6 KIRRISBURG TELEGRAPH Brtablislnd itji ■I ■ ' PUBLISHED BY ran TELEGRAPH PRINTING Oft. M. J. BTACKPOLK, Pres't and Tr«M*r. Jf. R. OYSTER, Secretary. OUB M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Published every evening (except Bun day), at the Telegraph Building, 811 Federal Square. Saltern Office. Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story it Brooks. .Western Office. IIS West Madison street, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at im|CTi|r six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers mt SI.OO a year in advance. Sintered at the Post Office in Harrls burg as second class matter. ®The Association of Amor- ( 1 lean Advertisers has ex- / •mined and certified to i 1 the circulation of this pub- i| i lication. The figures of circulation i , > oontained in the Association's re -1 pert only are guaranteed. i; Association of American Advertisers I No. 2333 Whitehall Bldg. IT. City | •Men dally average (or the month *1 February, 1914 * 22,493 * Average for the year 1918—21,577 Average for the year 1012—21,170 Average for the year 1911—18,881 Average for the year 1910—17>495 TELEPHONES i Bell Frtvate Branch Exchange No. 1040. United Business Office, SOS. JMttorJs.l Room 6SS. Job Dept. 203, 'MONDAY EVENING, MARCH SO WHITE HOUSE INTOLERANCE PRESIDENT WOODROW WIL SON has developed a habit of creating distrust of all opposition to his policies by Insinuations of Minister Influences exerted to thwart Ihls plans. Every tlmq. he gets into oloss quarters with opposition In Con iffress the cry Is started by the admin istration that a great lobby of some sort Is opposing him against "the In terests of the people." But at last the mask is off the man in the White House. For a year he was permitted to develop and exploit his theories of government without re gard to their effect upon the indus tries and the business of tho country. Now manufacturers, business men and working men who were promised a millennium of prosperity under the Wilson regime—the reduction of the high cost of living and Improvement of every sort—are demanding to know what the administration proposes to do to make good these promises and pledges to the people. It will not do to blame some alleged "lobby" for in terference with the program of the President. Opposition to the Presi dent does not Involve moral turpitude or disloyalty or lack of Interest In the public welfare. As the representative of a minority of the people, he has no brief to speak as their oracle. He deserves the de cent consideration 'of all men and rea sonable co-operation of Congress in all matters affecting the welfare of the nation, but there is no obligation upon the part of any citizen to support the various propositions of Woodrow Wilson simply because he happens to be President. Unfortunately he Is that type of man who Insists that only those are good men with pure motives who give him their support. Those who refuse to do so are past redemption. It is the same sort fatuous self righteousness which seems to have permeated the whole structure of the Wilson propaganda throughout the country. Those In Pennsylvania who ere upholding his "policies" also de pounce, bulldoze and threaten and condomn all who refuse to follow In Ithelr footsteps. There has not been in the history of the government such abject sub serviency as has been demonstrated ■by the majority of Democratic mem bers of Congress in their surrender to ithe President. One of these declared !ln a speech that "he caii make no mis take. He is our President, and what he does is right; what he wants he ehould have!" Was there ever such kowtowing and is !t any wonder that tho big men of the party have broken with the dic tator of the White House? President Wilson has been directly charged with selling out to England In the matter of tho repeal of the pro vision of the Panama Canal act ex empting American coastwise vessels from tho payment of tolls when pass ing through the canal. Representa tive Knowland has given in circum stantial detail a story of various con ' Terences between the President and j agents of the British government, fol lowing which a statement was issued In London that there was not the slight est doubt the repeal of the tolls pro vision would go through both the Sen ate and the House. There Is a suspicion at Washington that the President is dickering with England In order to save his face in the Mexican situation. His refusal to recognize Huerta and his subsequent throwing down of the bars to the bandit Villa In the matter of deliver ing arms and ammunition across the American border has aroused the people everywhere and there appears to be now nothing for him to do but admit his mistake and prevent a war •with Mexico by at once recognizing the only constitutional authority In the distracted republic. Huerta may now be the ideal ruler, but he seems to bo the only one who Is maintaining any thing like a semblance of government ■outh of the Rio Grande. No, Maude, tliat loud noise from the i Central West was not thunder. It was \ "Uncle .Ion" fannon having the laugh