6 BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH BmMuM Oil PUBLISHED BT TUX TCLEGRAPH PIUNTIKO Ot. a. 1. BTACKPOLK, Pra*t and TreasT. T. JL OYSTER. fleoretary. QTJS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor. Published every evening (except San day), at the Telegraph Building, ll# Federal Square. Xaatern Office. Fifth Avenue Eroildin*. New Tork Oty. Haebrook. atery A Brooks. Western Office, 121 West Madison street. Chicago, 111., Allen 4 Ward. Delivered by carriers at six cents a ween. Mailed to subscribers at |t.oo a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg as second class matter. ®Tl>e Associatioa of Amor- ( 1 ican Advertisers has ex- / amined and certified to i 1 the circalatioa of this pah- i 11 licatioa. The figaros of circalatioa i ( i oontaiaed in the Association's ro» 1 1 port oalj are guaranteed. ' Asswatioa »f Amerkaa Advertisers . , No. 2333 Whitehall BU|. N. T. City |J •w»n daily ivcnft for the month tl April, 1914 * 23,606 * Average for tbe year Average for tbe year 1913—31,175 Average for tbe year IBll—lß,Bßl Average for tbe year Hl>—l!i<M TELEPHONES I Bell Private Branch Exchange No. 3040. felted Business Office, 202. Xdltorial Room 585. Job Dept. 201. TVESDAY EVENING, MAY 26 THE LEGISLATIVE MILL FOR months the Legislative Refer ence Bureau has been searching the statutes of Pennsylvania for the purpose of introducing at the next session a bill to repeal all obso lete acts and those which are incon sistent with later measures. While the bureau is about it why not repeal most of the laws and get back to iirst prin ciples in the matter of government. For a decade or more the lawmak ing branch of the Commonwealth has been busy placing upon the statute books as many laws as could be passed and to-day the ordinary citizen doesn't know which way to turn in order to avoid some kind of a penalty. But despite the mountains of legis lation. there are those in Pennsylva nia who are still insisting upon more legislation for the regulation of this and that, and the prospects are that the Legislature of 1915 will be deluged with all kinds of measures. Among all the newspaper* of Penn sylvania there is none that has a finer regard for achievement in its chosen field than the Erie Daily Times. This could hardly be otherwise with such a live wire as F. S. Phelps in control. We gather from an emphatic editorial statement of Saturday that Mr. Phelps has felt called upon to take note of some personal inaccuracies of an Erie contemporary. He declares that the Times is being conducted in the inter est of the people of Erie, and that all the stories of a possible retirement of Mr. Phelps may be taken as pure fic tion. Those who know the guiding star of the Times would hardly need that as surance. inasmuch as it is an open secret that Mr. Phelps has certain defi nite plans for the future which involve the welfare and comfort of all his em ployes and the charitable and religious institutions of Erie. Even a good natured man will sometimes resent the nagging of his enemies. DOMESTIC SCIENCE SIXTY-FIVE of the hundred and ninety odd girls who will be mem bers of the incoming freshman class of ti»e Central High school have indicated that they desire to take the new home economics course. For no other course are there nearly so many signers. Does this prove that the modern girl takes no interest in the commonplace duties of home-making? Does this show a lack of enthusiasm on the part of the coming woman in learning the art of baking hot cakes and darning socks? Does this indicate that the feminist movement has made the fairer part of the race care more for the vote than for anything else? Not In little old Harrisburg, thank you. Whatever else it may or may not prove, one thing is certain—it was high time that domestic science be put into the high school. Advices from Washington indicate that Oscar Underwood, the principal genius of the free trade- tariff act that is now overturning the prosperity of the United States, will come into Pennsyl vania to make speeches for the Palmer- McCormlck ticket. This announcement will not be distasteful to the Republi can leaders. It will be Interesting to hear Mr. Underwood explain why the present Democratic Congress is legis lating for the benefit of foreign manu facturers while the administration proper Is kowtowing to Great Britain in the matter of the Panama Canal tolls. DEMOCRATS ARE ANXIOUS EVENTS are moving swiftly in the political arena and there is mighty little of comfort in what Is transpiring for the Wilson administration and its supporters in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. There are indications everywhere of a getting together of the two sections of the Re