10 AARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Bitabluhtd itji PUBLISHED BY THI TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. 18. J. STACK POLE, Pre»'t and Treas'r. T- R. OTBTER, Secretary. BUS M. BTEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Published every evening (except Sun day), at the Telegraph Building. 216 Federal Square. Eastern Office. Fifth Avenue Building New York Tnty, Hasbrook. Story & Brooke. Western Office. 133 Weet Madison street, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers al six cents a week Mailed to subscriber! at 13.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg as second class matter. ®The Association of Amer- j 1 Scan Advertisers has ex a mined and certified to i 1 the circulation of this pub- / ( i Kcation. The figures of circulation < i contained in the Association's re- i 1 1 port only are guaranteed. i; Association of American Advertisers 1 , | No. 2333 Whitehall Bldg. N. T. City | ■wore dally average for the month ot March, 1914 * 22,470 * Average for the year 1915—21.G77 Average for the year 1913—21.1TS Average for the year 1911—18,861 Average for the year 1910—17,495 TELEPHONES! Bell Private Branch Exchange No. 5049. United Business Office, 203. Mltorlal Room 586. Job Dent. 10| TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14 BACK OF THE DEPRESSION HERE is the keynote to the pres ent unsatisfactory business conditions. The gross earnings of the railroads for the fourth week of March—the last for which 6tatißties are at this time available — show a decrease of nearly 2 per cent. as compared with those for the same period last year. From figures on hand April 3, the Interstate Commerce Commission re port? earnings of 150 railroads oper ating within the United States during February and for eight months from | July 1 to March 1, 1914, compared with the same figures for 1913, as follows: For eight months ending March 1, 1914, total operating rev enues, $166,470,821; for 1913, $185,- 865,691. For February, 1914, total operating revenues, $1,674,819,403; for 1918, $1,699,907. In both cases the earnings for the present year show a serious decline. Exports at the port of New York for the latest week amounted to $20,- 571,289, compared with $21,648,051 in the same week last year. Imports to talled $21,454,759, compared with $19,286,617 last year. There is no noticeable increase of activity .in the Iron and steel trade. The United States Steel Corporation, in Its ton nage report for the month of March, ehows unfilled orders on hand de creased 376,615 tons, compared with the previous month. Exports are falling off and imports are increasing'. That* means less in dustrial activity at home. Our fac tories are not as busy as they were. This is reflected in the railroad busi ness. Railroad earnings are falling cff. It does not require more than a superficial analysis of the foregoing figures to prove that the new tariff Is back of the trade depression that is throwing thousands of men out of work dally and is now' threatening a reduction of the wages of steel workers. In a recent speech at Chicago, Dis trict Attorney Whitman, of New York City, pointed out that more men were employed, investments were stimulated, foreign purchases were larger and cus tom receipts were sufficient for the needs of the Government under tho operations of the last Republican tariff law. By wilful misrepresentation the Democracy was able to arouse suffici ent public sentiment to overthrow that law and substitute for It a free trade measure which has caused widespread depression throughout the country. Re publicans of all factions have seen tho error of their ways and are now com ing together for a stand against a party which has once more shown its incapacity for government. United States Senator James Hamil ton Lewis, the Democratic whip from Illinois, has introduced three bills, pro viding for the purchase o{ all lnter iniato railroads, the building by tne •Government of 100 merchant ships and the supplanting' of the Interstate Com merce Commission by three boards having power to Ax transportation rates, commodity prices and scale of ■wages and take charge of bar' ing. Senator Lewis, In his great paternal en terprise, has overlooked the three base ball leagues and the moving picture trust. THE POSTCARD CAMPAIGN JUDGE KUNKEL'S friends in and out of politics are taking more than a passing interest in the campaign now being waged for his nomination as candidate for the Supreme Court bench of the State. An evidence of this is the demand for the postcards