nn President AVllson over Hiat "gag" rule procedure In Congress. MONDAY EVENING, CHANGING THE FLAG GRAND ARMY veterans Quite properly have protested - to Washington against any changes in the design of the flag of the nation. But we believe their fears are groundless. It is hardly to be Imagined that even such an erratic body aa the present Demo cratic Congress would attempt any thing so rash as the remodeling of the Star Spangled Banner. A Southern member has Introduced a bill providing that the white stripes be changed to gray and that they run vertically instead of horizontally across the flag, as at present. Ready as they have been to remove Union veterans from the service of the government at Washington in or der to make places for political favor ites having no call upon the bounty of the nation other than the few votes they happen to be able to influence, It would seem to be entirely without the bounds of possibility that Democrats in Congress could be so foolish as to vote to relegate the old flag to the scrap heap in favor of a hodgepodge of unharmonlous and meaningless color. In a speech, on Ills whirl along the northern tier, the chairman of the Democratic State committee, who is giving his entire support, notwithstand ing the change In the primary system, to slated candidates, made the state ment that the State organization perfected by the voters, was the people's or ganization and "entirely unbossed and free from the dictation of any man." Not all the comedians and burles quers are on the vaudeville cir cuit. Chairman Morris is some humor ist—lntentional or accidental. Evidently Champ Clark would rather be right than President-lal favorite. THE RIFT IN THE LUTE THAT sacred Baltimore platform is getting Its bumps. Even the "houn' dawg" couldn't Bwoilow the dose of inconsistency which the White House placed before him. And Underwood, he, too, gags over the unsavory performance. Hear him: There is a more serious problem behind this question. You are asked to foreclose your Judgment on one of the most important questions that has ever confronted the Ameri can people before you have heard the debate and before you have seen the proposed amendments. You are not only asked to adopt a rule that will pass In this House what the President asks for, to cut away from our coastwise ships the right of free tolls, but you are asked to foreclose this question as to all shipping for all time to come. On the free toll question, the Demo cratic leader, who has taken his stand against the President, further pointed out that the repealer now being forced through the House would close forever the right of our government to protect fhe shipping Interests of the United States. "We are told," said he, "that we are violating a solemn treaty made with another nation, and that in good faith we should abandon the canal to foreign rivals without contest or dis pute In order that we may keep our standing in the family of nations. Not for one moment do I believe we have violated a treaty right and not for one moment do I believe that the English government would seriously contend that we have violated a treaty right.'.' Mr. Underwood asserted that Eng land had in fact acknowledged in writ ing practically that there would be no violation of the treaty if the tolls ex emption applied strictly io coastwise vessels. The fact that Russia and Spain have already passed laws and made appro priations to pay their ships going through the Panama Canal the amount of tho tolls is urged by the op ponents of the President as an em phatic argument for the exemption clause in favor of the coast wise shipping of the United States. Mr. Underwood says there can be no question that Germany, England and France will pursue tho same policy as Russia and Spain. He argued that Congress had declared Its purpose in the canal act to re-establish the American merchant marine. Of course, the City Council will lose no time In passing an ordinance com pelling the Western Union Telegraph Company to remove Its overhead wires in the central business district, as has been, or Is now being done, by other corporations. Wonder is that the West tern Union was not Included in the original underground measure. If President Wilson keeps it up for four years he may qualify for elevation to an English peerage. THEN AND NOW UST about two years ago the Demo- Jcratic newspapers were emitting loud wails over the alleged dire distress of the country caused by tho high cost of living, all of which and most of the crimes of the political calendar were attributed to the wicked Republican party. Loud and high sounding promises were made that all these things would be remedied should the Democrats be given an opportunity to correct the awful mistakes of the party in power. It was explained in detail how the millennium ot good times would appear; how the cost of everything we eat and wear would drop, how prosperity would sweep over the land! We were warned not to listen to the reasonable explana tions of those who knew. Now it is up to the average citizen to ask himself whether these