publican party. In one of the im portant districts of Brooklyn last night the regular Republican organi zation adopted by a standing vote a resolution Inviting Colonel Roosevelt and his associates "to take their proper place In the counsels of the Republican party to the end that the Republicans and Progressives may go forth In one united column for the success of the Republican party in the nation at the elections this fall." This action by an Important district of greater New York is a significant TUESDAY EVENING, straw. showing the direction of the political wind. Here and elsewhere the two camps of Republicans afe be ins brought closer and closer together. "Whatever differences appeared in 1912 are rapidly disappearing and admirers of Colonel Roosevelt in both camps are urging him to aid in the rehabili tation of the party, to the end that the blundering of the Democrats now in power may be ended as quickly as pos sible. There appears to be little doubt that the Progressive wing of the party will unite with the regulars in a general attack upon President Wilson and his policies. It is stated in a dispatch from Washington this morning that the former President "has had a hard time holding himself In check even up to the present and that the only rea son he has foreborne ventilating his views on Mr. Wilson's administrative policies has been a strong pressure from certain of his political advisers who are afraid that by speaking too hastily he may make some tactical blunder which will in the end Injure the Progressive party cause." It is not improbable that the con ference to be held in Washington to night between Colonel Roosevelt and the Progressive leaders and with those of his friends in the regular organiza tion, will result in some sort of an understanding looking to an amalga mation of the Republican forces. The Colonel's first attack on the Wilson Administration will deal with the pro ject to pay Colombia $25,000,000, the question of Panama tolls exemption and the handling of the Mexican situa tion. Perhaps the most significant phase of the dally developments respecting th: getting together of Republicans is the anxiety with which Democrats are observing the movements of Roose velt and their concern over what they believe to be a desire on the part of the opposition to fuse. Experienced Democratic leaders know quite well that with the Republican party prac tically united as it is to-day there is no hope of Democratic success next November, and certainly no prospects of a continuance of the Wilson poli cies after 1916. With regard for permanence of treat ment the Superintendent of Parks and City Property is arranging to have the walks along the river parks top dressed with broken stone, which will be rolled hard. This work will be started this week. It is also expected that the planting damaged during the construc tion of the, intercepting sewer will be restored at different places. As a mat ter of fact, there has been entirely too much discretion allowed contractors in the use of the parks for their opera tions. Much damage has resulted and this expense should not be placed upon the city. FAIR PLAY FOR RAIIjBOADMEN THE Canadian Pacific Railroad has developed a system of pro motion that ought to find favor with the big railroad systems of the United States. Many a good man is kept down by the fact that his superiors never come Into direct touch with him and never hear of what he is doing. Too often credit is claimed for good work where it does not be long because a petty official is too selfish to give a subordinate his due. The Canadian Pacific has overcome this by a device of its own. It was the conception of Grant Hill, general manager of the western lines, with about 40,000 employes under his direc tion. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, at family banquets, has, before now, ex pressed regret that good men might be overlooked, notwithstanding the fact that the company was on the keen lookout for the men who were to come after the present officers. It has been felt that while the men close at hand could be measured as to capacity, the thousands at a distance, working on all parts of the line, ex tending for thousands of miles, might be overlooked in spite of the most undeniable qualifications. Mr. Hall, then, appoints trustworthy persons who shall go over the western system regularly, watch the men, themselves unsuspected, and report, not their bad, but their good qualities; how they do their work; how they conserve the interests of the company; how they show their zeal. If bad, things must be reported. Those against whom the black mark is made will have a chance to be heard before judgment is rendered. In this way, it is