10 - HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established 1831 PUBLISHED BY | THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. | 18. J. STACKPOLE. Pres't and Tr eaS"* ' f. R. OYSTER, Secretary. OUB 11. BTEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Published every evening (except Sun day), at the Telegraph Building;, 211 Federal Square. Eastern Office. Fifth Avenue Building. New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office. 123 Weat Madison •treet, Chicago. 111.. Allen A Ward. Delivered by carriers at «BoljfcTLa)K, six cents r week. Mailed to aubscrlbers at 13.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harrla burg an second clans matter. !' /fIN ?!>• Association of Amor- j 1 1 - I fjHHI ican Advertisers has ax< { 1 1 1 ucation. Th« figures of circulation i 1 1 1 port only are guaranteed. 11 Association of American Advertisers ' •"sis dally average for the month el February, 1914 * 22,493 * Average for the year ten—Sl.s77 Average for the year 1012—21,175 Average for the year lOtt—lß,Bsl Average for the year 1910—17,485 TELEPHONES* Bell VMvate Branch Exchange No, 2040. , laltel Business Office, 203. fedltorlal Room 586. Job Dept. 201 WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 18 METHODIST CONFERENCE THK Central Pennsylvania Confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the annual sessions of which began here to-day, brings to Harrlsburg a loyal body of faithful, energetic ministers of the gospel. Ever since the days of John Wesley the Methodists have been noted for their energy and enthusiasm. Put a Methodist minister down in a com munity of churchless people and "he will have plans laid for the organ ization of a congregation before night, tfhe spirit that prompted the disciples to lay down their work and follow Jesus, the lofty purpose that led tho npoatles uncomplainingly to martyr dom. the sturdy faith that took the circuit riders of later days Into the wilderness and that all through the years has enlisted in the cause of Christianity the services of men who might have won high places in the world of material things is still very much alive, it is this devotion to the Great Cause that has brought the min isters of the Central Pennsylvania Con ference here to-day. Harrlsburg people, regardless of creed or denomination, will welcome them in the same spirit in which they' come. Theirs Is an unselfish service, often performed at great personal sac rifice, but always cheerfully, gladly, in the name of Him whom they serve, and we cannot show our appreciation too strongly. Throughout the Juniata Valley Dr. Brumbaugh is likely to get a solid vote. Ho Ib a Huntingdon county boy and has hosts of friends throughout that section of tho State. MR. BOYD'S BEQUEST N bis bequest of SIOO,OOO for the I erection and maintenance of an in stitutional building to be operated for the men \nd boys Identified with the Pine Street Presbyterian Church the lamented John Y. Boyd gave sub stantial expression to his devotion to the ideals which his friends have so frequently heard him develop with reference to the duty of the church in Its work In tho community. Had he lived Mr. Boyd would doubtless have not only of his means, as he has flqjie in his last testament, but likewise ; of" his splendid energy and forceful- | fcesa to tho creation and development j ef tho institutional department of the ; fehurch and Sunday school to which he j *vas so greutly attached. While he lias passed out of the (Present life, Mr. Boyd lias left an ex ample which will doubtless be as a beacon light for those who follow him. fortunately Tor present-day religion, >nen of wealth and high Christian j Ideals are fast learning the impor- i tance of preparing the way for the j men and boys by getting into intimate j touch With them through proper church activities. * Dr. Brumbaugh believes that a boy sftould either be in school or at work after the age of 14. On this proposition be Is absolutely correct and thousands of successful men to-dav look back up on their bovhnnd work'ner davs as the real start of their useful careers, THE BTPT F TV HIV* Announcement ° f f be «pr>rn tnrlpo Of the Arpoi-ioari Plhl#»' Society that 35,(100.000 B<b|Po have hnnn nut into .circulation j In China, and tba» the dornnnd Is ever j on the Increase, offsets to a consider-j able decree the attempt of those In-! fhientlal In the affairs of the new re | public to make the world at larcre be lieve that Confucianism Is the popular afM rWlng religion in China. The fact that' the new government has pro nounced It the official creed of the re public does not count for much when the dictatorial attitude