promises have been kept and whether thero has been any reduction in the cost of living, and whether prosperity is gripping the individual and the country. It is not necessary to ask the ex perience of any other than yourself. You know best whether the Demo cratic freo trade experiment has im proved your own situation and whether it is costing you less to live to-day than it did a year ago. * Now we are hearing more of the promises of the lovely things which are going to happen next week or next month or next year. It. is always the ■custom of tlie fake doctor who Is 30- ing to cure the p.itient to make him feel food with promises of prompt recovery. Just wait, give him time, etc. This Is the attitude of the Dem ocratic party to-day. It Is experiment ing with the patient and unless he dies in the meantime he may get bet ter In the future. It's a question of how much longer the people are going to permit them selves to be deceived by the claptrap of theoretical and experimental op portunists who care more for politi cal patronage and the gratification of personal ambition than they do for the welfare of all the people. ,1 EVENING CHAT I People here are so accustomed to think of Dauphin county as a county noted for its railroad, iron and steel, coal mining, quarrying and general manufacturing interests that the aver ago person does not consider its agri cultural importance. Yet, it is a mat ter of record that its agricultural pro duction ranks away up and that when movements now under way to adapt some farms to more scientific methods and to extend intensive work as well as to enlarge the orchard enterprises this county will take a still higher place. Figures compiled by the new bureau of statistics of tha State Department of Agriculture show that there are not a dozen counties in tho State where the value of improved farm land per acre is greater than it is in Dauphin and two of them, Philadelphia and Allegheny counties, can be crossed off, as the values there aro more or less governed by population, natural re sources or other causes. The counties which exceed Dauphin and Cumber land, because our sister county over the river has tho same rating that we have, are Lancaster, Franklin, Ijeb anon, Lehigh, Delaware, Northampton, Westmoreland and Snyder. The value of the improved farm land in Dau phin, Cumberland and Mifflin counties is SBO per acre and the "average" of farm land S6O per acre. Lancaster county's Improved farm land is rated at $l5O and Franklin's at sllO. Dela ware is rated at SIOO. The others run from SBS to S9O. The "average" land runs from S2O to S4O less per acre. Lancaster is shown to have the best ot all. Philadelphia farm land is rated far above Lancaster, but that is easily acounted for. The fact remains that Dauphin and Cumberland county farms are equal to York and Chester and but little behind closely cultivated Lebanon. Perry's improved farm land is worth $75 per acre, the "average" being SSO, which is pretty good for a county noted in the past for blast fur naces, hooppoles and railroad men. Our improved land is worth more than that of Berks and Montgomery and perhaps some of the recent transfers of farms wi'.l show a gain for 1914. J. Heron Crosman, Jr., general com mercial superintendent of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania and the associated lines, recently read an Interesting paper on the proposed government ownership and operation of the telegraph and telephone sys tems In the United States beforo the telephone societies of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. This address has at tracted so much attention that It has been issued in pamphlet form. Mr. Crosman, who is well known in Har risburg and Central Pennsylvania through his former service with the local headquarters of the Bell system, doubts if "the American public will ever consider seriously* the irrespon sible figures and illogical arguments of iconoclasts like those who are agi tating the operation of this great com mercial and social adjunct by a po litically administered department of the government." State B'ire Marshal Joseph L. Bald win has turned to the farmer with some suggestions as to how he can prevent fires on the farm and in a circular Just prepared for Issuance to the dwellers in the country he gives some hints about Spring cleaning up. This is the time of the year when thb winter accumulations either get cleaned up or are allowed to lie around because of the pressure of Spring ploughing. "Don't allow rub bish about. Many fires in the country are caused by Incendiaries, but there are some which are due to careless ness," says he. "Buildings allowed to become dilapidated, accumulated trash, papers and the like are often the cause of more fires than the firebug. Farmers can reduce fire dangers by cleaning up around buildings now, be fore the heavy work of Spring begins. Don't let anyone smoke around barns or haymows and have your wires fre quently inspected if you have elec trlcitq. Form Are-fighting associations among your neighbors and arrange among yourselves to report anyone who