believed, the merits of the men will be more certainly discovered, and, being discovered, promotion will fol low upon the discovery—when that is possible. This idea, which is even now being put Into effect, should be regarded by the big American systems as both novel and excellent. The wonder is that it was not tried before. The men who are at the elbow of the president or at the heads of departments are. of course, noticed and promoted, which may be just enough: but those who are not seen have not the same chance, and yet they might be just as capable as the more favored ones. This has been felt to be a grievance from the beginning, but a grievance which could not, apparently, be remedied. Mr. Hall has found a way. He brings each em ploye close by the report he will re ceive respecting him. Of course, the investigation which the secret in spector can make must necessarily be superficial; nevertheless, it will have value. They can see where there Is courtesy, a willingness to help, zeal for the service; and these enter into character. And the whole thing works for the betterment of the service and fair play for the employes. Poultrymen of the State have fixed June Ist as "Rooster Day," when it is proposed that every male chicken in the State be killed, sold or locked up. This looks like another assault upon the Democratic party. AX EVEXIXG THOUGHT Not myself, but the truth that In life I have spoken. Not myself, but the seed that in life I have sown, Shall pass on to ages—all about me forgotten. Save the truth I have spoken, the good I have done. —Bonar. 1 EVENING CHAT I Folks who follow legislative matters and especially those Harrisburg people who like to attend the sessions of the General Assembly during the long win ter evenings and who have come to look upon men who take a leading part in the framing of laws almost as residents of the State capital because of their long service in tfie Legislature and prominence in the news will be especially interested to note that some of the conimanding ligures in the last House will not be members, having declined renominatlon. First and fore most, Speaker George E. Alter will not be here, having refused to run for any nomination this year and declining at tractive offers to back him for state, congressional and senatorial nomi nations in his home county. Daniel J. Shern, one of the ablest of the Phila delphians and a wheel horse of the Republican organization, will not be heard, and neither will his next neigh borbor and old-time friend, with whom he fought often and hard last ses sion, John R. K. Scott, Scott is run ning for Congress and the Legislative Journal will miss him. S. Taylor North, chairman of the appropriations committee, will not unbend his six feet to look irritatingly in response to questions from inquisitive members. George \V. Allen, the Pittsburgh law yer, who spoke on every question un der consideration and who was on the tiring line as often as Scott; Dan Malie, one of the front row Pittsburghers; C. J. Hemminger, of Somerset; Albert Davis, of Scranton; George C. Irwin, the Hollidaysburg railroad man, and A. E. Keeport, Reading's Republican member, will be missing when the roll is called. On the Democratic side E. Lowry Humes is now safe in a federal otiice and there may be Republicans from Crawford. John T. Matt, of Bed ford, who stormed around when Humes did not have the floor, is not I coming back, and neither is the vet eran agriculturalist with keen tongue, H. C. Snavely, of Lebanon. D. Lloyd Claycomb. of Altoona, will not be around, either. Plymouth W. Snyder, of Blair, and W. H. Se mmes, of Alle gheny, will probably be in the Senate. Among the Bull Moosers the faces of J. M. DeFrees, of Warren; John Rex, of Norristown. and G. A. Baldwin, of Beaver, will be missing. The list of nominating petitions Med did not contain the names of some of the leading men and just now folks on Capitol Hill are awaiting the official returns to see how those who did tile papers for renomination fared at the primaries. Judging from the few county returns already In hand, it wpuld appear that the next House will contain a rather large proportion of new faces. Of the veterans John Jtf, Flynn, of Elk, will not only be -the oldest Democrat in point of service, but the "Father of the House." Flynn has sat ever since the session of 1903. Fred C. Ehrhardt, of Scranton, is the oldest Republican in service, dating from 1905. He had a hard fight for renomination. If Dick Baldwin comes back It will be his sixth regular ses sion. "Dirt Roads" Jones has been in every session since 1907, so that he is pretty well along in work, and so is S. B. Scott, the stormy petrel from Germantown. who sat in 1907. Josiah