that are being circulated in his interest. No man has done more to up-hold the good name of the State of Penn eylvania in recent years than Judge Kunkel. His high sense of duty and splendid knowledge of the law led as much to the conviction of the Capitol conspirators as the evidence deduced by the prosecution. A less able Jurist ■would have floundered in the maze of technicalities raised by opposing coun sel. One little error in ruling would have upset the entire proceedings in an appeal to the Supreme court, and there would have been a miscarriage of Justice that would have reflected on the courts of the State and the en tire governmental machinery of the Commonwealth. But none was made TUESDAY EVENING. BABRISBURG TELEGRAPH . APRIL 14, 1914. and Judge Kunkel came out of the trying ordeal with the admiration and respect of the whole State. Now hundreds of those who re member the Capitol verdicts are fehowing their appreciation by mailing postcards favoring Judse Kunkel to their friends all over the State. In doing so they are paying only Just trlbuto to a Judge who has known nothing but the interests of the peo ple since his election to the bench. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Blakslee is now on the griddle. He is charged by Congressman Lee, the Democratic Representative of the Schuylkill district, with certain and sundry things subversive of discipline and contrary to the postal laws and regulations. Thus the Democratic brethren go merrily on their way. THE TROtT SEASON. THERE will be many vacant of fices to-morroTy. iluny doors will bear the sign "Out of Town on Important Business." And the absent tenants will be along the trout streams of Central Pennsylva nia. For days the fishermen have been watching the weather and frowning even' time a cloud showed itself over the horizon. When the weather man predicted a rainy Easter there was consternation as great among the trout anglers as among the girls who had bought new spring costumes — but not for the same reason. The streams are in fairly good condition and the fishermen didn't want the sport spoiled by "roily" waters that would make fly fishing next to useless and keep the big fellows at the bot toms of theii* favorite pools. There is really no sport quite so ab sorbing as troutflshing, and particu larly is this true in respect to the first excursion of the season. Says the golf enthusiast, "When your business in terferes with your golf, neglect your business," but for the trout fisherman there is no such thing as business when it comes time to go astream with rod and creel —business for the time simply does not exist for him. He is wrapped around with the glam- our of boyhood days renewed, he smells again the pungent odors of growing things, he hears the gurgle of water beneath the over-hanging bank, he sees the rise of the trout to the fly, and who can blame him when he pulls down the lid of his roll top, hangs out the sign with its gentle hint of an important business trip, and hies himself away to where spring in being born again, where young life runs riot in the lush growth along the meadow streams and where the trout lurk in the quiet pools below the rippling rapids. That Jefferson Day dinner of the Central Democratic Club was a Joyous and vociferous occasion. It was all that the club had anticipated in the way of attendance and enthusiasm, and while the promised land is still in the distance for many of those who sat around the board, the speeches were all of the sort that please a political organization under such circumstances. There were some concealed weapons, of course, but these were not permitted to disturb the harmony of the dinner. It was a well-staged affair and from the standpoint of tbo local Democratic organization was a success. GLORYING IN THEIR SHAME. THE reorganization element in the Democratic party of this State assumes for its own purposes that the people have forgotten the attitude of the leaders of this faction in recent years toward bossism and the arbitrary arroga tion to Individuals of party con trol. Since the exposure of the absolute dictation of the Palmer- McCormick ticket by President Wil son it might be supposed that there would be some attempt to discredit the story of the slating of the White House candidates. Instead, however, of any effort of that sort, Mr. Palmer, as the spokesman of the little coterie which is running the faction which the President has endorsed, appears to glory in the fact that the open primary and the spirit of fair play have been flagrantly violated In be half of