is careless in allowing rubbish to accumulate, who does not take pre cautions about gasoline or inflammable material. If one-half the money spent for fire losses in a year was spent for better buildings, everyone would be better off." Officials of the State Bureau of Medical Education and Licensure are petting ready to make the last cal for chiropodists and dr/igless healers, who must have State licenses to practice their professions under the act of 1913, enlarging the supervision of the State over various branches. The bureau has had the assistance of committees of men active in those lines and they have framed papers for examinations to bo taken by those who have not been in practice more than a few years. The time for filing such papers expires on May 1 and after that per sons practicing without State papers will be liable to arrest. E. A. Hefflellnger, president of the East End Bank and one of the most prominent of the business men of the city was the first carrier of the Tele graph in that section of the city east of Paxton creek. He was employed by the late George Bergner in 1858 and has many Interesting reminis cences of the development of the east ern section of Harrisburg. He tells a good story on himself regarding his business as a grocer some years ago. Jt was his custom to open the store early in the morning und he depend ed upon the first street car passing his door to awake him. One morning he got up as usual after hearing the car pass and opened his store, placing the brooms and other display stock out side. He then noticed for the first time that the streets were very quiet and looking at his watch discovered that it was a few minutes after 1 o'clock. Ho had heard a snow sweep er pass instead of tho regular morn ing car and laughing at the Joke on himself closed up his place and wont back to bed. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —Pope Yeatman, the noted Phila delphia engineer, has returned from an extended trip to South America. —Dr. »E. M. Haley, of Blossburg, has been elected president of the Tioga county pension board. —ExMayor William A. Magee, of Pittsburgh, made a speech In which he said that cities should have more homo government. —Judge A. W. Johnson, of Union county, has written letters to license holders asking that they close at 10.30 p. m. —J. W. Thropp, the Bedford county ironmaster, has bought a foundry at York and will engage in business there. —William Dission, tho. Philadelphia manufacturer, will build a villa at Palm Beach- maimßuiioWi'w TEUSHOBB ENROLLMENT IS SHOWING GAINS Republicans Forging to the Front in Almost Every County Thus Far Heard From JEFFERSON SWINGS BACK Central Club Members Arranging For a Notable Dinner Without Any Factions Further reports of the enrollment of voters In boroughs and townships in counties which got away from the Republican column In 1912 indicate a big return to the ranks of the party of those who had been active among the Bull Moosers, and that the en rollment among the Democrats is due solely to the fight within the party ever control of the machine. The Democrats are not getting any of th» Bull Moosers. They are going back to Republican allegiance. Franklin county shows the trend in the Cumberland valley. Last year the Republican enrollment was 8,945, and this year it is 4,809. Up in Jefferson county the Republicans enrolled 5,729, a gain of 1,000. The Democratic en rollment is but 2.8G0, while the Bull Moose is below 1,000. This county went heavily for Roosevelt. In Ches ter county tho Republican enrollment is estimated to have gained 4,000. According to Sunday's Philadelphia papers Congressman Diffenderfer, one of tho conspicuous among the re organizes, Is going to be too busy at home to give any Diftenderfer help to the Jersey Having His candidate for the Own Troubles Democratic nomi nation for Gover nor. "Diffy" is being hard pressed for the nomination and his course in making appointments is anything but pleasing to the rank and file of his party. Tho Republicans have started in for Henry W. Watson for Congress and It is Improbable that the Bull Moosers will make much of a tight. Harry Grim, brother of Web ster Grim, will be one of the candi dates against "DifTy" for the Demo cratic nomination. The Philadelphia Ledger of yesterday said that Ryan would carry both counties of the dis trict, which Includes Bucks and Mont gomery. Folks in the upper end of Dauphin county are having a lot of fun watch ing the gyrations of Pat Meehan and Dick Hancock to furnish the best evidence as to Moehan who is the real thing versus among Democratic lead- Hancock ers in tho Dykens valley. According to rumor the AVilllamstown post office is the prize and the manner in which these redoubtable Democrats are giv ing proof of alleglence to the Jersey candidates for the Democratic nomi nation is worth watching. First Dick is on top and then Pat gets it away. If there is any Democrat in that sec tion whom they have not enrolled, a prize will doubtless be offered for him. Both are determined to land the plum and if the appointment happens to be made