of those re sponsible for the decree is taken into consideration. It is altogether likely, as some edu cated Chinese have forecasted, that Confucianism will continue for all time to Influence the educated Chinese, standing as a code of moral ethics i father than a religion, and that event- I tially Christianity will be the prevall- I Ing faith. I The eagerness with which the vast A issues of the Bible havo been ab ■ aorbed In China are indicative of this. ■ One aspect of the case, if the two B ttooka are to be compared, is that tho. WEDNESDAY EVENING HARRISBURG <&£& TELEGRAPH MARCH 18,1914. writings Qf Confucius are written in the classical form of Chinese, under stood by the educated only. On the other hand the Bible Is translated Into . the classical form and many simpler ! forms that the common people can i study for themselves. i The printing of Bibles for China has ' been continuous during one hundred years, Morrison's New Testament in the classical form having been printed in 1814. During a generation the Im provement of the classical version was the objective of many missionary lin guists, the Bible societies printing the fruit of this labor in many editions. In 1572 a committee, of which Dr. Schereschewski was a member, pre pared for the Bible societies a transla tion of the New Testament into man | darin. This was the first serious at | tempt to give the Bible to Chinese ! who could read the classical language i but indifferently. The mandarin is ! the court dialect, understood by some three-fourths of the population of | China. Later Dr. Schereschewski ! translated into mandarin for the American Bible Society, and at its ex pense, the whole Old Testament. This was issued in 1874, and for forty years has been the version in most common use in China. Since 1890 two committees, chosen by missionaries In general conference, have been engaged, with the co operation of the Bible societies, in uni fying the various versions, one com mittee working upon the classical or wenli and the other upon the man darin version. In 1912 a new Bible was issued which brought together the "uniOn" mandarin New Testament with the Schereschewski version of the Old. This will be the Bible most used in China until the mandarin com mittee completes its work about three years from now. The "union" classi cal version will be finished by the other committee about the same time. I These different versions are printed by the British and Foreign, the Amer ican and the Scottish National Bible Societies as needed. The expenses of translation, including the salaries of such missionaries as give their whole time to the work, are divided between the three Bible societies. Meanwhile the Scriptures have been translated for the Bible societies into a number of local dialects beloved of the common people of different districts. This enterprise, in which mission aries and Bible societies have patient ly and persistently worked as yoke fellows during so many years, has a greatness, not to say grandeur, which needs no emphasis. Should a test come where the Chinese people will have to choose between the wise saws of Confucius, which comparatively few can read for themselves, and the Bible, which speaks clearly to the humblest, there is no doubt how those will de cide who have the Bible. The declaration of the new govern ment in favor of Confucianism is ap parently a dying attempt of the old ordor to save something from the wreck of China as it used to be. Such a favorable impression has re sulted from the introduction of cluster lights in the central business district that the City Council will be justified in extending this system as rapidly as possible. BRUMBAUGH AND LOCAL OPTION DR. MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH, whose announcement of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor has been received with great satisfaction among men of all parties in every sec tion of the State, is in favor of the local option proposition. On this sub ject he says: The problem of the liquor traffic is a vital one facing the people and Legislature to-day. In harmony with many thoughtful persons I be- ' lieve that local option Is a practi cal solution. On the 11th of December, 1912, on the eve of the last session of the Legis lature, the Telegraph made this editor ial statement: Xxical optlon, as a broad principle, Is an inherent right to the voters —the right to govern their own communities in accordance with what they deem the requirements of public morals and good order. It is not prohibition, but It is the ac knowledgment by the State of the rierbt of any city or borough to adopt prohibition if it sees lit