himself and his associates of the reorganization group. History presents no such an arro gant assumption of power since the days of Julius Caesar as that dis played by President Wilson in forc ing upon the Democrats of Pennsyl vania candidates of his own choice ■without regard to the wishes of the party in this State. It is not a Re publican affair, however, and Demo crats must determine to what extent they will permit of outside dictation in the selection of their candidates. President Wilson demands some more trust legislation and will stay in Wash ington, he says, all summer to place other statutes on the nation's books. It might be better for the country to have the Congress adjourn after delegating full powers to the President to com plete the demoralization of business In his own way. SUFFRAGE DAY THAT Harrisburg has not yet reached the stage of suffrage enthusiasm necessary to the success of 2 parade is evident from a bulletin Issued from State headquarters to-day. It is announced that May 2 will be "suffrage day" throughout the coun try. There will be parades, street meetings and big demonstrations. Dr. Shaw has appealed to President Wil son to name the first Saturday in May as a suffrage holiday. Parades will be held in Philadel phia, Pittsburgh, Mercer, Coudersport and Towanda. Harrisburg will not attempt anything more pretentious than a mass meeting. Another White House wedding on May Bth. But even the occasional in terruption of the marriage of one of his daughters does not Interfere with the President's purpose to upset business and destroy confidence in the Industries of the country. Dr. Swallow says Sunday automo billsts are "gasoline Christians." We also know some Easter hat Christians, some Sunday paper Christians and not a few "take-a-late-sleep-Sunday Chris tions. I EVENING CM\ This is the season of the year when the farm makes Its loudest and most insistent call and when the city man with muscles aching from digging garden or leaning over and planting onion sets thinks of the life in tne rural districts where the leaping brook souuus and tne lowing nerd winds slowly o'er the lea. Ail of tnis is preparatory to the remarks tnat farmers'and dwellers in the country say tnat tne use of the dinner norn and dinner betl is threatened. Not tnat there is any indication wnatever ot their use being gnen up, but witn the advance in tno use ot motor ve hicles a loud honking of the auto horn is said to be as penetrating as tne blowing of a tin horn or tne ringing of a bell. Less than a week ugo a liarrisburg man wno happened to be in tne rural districts of Dauphin county between 11 and 12 said that ne heard haif a dozen auto norns being bounded for tne call to dinner and only four old-fashioned beds. Not once did he hear the blast of a tin norn. It might be remartted in pass ing that ex-Congressman Joseph ssio ley, who is wen known here, is a Arm believer in the bells, notwith standing the movement in favor of the auto horn and a dispatch from his home town teils that ne has in stalled a chime of tweive bells In a tower about 12 feet high on his River Kidge farm. In Daupnln in the ab sence of philanthropists wno put up chimes It might be stated that tho auto horn is becoming popular as a dinner call. Friends of R. S. Chamberlin, for several years Identified with the Bell Telephone Company in this city, will be interested to know that he has been named as general passenger and express agent of the Scranton and Binghampton railway which operates a net work of lines in the northeastern part of the State. Mr. Chamberlin was connected with the Bell at Wilkes-Barre and Scranton and later general superintendent here. He was also in charge of service of the Con solidated company for a time and a year or so ago went with the railway company. His friends here will be giad to learn of his advancement to his new place. The Pennsylvania railroad company in its information booklet commends the employes who handled the big storms this spring and cails attention to the similarity of the disturbances which caused the great blizzards of 1888, 1909 and 1914. In the begin ning there were two storms in each case and while It may be unseason able and also unreasonable to re call blizzards these days, they behaved in the same manner. The weather oureaus went wrong in eastern clues because the storms collided off Hat teras and the back draugnt or some thing e»se covered the Middle States vvith feet of snow and paralyzed traf tic generally. The recollection of the .ecent blizzard is too painful to dwell ipon. It is noticed