," replied the caller, "and that's what I—ah wanted to see you about." ui T ! 1 f., 54 ; 5U t ee was char sed against his bill of costs. "NUMBER, PLEASE" By Wing Dinger. The proper caper, nowadays, When to the phone you go, . Is to give numbers to the girl In "Phoney" talk quite slow. Just as in life your ps and qs Are foremost in your mind, In phoning, watch your fives and threes, The times, don't be behind. For instance, if you want to call Five-five-flve-five P. Q., To say "Fife-flfe-fife-fife," take note, Is quite the thing to do. ith threes, however, you must roll The rs in Southern style, Which you will find quite easy if You'll practice for a while. So, if in calling three-three-three, | Prompt service is your wish. Begin at once, and learn to give Your tongue the proper swish. | WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE\ —L. T. McFadden. Canton banker, is being boomed for Congress in tho northern tier. —Harry A. Mackey, the Philadel phia lawyer, still keeps up his active interest in football. —Chancellor S. B. McCormlck, of the University of Pittsburgh, has started out to raise a big fund for his Institution, —Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh says more college-bred folks should be come teachers. —Ex-Senator G. M. Wertz, of Johns town, is being talked of for senator again. AX EVENING THOUGHT A fat kitchen makes a lean will. —Franklin. 55-Minute Evangelistic Services Especially Arranged For Busy People Every Night Except Saturday—Punctually at 7.45 to 8.40 P. M. Stevens Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Thirteenth and Vernon Streets Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker, Evangelist. Ross K. Bergstresser, Director of Men's Chorus. COME AND BRING A FRIEND H. Marks & Son, S si Suits and Overc«ats __ Tn Hart, Schaffncr Marx $lO coo Former prices sls, $lB, S2O. At «MD.— See these Sui(« and Overcoats In our front window. | * REMARKABLE VALUES A 1 _ « RATT< St. St. St. Cnmberfmd lt«. C. W. Pinker* Jr., 1500 H« A »«'£»' ! "• - „ T nut St. tewM I.elimon, 20 Cheat- gt. 1524 A Derry St. A. P. Kitchen. 17th and n,lt ?<• Romberger Broa., IJIOI Walnut Sta. ']■ 1 oun l, —Ol S. -nd A. P. Kttcb.n, 17th nd Mulberry St. K. O. Fink, 18th and Walnut Sta. »V. A. Gernert, 235 Crta- Wnlnut St*. ' MIDDI.ETOWN _ r „„„„ „ . cent St. W. T. Hoy. 17th and W. W. Rcltsel. W * T> Hoy » 1701 W. A. Gernert, 1741 Mar- 1 Market St*. E. W. Seldera. St. Brelsford Packing & Storage Co. for our Uoveriiment Inspection . > . • —- I'DAB IHIIIIIH'I- 201, on nl) our jn'oillli'ts. !('« H2* mchlllTr RANNA aPSSF , Ol ir niKniJoard to puiitj. narrisDurji}) renna. NEWS DISPATCHES OF THE CIVIL WAR [From tho Telegraph, Jan. 16, 1864.] Trttnsjwrte Arrive New York, Jan. 15.—The Eighth and Eleventh Connecticut regiments ar rived here this morning on the trans ports Haze and Constitution, direct from Gloucester Point. They were re ceived by the city authorities with a line military display. Shoot Deserters Fortress Monroe, Jan. 14.—Three deserters from the army have been sehtenced to be shot for desertion. Their names are Albert A. Lacy, of the Fourth Rhode Island Infantry; J. C. Gratten, Eleventh Pennsylvania cav alry, and Henry Wooding, Eighth Connecticut infantry. Theory Open to Challenge IProm tho Chicago Record-Herald.) The man who starts the new year with a headache and a dark brown taste may be going on tho theory that a had beginning insures a good end ing', but he is taking an unnecessarily ! long chanco. Last Week of Sale Tailored- to- Me a *ure Garment* For Gentlemen All winter woolens are being offered in this clearance tailored over your own meas urements, according to the Simms standard. Prices were S3O to SSO. This week, ONE-THIRD OFF fj|| SIMMS , TAILOR fljjjsl 22 North Fourth St. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph, Jan. 16, 1864.] Take Hart In Inaugural. The Mount Vernon Hook and Lad der company have accepted the lnrl tatlon of the Legislative committee to participate In tlie Inaugural ceremo nies on Tuesday next. I/ock Up Your Claims The State Librarian to-day publish ed a notice that In of Importance to all persons having claims for assisting to remove the books from the Library In June, 1863. j — s i HEADQUARTERS FOR ! SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES