12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH , Bilablulud ISJI PUBLISHED BT THE TBLBGRAPH PRINTING CO. K. J. STACK POLE, "Preß't and Treai'r. F. R. OYSTER, Secretary. OUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Published every evening (except Sun day), at the Telegraph Building, 21* Federal Square. Xastern Office. Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story « Brooks. Western Office, 123 West Madison street, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at six cents a ' Mailed to «übscrlber» •t $3.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harrll burg as second class matter, ®The Aiiociation of Amor- ( 1 ican Advertisers has ex- , •mined and certified to i' the circulation of this pub- i i lication. The figures of circulation i i contained is tbe Association's re- i 1 1 port only are guaranteed. i; Association of American Advertisers ; i , No. 2333 WMtihall Bldg. N. T. City / ••vera dally average lor the month a! May, <914 Average fop <be year 1013—21,577 Average for the year 1912—21,175 Average for the year 1811—19,851 Average for the year 191#— 17,495 TELEPHONES! Bell Private Branch Exchange No. 204#. United Business Office. 203. Bdltorlal Room 685. Job Dept. SM. FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 1» HIS HAT IN THE JUNG THE Colonel's hat Is in the ring once more and booming across the ocean comes the intimation that he doesn't propose to be sidetracked at Albany nor to accept a nomination for United States Senator, nor to do any speechmaking for any party or individual, but he will stand for the lightning of 1916 and hopes it may strike him. While the Colonel has some criticism of the Taft administration, which he proposes to make public in the course of time, he is particularly severe upon the Wilson administration, whose errors have been lofty idealism, blun ders in handling the Panama Canal question and the persecution of big business. So it appears the campaign of 1914 is to be a mere skirmish and more or less of a political picnic as compared with what is going to happen when Colonel Roosevelt goes into action in 1916. Manifestly, there is a disposition among thousands of Republicans who honestly believe that whatever re forms are necessary can be brought about through the Republican party to look forward to the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt as the final amal gamation of the two wings of the » party which have not been flapping to gether since the campaign of 1912. This sentiment among Republicans is gradually effecting a more harmonious situation and a final coalition of all the elements of sanity and conserva tism against the present propaganda at Washington. Naturally, Highway Commissioner Bigelow is greatly disappointed that further legal controversy is to delay the work on the highways of the State. These roads, many of them having been taken over by the Commonwealth, are Buffering from lack of attention, and it was expected with the decision of the Dauphin County Court the work could proceed. In this Instance the wheels of the higher court should move swiftly. DO IT NOW ECONOMY in expenditure and careful attention to administra tive detail is always to be com mended and much has been done by the present municipal departments to prevent extravagance and unneces sary expense in the use of public funds. However, this desire to economize in every legitimate way sometimes be comes an obsession and proves false economy in the end. An instance in point is the failure of the Department of Public Works and the Department of Parks and Play grounds to work out some feasible plan for the utilization of the great quantities of materia' now being ex cavated In the construction of the sub ways on Mulberry street at Second and Front streets. Thousands of loads of the best kind of filling material is be ing absolutely wasted at the present time by reason of the failure to ar range for its proper use where most needed along the river front. More than 2,000 loads have already been dumped upon the land of private own ers in the vicinity of Cameron and Paxton streets without one cent of re turn to the city which, within a year or less, will be Compelled to purchase filling material for the completion of the parking system along the river. No private individual or corporation would hesitate to save in the future by a proper expenditure in the present. There are many places from Iron ave nue northward along the river bank requiring filling out in order to com plete the work that is now under way. While there Is a serious question as to the advisability of dumping dirt be tween Mulberry and Market streets and thus destroy the planting which has required years to bring to its perfection, yet there can be no doubt about the necessity for utilizing this material from Calder stret northward. Even now the lines might be given for the park treatment that must follow the completion of the wall and the walk at the bottom of the jslope. Surely some way can yet be found to make use of the material that will be BO greatly needed for the purposes In dicated. Commissioners Lynch and Taylor are In sympathy with the whole propo sition and realize Its Importance, but they have hesitated to make the needed expenditure. We don't believe, FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JUNE 19, 1914. however, that they should lose sight of the fact that the loss of this material now will mean double or triple the cost hereafter. Some plan should Immediately be devised for obtaining this great quan tity of Ailing material and placing It where it Is so badly needed. The fact that a man is rich gives him no help toward public advance ment.—Ambassador Page in Lon don. A little acquaintance with Pennsyl vania politics would have led the Am bassador to except political nomina tions. SAME OLD BERGONIE ACCORDING to Professor Ber gonle, the celebrated French authority on the nutrition of the human body, the eating habits of modern civilization are all wrong. Instead of obeying the call of appetite, as we do, and as most physi ologists tell us is the only reliable guide, our hours of eating should be established in conformity with hours of the day when the body energy is rising, irrespective of appetite. In presenting to the French Academy of Medicine the results of his re searches on this subject Professor Ber gonie remarked that the way we now divide our waking hours with respect to meals is deplorable. We eat a light breakfast of 7.30, when the most marked rise of our energy demands the heaviest meal of the day. We take a heavy luncheon at 1 o'clock and a heavy dinner at 7 or 8, which are the very hours when a sharp decline of energy should forbid us to eat at all. However, before taking Professor Bergonie's advice too seriously it may be well to recall that he is the same French professor who a few years ago created a stir in medical circles by announcing the theory that, a? the es sential purpose of food is to supply the body with internal warmth, that