that In the news dis patches of the day that many of the omaller municipalities are taking steps to create park commissions and that movements to bring about better sur roundings are under way all over the State. For instance, half a dozen •loroughs have named park commis sions lately and more have been writ .ng to State officials asking for laws on the subject. It Is also noticed that the practice of donating or bequeath ing park properties to small towns nas become general and that in every instance liberal appropriations have been made for their maintenance. Secretary "Billy" Wilson, of the de partment of labor who was to have been speaker at last night's dinner, is gi#od natured to a degree, but his tem per is being a little tried by the ac tions of congress. The secretary wanted a departmental automobile and congress would not provide It. He got one anyway and used the con tingent fund to buy a car and put it into service. Congress countered on him by tacking a provision on the appropriation bill that the items can not be used for any motor vehicle maintenance. Wilson has the car and t is said he will be willing to pay for the gasoline if congress keeps its back up. Some of the counties throughout he State are not taking very kindly to the diction from the Capitol that they must pay the bounties on scalps of noxious animals and annoying birds whether the legislature makes an ap propriation in reimbursement or not. The law provides that the bounties shall be paid and that the legislature shall reimburse the counties out of the income from hunters' licenses, one-half being specifically appropri xted for the purpose. Unfortunately, there is a hitch over the payment and the counties are having to pay out their good money with little chance of getting it back for a year. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —The Rev. Dr. J. D. iloffat, presi dent of Washington and Jefferson, preached the sermon at re-dedication of the church of which he was pastor twenty years ago. —Mayor Joseph Cauffiel, of Johns town, has shut down on burlesque shows in his city. —John S. Ekey, of Pittsburgh, has been elected at a salary of $2,400 to look after the business interests of Grove City. —H. U. Hull, formerly of London, will lead the University of Pennsyl vania Siberian expedition. -—The Rev. Dr. Jacob S. Hughes, pastor of St. George's Methodist church, Philadelphia, will celebrate his fiftieth anniversary as a clergy man this week. POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS 1 —lt was a great night for the Cen tral. —Jim Blakslee appeals to be having a hard time at Washington. —Congressman Lee seems to have been busy away from the dinner yes terday. —To-morrow is the big registration day in the first and second class cities only. —The Palmer-McCormick campaign arty starts for northeastern counties to-morrow morning. —"Billy' Wilson must have lost his ticket to this city. And he did not even send a written speech. ♦ —Pinchot made public his platform yesterday and it sounds very much like the speeches he made here. —Now if the bosses will only frame up a few of those revenue jobs for this county the anxiety of a few gentlemen will be overcome. —Peter A. Riegel, former associate judge, would like to be a candidate for the legislature in Snyder county. —Dean Lewis does not see anything but defects in the utilities law. —Snyder county's registration does not contain much comfort lor the Democratic machine. —Palmer says he is going to venti late politics in Philadelphia. —"Cap" Wiltbank, one of the fun makers of the last legislature, intends to run for the legislature. Henry Budd's platform opposes the President qn Panama tolls. —Dimmick has gone into the four counties of the Twenty-seventh con gressional district for a few days' tour. —Budd's platform sounds like a de fiance of the President for interfering with the Democratic politics of this State. U TO OBSERVE 12TH pur Harrisburg Republicans Will Have a Large Time About the Middle of May YORK COUNTY IN A TURMOIL Congressional Candidates Are on the Wing; News of the Day in Politics Members of the Harrisburg Repub lican Club will celebrate the twelfth anniversary of the Incorporation of that influential organization in May and a committee of active members is now being arranged for the event. The celebration will be the big Re publican affair just before the pri maries and will be of more than local interest. City Chairman H. F. Oves is chair man of the committee on arrange ments and Aston D. Peace is secretary. The plan is to have a banquet at the