before the primaries there will be merry days in tho Lykens valley. A Carbon county Democratic re view printed in one of the Philadel phia papers yesterday says: "The great fight between , McCormick and Mich- ael J. Ryan for the Carbon Is De m ocratic nomina- Claimed by tlon for governor Is Hyan Men being taken up eager ly by the friends of both candidates In this town and county, and tnere is no question but that Mr. Ryan's chances are getting better and stronger every day. Lead ing Democrats disagree with the friends of the reorganization Demo crats here, and think that in order to strengthen the party and make sure of success it would be no more than right for McCormick to withdraw his candidacy and support the candi dacy of Mr. Byan. The Ryan Demo crats here would bo willing to support A. Mitchell Palmer for United States Senator provided he would use his influence to get McCormick out of the way and then turn in for the City So licitor of Philadelphia. Unless this is done, and unless the reorganization Democrats make concessions to the Ryanltes, the fight will bo fought to the finish here, and according to pres ent indications, Mr. Ryan is In the lead, especially throughout the Mauch Chunks." Members of the Central Democratic Club are highly pleased at the man ner in which the acceptances to the big Jefferson day din ner are appearing and Democrats as the State commit- Down on. Any tee will meet here the Factionalism following day there will be no lack of prominent State Dem ocrats. The men here are declaring that there is to be no factionalism at the dinner, but that it la to be a Democratic feast. Secretary Daniels Is to make a Democratic speech and the whole idea is to make it a big event for the Democrats of Harris burg and any attempt to turn It to personal advantage will be frowned upon. 1 POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS ' —Representative John Rex will be Washington candidate for Senator In Montgomery, and Frank P. Croft, the manufacturer, will oppose him on the Republican ticket. The Democrat is still hidden. —Penrose and DimniiCk are run ning neck and neck with endorse ments the last few days. —Philadelphia votes on the big loan to-morrow. —Representative Daniel J. Shern Is said to have decided not to run for the House again. —William McDonald is a candidate for Senator In Philadelphia's Eighth district. —Senator Buckm&n will run again , In Bucks and George Ross will run i against him on the Democratic ticket. •—Paul O. Brosius, who Is being ' boosted for postmaster of Lock Haven, i is said to have Palmer and McCormick behind him. —Congressman Brodbeck seems to i havo troubles these days, i —Representative H. W. Bass Is not to be a candidate again for the House in Philadelphia. —C. F. Specht is a candidate for ; Senator on the Republican ticket In i Cambria. .T. A. Waters may be run by the Democrats. —Republicans in McKean and Erie counties ar": reported. very much , pleased at the fine prospects Tor Brum- The newspaper that you are going to take into your home every morning must be one that you can lay before your own boys and girls without misgiving. Every line printed in the Public Ledger, whether news or advertising, is> "pure" reading matter. Unless a story can be told without suggest iveness, it is not told. Unless an advertisement can be printed with out offense, it cannot be printed in the Public Ledger. baugh carrying both counties In a walk. —Judge Brumm is said to be con templating a visit here to line up Bull Moosera. A-UTTLe-nonsenjSe i She overheard her brother say that he couldn't, for the life of him, hold a hand to open last night at all, but flie didn't hear whether it was the door or window that stuck so. BE A CONGRESSMAN By Wing Dinger Champ Clark got busy yesterday, And gave a fine address To Brooklyn T. M. C. A. folks About °' d U. 8. He said it takes a heap more sense A Congressman to be Than to be President, to which Woodrow would scarce ugree. He told how Presidents could have A Cabinet quite wise To steer them right, but a Congressman His own course must devise. And then he said ten thousand men There are, and you can bet That they w aid make good Presidents, If votes enough they'd get. But gee, that's Just the same old song That every loser quotes, "I'd be a good man on the Job, If I'd have got the votes." Without regard to right or wrong Hereafter one should say, 'Td rather be a Congressman Than President to-day." BEDEVILED BUSINESS Without comprehending what they did, the people, through tholr legis lators, have so shackled and bedeviled business that it is to-day in a position which must grlve every patriotic American. We are now having a silent but powerful protest against all this. It comes In the form of tens of thou sands of workmen dismissed by the i railroads. Thore is no escape from this protest, which, although Bllent, is a most solemn warning that the time ; is long overdue for returning to a f reign of reason.