Howard goes back to 1905. Richard Curry has been in the House for a number of sessions, although he has a break of two in his line, which began back in 1901. Henry Gransback, of Philadelphia, may be the oldest man in point of age in the next House. He is also a former senator and has sat in the House for three sessions. It might be said in passing that of the committee which "investigated" charges of lobbying: and other things only R. J. Baldwin, the versatile Dela ware countian, seems at all likely to be heard of next winter. Claycomb went h's battle for renomination and George A. Baldwin, the chairman of the commitee. laid off this time, it is said he has ambitions to be judge of his county. This committee used up some of the hottest days, from the standpoint of temperature, last session and ran up bills for witnesses and expenses which have not been paid The report as made satisfied no one and it is probable that there will be a fuss over the unpaid biils when the next session starts. The whole matter was started by George Baldwin and he began it when the session was near its close. It has always been more or less of a question why some of the leaders of the last House have declined to con sider returning. Some have pleaded business and that they can no longer make the sacrifices required by legis lative service. Such men can ill be spared. Others have found the game not what it was believed to be and still others have found their people not in accord with their aspirations. A storj going the rounds about one member is well worth repeating. It appears that this man. one of the best ?L ? . ever filled a legislative seat, and that is saying something, was taken to task one night and asked why he 11 .. I \? t stan d for renomination. «ell, he said, "I happened to see in a newspaper that one of my col leagues in the last session had been appointed a tipstaff and the news paper m which I noted the Item said that, his friends were delighted with his promotion'." [ WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —The Rev. Walter P. McConkey, of Washington, preached a sermon on good roads and urged men to work on them. —James I. Buchanan. Pittsburgh banker, has retired from the citv's board of education. —Dr. Simon X. Patten, the Uni versity of Pennsylvania economist who is just now saying things about canals, has written a score of books. —The Rev. Dr. J. Gray Bolton, noted Presbyterian minister in Phila delphia. celebrated his thirty-ninth year as a pastor Sunday. —Dr. Brumbaugh plays golf for recreation. —John B. Robinson, of Media, for mer United States marshal, made a speech on Civil Wsr days In a church in Philadelphia. The Rev. J. Ranch Stein, formerly of this city, preached to the veterans at Bethlehem Sunday. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph, May 26, 1864.1 ' Good Templars to Meet Washington Lodge, No. 1, Independ ent Order of Good Templars, the old est and best lodge in Pennavivania, will meet this evening in their hall fourth story, next to the Courthouse Battery to Get Pay • The members of the battery are re quested to meet at the captain's office corner Third and Market streets, this evening at 6 o'clock to receive their pay. IZMIIEE [From the Telegraph, May 26, 1864.1 Rebels at South Anna Washington. May 26. Dispatches from General Grant received this morning inform the department that the rebel army still holds a strong position between North and South Anna where their forces appear to be concentrated. Governor Brown Issues Call Milledgevllle, May 18. Governor Brown has issued a proclamation call ing out the civil and militia officers of the state to report to General Wavne at Atlanta Immediately to aid in *re i peliing the enemy. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH TWO COMMITTEES WILL MEET HERE Republicans and Democrats Will Elect Their Chairman Next Wednesday BULLMOOSERS NEXT DAY Pa-Mc League Has a Talk Between the Halves—PinchoJ Fails as Drawing Card Two of the state committees will probably hold their meetings for or ganization on Jiine 3 in this city. Ac cording to present plans, both the Re publicans and Democrats will meet on the same day and at the Capitol it is believed that the returns will be in hand for certification of the rolls. The Washington party state committee will likely meet on June 4. The returns from eighteen counties have been received at the Capitol and it is expected that with the exception of Philadelphia and Allegheny coun ties the returns from practically all of them will be in'hand by Monday. To day returns were tiled by Westmore land, Schuylkill, Crawford, Forest, In diana, Lehigh, Mercer, Pike and Sulli van. The humors of the recent primary keep cropping out