clubhouse In North Second street and to have speakers of note to address the organization. The pronounced manner in which the Wilson administration gave notice that it is taking a hand in tho inter nal affairs of the Demo- cracy of Pennsylvania was not the only thing Nonpartisan out of tune about the Idea Tramped dinner of the Central Under Foot Democratic Club last evening. When diners entered the hall they were surprised to see placards announcing the candidacy of Judge Gustave A. Endlich, of Read ing, for Supreme Court Judge and men stationed at the door handing circu lars to all comers. Some of the men attending the dinner refused to ac cept them and one man handed back a leaflet with the statement that he supposed that the judicial nominations were to be nonpartisan and that while he knew Endlich was a Democrat he thought that Democrats were not re garding factional lines. The man in I charge said he had been given per mission to hand out -the papers. Lat er on several men tore up the leaf lets and said that Harrisburg's candi date was Kunkel. One Democrat pro tested against dragging in the candi dacy of a nonpartisan candidate, but all he got was a laugh from the man on the door. Nominating petitions for Ex-Con gressman Daniel F. La ean are in cir culation in various parts of York and Adams counties, a 1 - though the York man Lafean May has not yet said that Run For the he would stand for re- York Seat nomination. His friends in York coun- ty believe that he will not refuse the call and are arranging to give him strong support. If Air. Lafean decides to stand there will hardly be any opposition to him In his own party and the Bull Aloosers are not strong enough to do much harm. The Democrats are in a beautiful fight over the ambition of Congressman A. R. Brodbeck to be a candidate again in the face of the post otiice stories. H. N. Gltt, from Brcdbeck's own town, is a candidate against him and Charles Hawkins, of York; Prothonotary J. J. Gerry and Ex-Senator D. P. Kline dinst are also said to want a look In. A Washington dispatch says the fol lowing about an interesting Demo cratic character: "Absence of Sena tor Smith, chairman of the immigration com- mittee, and charges Greenawalt that his views are not Xot Yet !n in accord with public Fat Office policy have held up more than two months the confirmation of Elmer E. Greena walt, ex-presldent of the State Fede ration of Labor of Pennsylvania as im migration commissioner at Philadel phia. Mr. Greenawalt is one of the labor leaders that Secretary of Labor Wilson has brought into the govern ment service. His nomination was opposed by Representative A. Mitchell Palmer, but all the protests of the Democratic State leader were ignored by Secretary Wilson. At the time ol his nomination on February 2, it was reported that the position was offered him as a political reward as well aB a recognition to labor in Pennsylvania." nia." There was a regular rush of Demo cratic petitions at the Capitol last evening and signs of battle are in the air. Among those filed were: Democrats Congress Pennell I'.a&er to C. Evans, East on, File Papers Twenty-sixth district; D. F. Guinan, Maha- noy City, Twelfth, and Henry J. Brennan, Carbondale, Tenth, all Democrats. Senate—Morris M. Hays. Etters, Twenty-eighth district; J. P. S. Strlck ler, Lewlsburg, Twenty-seventh, Dem ocrats. House—Harvey Christman, Linileld, Democrat, Fourth Montgomery; Jacob Schucker, Pine Grove, Washington, Fourth Schuylkill; Ezra R. Early, Cleona, Democrat, Lebanon county; W. W. Jones, Blakely, Republican and Washington, Fifth Lackawanna; Wil liam Eppley, York Haven, Democrat, Fourth York. State Committee—Republican, Jo slah D. Hicks, Altoona, Blair: John P. Chambers,. Pleasant Unity, V'estmore lancl; Democrat, Otto G. Kaupp, Wil lianisport, Lycoming; Joseph D. Ba lentine, Easton, Northampton; Charles Bowman, Lebanon; John A. Zlegen fuss, Weissport, Carbon. Henry tudd and Michael J. Ryan formally opened their Joint campaign for the Democratic nominations for United States senator and governor, respec- tively, last night in Budd Opens Phil ad e Iphia. The Campaign meeting was held in In His Home the home district of Mr. Budd, and his first appearance on the platform attracted a great crowd of neighbors, who were generous In their approval of the op position to the Palmer-made slate. Mr. Budd was prompt to accept the chal lenge of Congressman Palmer that he state his position on public questions of moment, and In clear, forcible and unmistakable terms hurled back'to the Stroudsburg statesman his views