to do so. Whether or not prohibition is ef fective, or whether a town is better "IT "wet" or "dry" does not enter into the question at all. The point at issue Is whether the State shall continue to say that the town can not be "dry" if It wishes to be. Such a position Is as untenable as though the Federal Government were to announce that If the Ameri can electorate were to choose a Prohibition President und send a Prohibition majority to Congress, the party would not be permitted to attempt to carry out Its platform. T-.ocal option is not a matter for partisan alignments. It Is simply and solely a case ol' popular privi lege. This editorial was the subject of an attack by a Philadelphia publication manifestly under the direction of the liquor interests, in which It was con tended that "in the State of Pennsyl vania we sincerely believe that six to one of the people are opposed to any ilocal option law." It was further held [that "local option is not a 'broad | proposition.' but a narrow political move by which the Anti-Saloon League i plays politics and smart practice In I order to develop, foster and enact pro hibition laws." This position would hardly be taken under present con i ditlons. The submission to the people of such a proposition is eminently fair and without any bitterness of contro versy Dr. Brumbaugh has presented the matter in the right way. Candi dates for the Legislature will undoubt edly be forced to get upon one side or the other of the question and they must be satisfied with .the decision of the people. It Is not a party Issue land cannot be made so. Woman suffrage is almost certain to be considered favorably by the next Legislature, as will also the local option proposition. Those who will not see the changed attitude of a large ma jority of the people on these questions are simply playing the ostrich game. There Is going to bo plenty of work for the street cleaners when the moun tains of snow shall have disappeared from the highways of the city. Com missioner Lynch will moblllzo his army at the first possible moment in order thst the fine reputation of Harriaburg as a clean city may be maintained. evenine- \V hile there was no connection be tween the decision given by Justice j Eikin in upholding the constitution ality of the nonpartisan judicial selec tion act in the Supreme Court at Phll | adelphia on Monday and proceedings lin this county's courts last Fall, the i highest tribunal in Pennsylvania BUS , tained the action of the Dauphin .court. It will be recalled that shortly before the time for certifying the j nominations to the commissioners of | the various counties two actions in i test of the act were started in this county by Philadelphia people, in which the whole act was overhauled and severely criticised. Its defense be ing undertaken by the Attorney Gen eral's Department, which brilliantly conducted the fight. Judge S. J. M. McCarrell, who sat in the trial of the case, had with him Judge W. Rush , Glllan, of the Franklin county courts, [ President Judge George Kunkel not sitting, as he was a candidate himself for the selection which the peoplo of this county tendered to him without opposition last year. The opinions of the two judges were along the same lines as that of Justice Elkin, although they did not go as deeply into the con stitutional problems as did the Justice. The action determined on Monday was a purely Philadelphia proceedings, al though the paper books in the Dau phin county case were very freely used in the preparations for the attack and defense of the act. Thus the case in reality had a groundwork in this coun ty and the Dauphin opinion in effect stands. In view of Dr. K.albt'us' pronuncia mento to the effect that Uncle Sam will not allow any shooting of wild water fowl this Spring, it is just a trifle'tantalizing to hear the wild geeze honking over the city and to notice the ducks which used to furnish such ex cellent sport wheeling about the skies over the Susquehanna. Of course, we are glad to hear the peculiar cry of the wild geese and to watch the s#ies for the wedges fro mtlie South and to see the ducks dotting the river, be cause it is a sign that Spring is here after the cold, cold, snowy, stormy winter, but it is a little tough to find out that Uncle Sam has put an inter dict on Spring duck hunting. This is all the more singular because under Pennsylvania laws duck hunting has been a Spring sport worth while for many years and is even now legal un ider the statutes of this State, but the I strong hand of Uncle Sam has reached out to protect the ducks and geese on I the ground that being migratory, they are inter-state in nature, and