everywhere. In Philadelphia it semes that in spite of all the roaring and tearing around by the reorganizers they elected but one of the Funny Philadelphia state committee- Thiugs men. Up in Luzerne county Found Dan L. Hart, the Wilkes- Barre treasurer, was elected a member of the state committee in the face of frantic opposition by Fritz Kirkendall. In Erie county the Old Guard is reported to have trimmed the reorganization gangsters and in small counties the Old Guard elected men where the machine thought it had cinches. In Lackawanna county Max well Chapman, chairman of the Wash ington party county committee, lost the senatorial nomination to William Lynch, the Republican candidate. This :s the same thing that occurred in Blair. Senator Penrose will be at Marietta on May 2S. On Memorial Day he will deliver an oration at Easton. On the following Sunday he will be in Phila delphia and on Monday will speak be fore the eighteenth convention of the National Association of Clothing Man ufacturers at Atlantic City on "The United States as a World Power.'' On the following Saturday he addresses the twentieth anniversary of Wash ington Camp, Patriotic Order Sons of America, in Philadelphia. The Pa-Mc League had a jollification between the halves, to use a football term, last night and the members got some straight hard talk while they were resting. Boy Scouts Candid ate McCormick Have Foot announced that there Ball Talk was going to be stiff, hard play the second half, which rather chilled the ardor of some of the leaguers. But Immediately music was plaved and a letter from Candidate McCormick read and then there were more speeches, among the speakers being that well-known fullback, E. Moeslein, the almost back. D. L. Kaufman, and the altogether back, James A. Strana han. The report that the orchestra played a funeral march at the close is incorrect. The Philadelphia Ledger says: "Ro land S. Morris, chairman of the Demo cratic state committee, yesterday said reports received by the state committee showed that William J. McNair, McNair is of Pittsburgh, a Ryan Now Said to candidate, had received Be Winner the. Democratic noml- nation for Secretary of Internal Affairs. He said also the re ports showed that the nominees for congressmen-at-large were Kobert S. Bright, of Philadelphia: Martin J. Ca ton. of Pittsburgh; Luther B. Seibert, of Potter, and John Smith Sherley, of Clarion. The new Democratic state committee probably will meet at Har risburg June 3. I.ittle opposition to the re-election of Mr. Morris as state chairman is expected, as Palmer and McCormlck, reports show, have cap tured 80 of the 113 committeemen. The Democratic state platform will be drafted by the candidates themselves at a meeting to be held some time be fore the state committee organizes. Democratic leaders yesterday said that it would embrace both A. Mitchell Pal mer's platform and that of Vance C McCormick." A dispatch from Dallastown savs: Four Washington party voters regis tered for the primary election last week. Gifford Pinchot, can didate on that ticket for Pinchot United States senator, ac ,l-1 companied by several local in iork candidates, was here yes terday morning to talk to these four. His appearance drew not over twenty persons along side the auto in which the party trav eled and so little Interest was taken in the visit that speechmakinff was abandoned after a few minutes and Mr. Pinchot taken for the first time through a large cigar factory, that of Hose & Brillhart. both Roosevelt ad rnirers. As most of the emploves were women, he spoke to them in "favor of woman's suffrage and said he would do all he could to secure their right to vote. The party left here for Red Lion, where the reception, numerically was little larger. And all this in the face of postal cards to hundreds in advance that he was coming. There is little interest in the Washington party here. Nine out of every ten who voted for Roosevelt are now back !n the old party, while manv Demo crats engaged In the cigar business, which is decidedly panic hit since Wil son was Inaugurated, are ready for a change for better times. At "least they so express themselves In generai conversation." In the hope that Pinchot will dc, better in Perry, the following is given as his Itinerary: Gifford Pinchot will make a tour through Perry county bv automobile, visiting the following places on Thursday, May 28" Leave Harrisburg at 7 a. m., arrive at Dun cannon at 8 a. m.; arrive at New Bloomfield at 9 a.m.: arrive at Elliotts burg at 9.45 a. m.; arrive at iilndis burg at 10.30 a, m.; arrive at Lovs yllle at 11 a. m.; arrive at Blain at 12 noon: arrive at Saville at 1.45 p m • arrive at Ickesburg at 2.15 p m • ar rive at Eschol at 2.45 p. m .