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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.
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|| 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|:
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[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.
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F. O. Donaldson. ( Agents.