that therefore the Federal government can protect them. It seems like stretch ing it, but if the birds are to be pre served, perhaps it is well in the end. Still, it is hard not to get up before daylight and take a gun to the Sus quehanna when the geese are honking overhead. Rivermen say that the Susquehanna river may yet kick up some didoes this Spring, and that it has beer, Known to do queer things about the time the ice has moved out here. About fifteen years ago the ice went down on a rise or seven feet. The Susquehanna then began to fall and all of the ice ap peared to have gone. One night it be gan to rise again and in forty-eight hours over ten feet of water was rush ing down with a lot of ice from up the stream. The excellent address delivered last j November before the Methodist Min- | isterial Association of Harrisburg by | the Rev. Dr. H. C. Pardoe on reading' the stars has been published in pam phlet form and is one of the most en tertaining as well us instructive ad dresses delivered here on the fasci nating: study of the heavens. Dr. Par doo was formerly pastor of Ridge Ave nue Church and is well remembered by many residents of Harrisburg as one of the most active and progressive results or his own extensive studies j and a partial resume of the works of modern astronomers whose publica tions have been followed for years by the minister. The address gives a boiled down account of the heavens, which the average man could well af ford to read. It is interesting for Harrlsburgers to note that the orator of the centen nial of the West Point Military Acad emy this year is to be none other than a Harrisburger—General Horace Porter. General Porter was a son of the Governor and was in the class of 1860 at West Point. He is very well remembered by many of the older Harrlsburgers. although from the days that he graduated he has been mostly away from this city, serving in the army and government service, which he crowned as Ambassador to Prance. General Porter was the orator at Old Home Week in this city in 1905, com ing here soon after his return from France, where he earned the gratitude of the American people by his search' for the body of John Paul Jones. The old Washington House at Mid dletown, which was destroyed by fire I yesterday, is probably remembered by j many of the older people of this eltv I because it was one of a chain of hotels ! dating from the raiting days, two of : which buildings still remain within ai short distance of 1h« city. The Wash- I ington was widely known throughout! the lower end of Dauphin and in the; upper end of York counties. HEPUHLIC'ANS SHOULD IMTIJ [From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.] If Herbert S. Hadley, chief spokes- I man for and ablest champion of Pro gressive Republicanism at Chicago in 1912, can tight his battles for a reha- i bilitation of the organization without i abandoning it, William Draper Lewis 1 ought to be able to do so, If Robert M. Da Follette regards it i as neither patriotic nor expedient to encourage a Republican schism at this 1 time, Gifford Pinchot, who less than I three years ago was demanding La Toilette's nomination and election to the Presidency, would be entirely con sistent if he should enter the race for Senator against Boles Penrose and J Benjamin Dimmlck as a Republican appealing to partisans for support at the primaries. Messrs. Lewis and Pinchot are men tioned merely as types—but tvpes of thf politicians who are wlllin? to de stroy the temple If they cannot rule It Lewis Is excusable, perhaps, according to his lights, and Pinrhot by his Roosevelt obsession, but neither should be permitted to longer hoodwink the people—the rank and file of the party who have no other ambition than a desire to see the political dislocation In Pennsylvania reartlcutated and our In dustries left unfretted by menacing legislation at Washington. The Progressive strength In Penn sylvania is made up of former Repub licans, who assert that thev are still Republicans at heart who 'declare that the Organisation Itself Is the apostate. Waiving all argument and conceding that their pose is justified, what can they hope to obtain if they preserve in their effort to keep alive the spirit of factionalism? Surely there Is no expectation that they will poll more or even as many votes as were cast for the Washington party In 1912 when Theodore Roosevelt was at the head of a national ticket to which they were committed. At best they can prove a balance of power at the general election and insure the defeat of the Republican nominees The common enemy will profit by mutiny in the camp this vear. as in 1912—a mutiny fomented and led'bv