—Philadelphia Ledger. WILSON NOT INSPIRED [Philadelphia Press] It is always the same, criticism of Mr. Wilson's plan brings from him the i sinistor suggestion and the mysterious whisper. To oppose him in any of his , legislation ideas is >to be a lobbyist, that Is his theory. To seek to prevent the carrying out of a Wilson policy Is to be mfxecl up in something dark and > evil. Only those who follow blindly [ his dictates are good men with pure motives. All others are wicked and bad. 1 This Is not fair fighting, nor fair 1 play. It Is possible to disagree with . Woodrow Wilson and still be a good ■ citizen. His policies and plans are not such inspired things that resistance to ! them is the badge of the moral outlaw. ' A man Is not a lobbyist bdcause he goes to Washington and tells what he • really thinks about a meausure that Is before Congress. That Is not only his privilege but hts duty. Good cltizen ; ship does not consist solely In taking opinions ready-made from the White House. There Is still In this country ' such things as freedom of thought and i of speech. AN EVENING THOUGHT i Time conquers all and we must, limp obey.—Pope. MARCH 30,19X4. IN HARRIS BURG FIFTY I j YEARS AGO TO-DAY I [From the Telegraph, Mar. 30, 1864] lUver Rising The river has been "on tho rise" during: the past day or two, caused by the snow and rain which fell upon the face of poor old Mother Earth last week. Snow Falls Enow commenced falling last night, and continued up to noon to-day. The streets and pavements are covered with slush to the depth of several inches. Capital weather for moving. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC SCANDAL! [Philadelphia Ledger] Tho New Freedom post office scan dal is the natural product of the as sault of the Democratic spoilsmen upon the public offices. They attacked the merit system a.t first, and through their machinations the bars of tho classified service have been let down so that the political workers may be assured of their reward. It is but a short step from paying men for politi cal work by appointment to clerkships, to selling postmasterships to men will ing to pay the price. If postmaster ships are sold there is strong sus picion that other offices have been put on the bargain table, or hawked about from man *o man until the one willing to pay has been found. The right of a man to make a con tribution to the funds of his party is not involved here. The question In volves the right of a party committee to sell appointments. The sale of judicial nominations by Tammany Hall has been a scandal for years. To stop it the people have made laws against it, and one of the New York city leaders has lately been convicted of soiling a judicial nomination; more over, the men who bought tt has also been found guilty. There should be some law, State or national, by which the York county auctioneers of office can be reached. It is not enough for the postmaster to be removed; the man who held him up, or blackmailed him, is guilty of a crime against pub lic policy If not against the statute law. If the Democratic Administration is wihe it will not seek to cover up this Sixty Day Iron Sale Electric Irons guaranteed for five years, will be sold at our salesroom for sixty days only, be ginning April Ist, for $1.87 cash. At the ex piration of that time the price will be advanced to a standard that will be maintained during the balance of the year. Irons to be sold at this price only to consumers connected to our lines. Take advantage at once of this opportunity to purchase one of the best makes of Electric Irons manufactured. Harrisburg Light and Power Company scandal, but will make a most thor ough Investigation to discover whether tho old-blpartlsan machine, which en- Joyed a monopoly of the distribution of offices and held up the applicants for such payments as were thought suitable, has been succeeded by tho reorganized Democrat*) machine, so far as the dlstrlbutUn of national offices Is concerned. If Congress la reluctant to make tho investigation, tho President owes It to his professed adherence to honest clxll service to require the Postmaster G»neral to sift the whole subject to the bottom and let no one tainted with the scandal escape. f ! [From the Telegraph, Mar. 10, 1864] Rebels Desert From Chattanoogo.—A larn» T-atch of Union deserters were broight In this morning from the North. Rebel I deserters continued to come In at the rate of twenty to thirty daily. All la quiet at tho front. The weatier is fine. Copperheads in Court St. Louis, March 29. —A specia. dis patch to the Democrat, from ChtHes* ton, Coles county, says that the Cop perheads came Into that town toat tend court yesterday with guns con cealed In their wagons, and arned with pistols. MORE THAN 500,000 PIANOS AND ORGAN; Of the Kimball make are now in ua and many of these Instruments are ii the best homes in America. The Kim ball Instruments are popular because they are high class, and the very best piano value in their class and grade In America. It will pay you to see tho Kimball piano before you buy.—Ad vertlsement. ™ mammm BKADUVAHTBHS SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES %
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