- arrlv« nt Markelville at 3.15 p. m .: arrive at Wila Store at 3.45 p. m.; arrive at Donnally's Mills at 4.15 p. m.; arrive at Mlllerstown at 5 p. m., remaining until 7 p. m.; arrive at Newport at 7.45 p. m. Mr. Pinchot will make an address at each point. POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS I —The second half will goon start and the Democrats will never get any where near the Republican goal. —Brumbaugh will carry the ball over and the Palmer-McCormick de fense will be like paper. —Colonel Roosevelt is billed to talk in Pottavllle- in October. Many, things | A warning to the public WHEN you buy one thing and get another through fraud you're buncoed, whether you buy a brick or a suit of clothes. Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes have such a wide reputation for value that some dealers have been led to stultify themselves and mislead the public by trading on the popularity of our name. They obtain a few of our goods in some indirect way and then make a flaring announcement to sell them at ridiculously low prices. When you are offered Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes by such dealers at such prices you'd better go slowly. The object may be to get you to come in for Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes, and then to sell you some thing else. The safe way is to buy only of our regular recognized dealers. We appreciate the confidence which the public feels in us and in our goods, and we make this an nouncement to enlighten you and prevent deception. Hart Schaffner & Marx H. MARKS fif SON Fourth and Market Streets THE HOME OF II Hart Schaffner Mar xClothes The only authrized sales agents for these Famous Clothes in Harrisbnrg and Vicinity The Suit You Should Buy For Decoration Day $lB S2O $22 $25 S3O may happen between now and the fall election. —Very unkind of Republicans to walk off with so many Washington nominations. —Herr Moeslein is getting to be one of our leading speech makers. —Albert Beveridge is to pay us a visit this fall and make a few speeches In Dauphin county and vicinity. —Music and speeches make a great combination for a jollification. Some one must have forgotten the ice cream. —With three State committees meeting here next week there will be something doing. OUR DAILY LAUGH Her Reward Answered "So Miss Long- Is she stout or wait is to be mar- thin? rled at last? She is one of "Yes; she has those girls who finally lived down comes in bulk, all competition." "GOATS" FOR SALE By Wins Dinger A chap who signs thus: G. M. S., Has written a brlfef note About me, and 'twould plainly seem That I have got his goat. The way I'm getting people's goats Does really me amaze. This is the second one I've got Within the past few days. You know last week I wrote about The way some folks will squeal When others tack their placards up And yet they seem to feel That when for office they do run It'* really no disgrace If their placards on tree* or e'en On Government grounds they place. Next morning when I came to work The first thing I did note Was that the cards were all torn down— I'd got somebody's goat. I don't want anybody's goat— And so, I advertise "Two goats for sale at prices cheap," To m* send all replies. MAY 26, 1914. WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND BOOZE Progress, a semi-monthly publication of Milwaukee, issued in the Interest of the liquor trade, says: "Those in the liquor trade who in the past have displayed no fear for woman suffrage and who did little or nothing to fight suffrage, have a chance to think about their folly at this time. Here's the reason: No less than 1,000 saloons were put out of business in Il linois last week by women voters." w 4 m Cable Service fe at Small Cost Ip Don't let the ocean separate gfc y° u from your business when Bfe /B5 abroad. A Western Union f/j 12-word Cable Letter or a 24- ifej} word Week-End Cable Letter will keep you in close touch with Sjj|W| things" at home." The economy WA KjJ of this form of service will sur- ahw XA prise you. Unsurpassed fast Kr ca^e sery ice at regular rates. HKjJ k4 THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. fM Teltphonm or inquir* at any office for rate*. r nuNVurau rti' SHIRTS SIDES * SIDE 9 % ■■ ■ i liTTERSTOMEDITOR BEEII MUGS IN THE PATRIOT To the Editor of The Telegraph: Have you noticed that The Patriot, personally conducted organ of Vance C. McCormlck, decorates its editorial page with pictures of a foaming beer mug? Is this a coat of arms, a pictorial motto for the staff or a subtle appeal to the liquor vote? I/OCAL, OPTIONIST. 010 il M)URBI[R ;-. . . • FU^RAipifiroi 1 ,"isiu : hmm ifmMUM;
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