a few Impracticable visionaries who have as their yoke-fellows a coterie of disgruntled politicians. They are held together by the itch for office and the hope for pelf, a combination that has more than once resulted In a coalition of the Pharisee and the Philistine. It is time for sane Republicans to assist in setting their house in order, else they will see it become another Temple of Gaza with Samson between the pillars. DEISM FACING HIS BI66EST FIGHT Opposition Inside of His Own Party Something That Will Be Very Serious DEMOCRATS IN MERRY WAR Scranton Reports Show That Ryan and Palmer Kept Them Stirred Up a Heap Congressman Frank L. Dershem, of Lewisburg, a vigorous shouter for re organization of the Democratic ma chine until his friends got control of It, appears to be facing the stlffest kind of a fight within his own party for renomination. Dersliem's course, especially In regard to giving out of spoils seems to have irritated the tra ditional number of persons for each Job /tilled. Dick Allday, of Cliambersburg, started after Dershem's scalp a short time ago and to-day it was learned that William C. Walls, the youngest son of the late Judge Walls, of Lewis burg, was being mentioned as a can didate for the Democratic nomination. Mr. Walls is a business man, a grad uate of Bucknell and well known. If he enters the primary race he will be an aggressive candidate. The situation is very rapidly getting to the point where election of a Re publican congressman will be a cinch. The endorsement of J. Benjamin Dimmick at Scranton the other night was one of the strongest given to the senatorial candid ate. He was met by 350 of the representative busi- Dimmick ntss men of his county May Come who ten der ed their This Way | support. At West Scranton Mr. Dimmick addressed 250 supporters. This Scran ton meeting was the first of a series to be held throughout the State and it is probable that in the course of his campaign Mr. Dimmick will come to this city. The candidate is well known by a number of Harrisburgers and steps are being taken by his friends to promote his cause. The Bull Moosers of the State have received two severe clouts the last few days and It Is not hard to see that men who were active In that party's organi- Bull Moosers zatlon are following Losing Some the popular drift back Strong Men to the old party or ganization. W. I. Stineman, of South Pork, son of the late Senator J. C. Stineman and the mainstay of the Washington party organization in Cambria county, has refused to be a candidate for senator and this is taken to mean that he will not be connected with the party work. The Stineman family nas been the backbone of the movement in that county. An equally significant incident is the declaration of Senator C. D. Scnsenich, of West moreland, for Dimmick. Senator Sen senich was a member of the Washing ton party committee in his county and active in its State affairs for a time. Now lie is in the Republican ranks. It is hard to tell what really did take place yesterday at Scranton when Ryan and Palmer both appeared for the St. Patrick's day dinner, news papers printing different ae- Democrats counts. The Philadel- War Even phia Inquirer gives at Dinner this version: "The Pal mer-McCormlck an d the M. J. Ryan factions In local Dem ocracy drew wider apart to-day, when receptions were planned for both Pal mer and Ryan by their respective friends in connection with the attend ance of both men at the Irish-Amer ican St. Patrick's Day banquet here last night. Pursuing an entirely op posite course from ' Ryan's, the Stroudsburg Congressman and candi date for United States Senator declin ed to allow his visit to be accom panied by a political demonstration, declaring that he would consider such a move discourteous. Not so with Mr. Ryan. The Philadelphia candidate for governor arrived here yesterday after noon and participated in a political re ception that turned out to be a mlli tantly enthusiastic expression of sev eral hundred Democrats from all over the county against the present local leadership of the party. Mr. Ryan made a speech in which he reminded A. Mitchell Palmer and Vance McCor mlck that he does not have to ask them if he ought to run for governor. Ryan received *an ovation." ! It is not regarded as likely that op | position to Superior Court Judge I Frank M. Trexler, of Allentown, will get very far. The judge was the appointee of i Trexler Governor Tener and lias I Support been tendered plenty of i General support by friends throughout the State. As judge of Lehigh lie made an excellent record and he has been accorded endorsement by the bars of his own and adjoining counties. Judge 