on these matters. Mr. Ryan, in a vigor ous address, sharply attacked the "re organization" leaders. PATENT YOUR IDEAS and make I •«»«» «>" m mo« " OMM Mianwj -HOW TO GET THEM" money | w ai - Aav.cr wwiftSß** JOSHUA R- H. POTTS 929 CHESTNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA jBOS G St. WMtettmu D-C. 88. P««rW» St. CMctw i A-uiTLft-nonsense i VIOLENT ALL, RIGHT "Poor Dubbs i.as proposed to Miss Millions at last." "Indeed! I suppose her father is vio lently opposed?" "I should say so. They had to take Dubbs to the hospital." THEY'RE OKK lly Wing Dinger Oh Joyful sound, what music You bring to many an ear. What happiness for thousands That live both far and near. What days of patient waiting For months we all have spent, What work we have accomplished Since long ago you wetit. The office boy's been busy Each hour of the day, We never saw such Industry Before you went away. The boss has stuck much closer To business than before, He hasn't left the office At half-past three or four. But now you're once more with us, We'll answer to your call, For gee, there's no such music Like the little tune, "Play Ball." BOSSIXG PENNSYLVANIA [Pittsburgh Gazette Times.] White House disclaimers to the con trary notwithstanding, and Secretary Bryan's recent assertion that it was the policy oT the President not to in terpose in the Democratic politics of any State in which a United States senator was to be elected this year, we now have it from the lips of Repre sentative A. Mitchell Palmer that Mr. Wilson has absolutely dictated Pal mer's candidacy for senator and along with him that of Vance C. McCormick for governor of Pennsylvania. Ever since these heavenly twins of the re organized Democracy of this State set out to capture the nominations by as suming an air of righteous superiority, they have tried to make it appear for public consumption that, although supporters of the Wilson administra tion, as they ought to be, no federal power or patronage was being arbi trarily employed in their behalf to the exclusion of other aspirants, such as Ryan for governor and Budd for senator, but that the fight was open and above board. A reading of the record in the case as supplied secretly In the Red Room of that most democratic of hostelries, the Believue-Stratford, Philadelphia, will disabuse anybody's mind as to the unselfishness and untrammelled char acter of the McCormick-Mitchell com bination. Mr. Palmer's naive narrative is imparted "frankly, sincerely, openly and fully," as was fitting behind closed doors and under the auspices of the New Freedom. The first aim of the re organizers was to prosecute the pro cess of elimination so craftily and pri vately as to prevent any ordinary j Democrat with initiative and popular ity of his own from having a look-in for the two nominations. • * * * * It is a great "come all ye faithful" to proceed from a President and Sec retary of State who owe their eleva tion largely to protests and preach ments against bossism. It is in startl ing refutation of Mr. Bryan's assur ance over his own name In the Com moner that the President was keep ing hands off and playing fair as be tween Democrats. That Mr. Wilson should desire to have his administra tion approved in Pennsylvania is na tural and proper though he will not witness the miracle In 1914—but that he should attempt the Folger business over again and descend to the politi cal methods against which he and his party have Inveighed for years, re veals him in a role that inevitably in vites unfavorable criticism. WHEN THIS TIDE IS IST TWs "boats lay stranded on the beach, Tangled with seaweed dark and green; A desolate and dreary scene, As far as thp eye could reach: The tide was out. How changed tho view when day is done. The boats rode gaily In the deep, Their white sails nodding as in sleep. Kissed by the setting sun; The tide was In. Thus many a life, in want or woe, Lies stranded on the barren shore; But God is God forever more— Take courage for we know The tide is coming in. And lifted from the rocks and shoals We sail upon the sunlit sea; Night opens on eternity— Sweet rest for weary souls— The tide is in. —Frank L. Stanton in the Church Ad vocate. $0.50| £ Washington I SUNDAY EXCURSION Jf Pennsylvania R.R. I Sunday, April 26 « Special Train Leave* Harria* Ky, burs 7.0S A. M. t See Flyers Consult Ticket AjihU @ j ■ _ ■KAIHtUAHTKIta FOB ] SHIRTS SIDES A SIDES * "ARCADIAN to EUROPE I k TWIN SCREW,9.OOO Tons Reg l4,UoDisp for NORWAY I Ilk Suite* de Luxe with Private Baths. 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