1 Trexler's papers are now in circula tion and will be fed at the State ; Capitol within a short time. Friends of the judge are active in the western and northern counties. According to partial reports receiv ed in this city the enrollment of voters yesterday was heavy and Indicated a pronounced drift of Washington party men back to the Republican party. The bad weather to-day will probably cause it to be less. Cumberland, Leb anon and Perry are reporting the same as Dauphin. IPOLITI Cftb. g Tpefcl6brSl Let's see. Was not one Berry snow ed under by State Treasurer Young in 1912 when he was going about pre dicting victory. _ —Also, did not one Berry miss some predictions in 1910? —The Brumbaugh candidacy ap pears to hae caused much gloom In Market Square. —Senator Penrose passed through here to-day on his way to Punxßu tawney. —The Invasion of Renovo and Lock Haven had a nice day anyway. —While Clinton county was being given a treat Ryan was endorsed by the Democratic committees of the Twelfth and Thirty-flrst wards of Philadelphia. —J. H. McGee has been appointed i postmaster of South Bethlehem and .there will be more heart burnings. —The Central Democratic Club din ner to Daniels and Jefferson will cost $1.50 per plate. —*he Democratic shindy is one of the real old-fashioned variety. .. —Senator Penroso will be in Blair county to-night. —Dimmick is back in Philadelphia and his campaign is going forward actively. A IV EVENING THOUGHT i 'TIs friends who make this desert I world to blossom as a rose, strew i flowers o'er our ruggod path, pour i iunsUine o'ei our wues. There are only a few men In the world who hold an audience every morning by the sheer interest of what they say. The famous "Sharps and Flats" of Kugene Field in the old Chicago Record- Herald was the first thing in the paper that Chicago read. Girard's column in the Public Ledger is a modern instance of how quickly a taste for the talk of an entertaining man can become a habit. kW6LL'KDO\gn>P6ePlj^T] —Robert A. Dresser, of Bradford, is head of a big engine company formed for Oil City. » —Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh is known all through Huntingdon county as M. G. —Congressman J. F. Burke will not bo a candidate for Congress again, but will practice law in Pittsburgh. —The Rev. Dr. J. Gray Bolton, of Philadelphia, celebrated his birthday this week. THE Al'TO BEIC By Wln ft Dlnirr I went up to the Auto Show, But I wleli I hadn't gone, Because I've got the auto bug, And I really must have one. 1 really didn't think that I Could get the fever, but I'm-figuring now Just how I can Some other pleasures cut. For I'll just have to have a car, On that my mind is set, And all I'm trying to decide Is just what make to get. I've seen the fours and sixes, Streamlines and others, too, I've heard so much of up-keep I don't know what to do. I have a dozen booklets, • With Illustrations fine, And after reading each I think This Is the car for mine. I can't decide just which to get, No matter how I try. But one thing's certain In my mind, A car I'm going to buy. BRUMBAUGH [From the Philadelphia Inquirer.] Martin G. Brumbaugh announces his candidacy l'or the nomination for Gov ernor at the Republican primaries. He has done this only after the insistent and persistent urging of citizens in all sections of Pennsylvania had become too strenuous to withstand. The move ment seems to have had every element of spontaneity about it. It sprang up in every quarter and gathered such headway that it was irresistible. And tiie best of it is that it lias come from the plain citizenship—the level-headed, common sense citizenship that has a mind of Its own and knows what it wants. We are heartily glad that Dr. Brum baugh has decided to go into the con test, for he is precisely the type of man that the Republican party should wel come to its councils as a leader of Its thought and its actions. For he is a strong man, a man of strict integrity, of force of mind, of independence. His declaration of principles Is no mean ingless utterance. Nothing could swerve htm from what he considered to be his path of duty. He has proved this time and time again In the great office that he now holds—that of the Superin tendent of the Public Schools of Phlla phia. Many men of many minds con stitute the Board of Education, but Dr. Brumbaugh has swung that board towards nls own ideals. Not to all of them, of course, for time Is required to work out every Important reform. But step by Btep he has led the way—fear lessly, progressively—until his execu tive ability Is conceded bv all. The "Schoolmaster of Princeton' has not been an unqualified success at Washington, hut Dr. Brumbaugh is not of the theoretical schoolmaster class. He Is no doctrinaire, but an exceedingly nractical man who knows practical con ditions. He has heen a pedagogue. It Is true. Born In Huntingdon county, he was superintendent of the Huntingdon srhool system at 22 years of age. But he wasn't ■'ntisfied with that. He be came a lea Vr of educational thought. Throughout Pennsylvania he gained recognition as a lecturer and educa tional speaker and organizer of teach ers' institutes. The University of Penn sylvania had him for live years. So marked was his executive ability that President McKlnley picked him out, right after the Spanish War. to organ ize a school system for Porto Rico. That was no small task—to get Porto Rico education on Its feet. But Com missioner Brumbaugh did the work splendidly, and, as president of the Porto Rlcan Senate, he also aided In putting Into operation a civil govern ment of law and order under the flag of the United States. He was practical ly the executive of the Island. Then came, upon his return to this country, the superlntendency of the public schools of Philadelphia. He was one of the working framers of the new school code adopted by the legislature and under that code he had reorgan ized the great public school system of this cltv. Only a man of much more than ordinary executive capacity could have accomplished that successfully. But that is hi» strong point-*-executive capacity—and should he be nominated find fleeted Governor of Pennsylvania, tho State would benefit rrom his wide experience- news-DißP&TCf>es~ rr, % [from the Telegraph, March 18, 1864] PRISONERS ESCAPE Cincinnati, March 17. —A member of the Eighty-ninth Ohio Regiment, just arrived here, reports the escape of seventy more Federal prisoners from Danville, Vo. Few of them have yet reached our lines. REBELS IN FORCE Cincinnati, March 17.—A special dispatch from Charleston, West Vir ginia, dated the 16 th, reports that a rebel force, fifteen hundred strong, was i within fifteen miles of Guyandotte, threatening Barbourvlile. A strong force has been sent out to meet them. A CITY PLANNING COMMISSION [Pottsville Republican.] Reading has appointed a commis sion to serve as a city planning organ ization (without compensation) to lay out a systematic plan of city building looking toward marked improvement in that city. The authority for the commission is contained in an act passed by the last session of the Legis lature. so that the recommendations of the organization will not simply mean an idle suggestion which may or may not be followed but will have official backing which will lead to the adop tion of such suggestions, providing, of course, they are reasonable and work able. Pottsville by all means should make arrangements for a commission of a similar character in order to 'ay out plans for the future growth of this city. Now is the time for steps of this kind to be taken, as in the city and its suburbs are sections about ready to burst into the full bloom of building improvement. i ® j CO-OPERATION I I AND FREE SERVICE J H 00000<KKJ<J«KKH> j|j || Service adds greatly to the value of any || || commodity. In order to increase the value of g HI Gas we have tried diligently to perfect our free || ||j service and though our efforts have been sue- jj| H cessful, they would be far more so with a j| greater degree of co-operation on the part of H m consumers. g 188 Since this is the season for preparation for B| psa summer, look carefully at your Gas Range and gj H» Gas Water Heater. If you think they are not || gj] giving perfect results notify us at once and we J§j H will send an inspector who will make neces- || sary adjustments without charge. j|: | HARRISBURG OAS CO. | |-ltVhAßßl«stm&-f t lf-Ty- ygr AR3- AftO-tXM? AY* [From the Telegraph, March 18, 18841 REWARD FOR FTRKBI'RGS The mayor has Issued a proclama tion offering a reward of one hun dred dollars for such Information as will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persona who set fire to the buildings recently destroyed, or those who may hereafter assist or con spire to set fire to any property in this city. GO TO THE POLLS! If any of the voters in this city have not been at the polls to-day. they should go at once, and vote the whole Union ticket. AFTER YOU DIE Who will take care of your family? You cannot afford to carry the risk. A SIO,OOO policy at if 35 requires but $129.90. Dividends reduce cost after flrst year. Assets $140,000,000. Organized 1847. Write for sample policy. PENN MUTUAL LIFE 103 N. Second St. Isaac Miller, , Local F. O. Donaldson. ( Agents.
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