object ought to be better gained through the medium of electricity. He had actually Increased his own weight by this "electric food," he said, but for the benefit of those who may be thrown into panic by Bergonie's latest "discoveries" it may be stated that he has not yet discarded a diet of meat and vegetables in favor of his widely heralded "current" pie. The patriotic Democratic Senate has restored the old mileage rate of twenty cejits a mile for Congressmen and Senators. Of which the "corrupt rail roads" get the enormous percentage of from two to two-and-a-half cents a mile. EFFICIENCY HOW easy It is to improve service and increase the efficiency of even so progressive and up-to dato an organization as the Pennsylvania Railroad is illustrated by the following order issued to pas senger trainmen last night: Investigation of complaints in re gard to passengers being com pelled to stand in overcrowded coaches has at times disclosed the fact that seats were available In other coaches on the same train. When it Is found that a coach Is overcrowded a member of the crew must announce in the crowded coach the 'number of seats avail able in the other coaches. It is de sirable that the number of seats be specified, in order to avoid disap pointment in case of excess number l of passengers. This matter should be especially watched at our large terminals in loading trains. It now becomes the duty of train men to see to It that no passenger is left to stand while there is a vacant seat in the train. This may seem like a small thing and so simple and self-apparent that the order should have been in effect long ago. Yet it is just such trifles that mar many well-organized and otherwise excellently managed busi nesses. The man who can detect and remedy the faults styles himself an "efficiency engineer" and is highly paid for his services. Dr. Everett Herrick's will provides for the lifting of the Maidstone Golf Club's mortgage if the club cuts out booze. In other words, it is a question of preference for golf balls or high balls. COUNTRY REPRESENTATION THE Philadelphia Press of June 11 contained an editorial under the caption, "The Right Men Needed for Bank Directors." This re fers to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Summarized, the views of the Press are that only Philadel phlans should be elected members of the board of directors, that the duties of directors will be very arduous and that the members of the board must be in constant attendance. It would also appear from the tone of the editorial that the Press con siders the bankers of Philadelphia more able than the other bankers throughout the district. Bankers gen erally in District No. 3 are of the opinion that the editorial which ap peared in the Press was not inspired by the bankers of Philadelphia, be lieving that it is solely the result of an unwarranted display of local patri otism on the part of the newspaper in question. It is to be hoped that the country bankers generally hold this view, be cause, if any considerable number of 1 country bankers' felt that the Philadel- j phia bankers were seeking to abso lutely control the new institution in that city it might result In a situation as unpleasant as that now existing in I New York, where there is a keen con- ! test between the different factions. i In any outcome of the election It is quite probable that bankers who live in Philadelphia will be in the majority, and it is to be hoped that no impres sion will go out that the Philadelphia bankers are not satisfied with this. The contest in the New York district has made many country bankers think quite a good deal on the subject and ] many who were formerly indifferent as | to the outcome of the election are now determined that it is important that bankers from the country dis tricts be given representation. This is exactly the situation in Federal Re serve District No. 3. The country banks are entitled to representation. Their Interests must be safeguarded, and it Is hoped the Philadelphia Press was overzealous In urging that their rights be denied. Dr. Thomas G. Pox has passed to his reward, and while he will be greatly missed by those of his day and genera tion the hundreds of children in Hum melstown and vicinity who have loved the kindly old philosopher, their friend and counsellor, will mourn him In the way that only the little folks sorrow for those whom they hava loved and lost Dr. Fox occupied a large place In this county" and played well- his part, but while his memory will long remain green in the hearts of his great host of friends the children will never cease to revere him. We would sympathize with the Colonel on the condition of his throat If we were positive the Colonel really wanted us to. 1 EVENINGCHAT 1 Approval by the Public Service Com mission of several applications by trolley companies for permission to proceed with construction during this week have paved the way for the lower ends of Dauphin and Lebanon coun ties and the upper end of Lancaster to get some extensive rural transporta tion lines and may also bring about the building of a line to connect Middle town with Elizabethtown. If the lat ter project is consummated it will mean that there will be a chain of trol ley tracks between Philadelphia and Harrlsburg. At present there are short gaps in the trolley connection between the State Capital and Heading and Philadelphia. One of these is just east of Lebanon and the other is between Mlddletown and the upper Lancaster borough. The new Berks and Lan caster line will connect Womelsdorf and Lltitz and within a few days a charter will be Issued to the Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company, which will connect those two places, traversing a rich agricultural region. The Elizabethtown and Deodate Com pany has secured an amendment to its charter to make changes in route be tween Elizabethtown and Mt. Joy and it will extend into lower Dauphin and meet the Hershey lines. This change in route will avoid some grades. Mean while steps are being taken by the Hershey and Deodate company to se cure the right to make some grade crossings. It is believed that ulti-l mately one of these lines will build into Mlddletown and thus meet the lines of the Harrisburg Railway Com pany, which connect with those of the Hershey system at Hummelstown, thus forming a network of trolleys. The late Judge John M. Kennedy, who died In Pittsburgh yesterday, was well known here and was a dose per sonal friend of Governor Tener. Judge Kennedy was one of the friends of the Governor's youth and although there was a difference In their ages the Judge always had a warm place for the Governor. When Governor Tener gave his first official dinner at the Executive Mansion Judge Kennedy was one of the guests and met a number of Harrisburgers. The filing: of expense accounts at the Capitol this weke has been followed with keen interest all over the State and there have been numerous in quiries made by people over the tele phone about the law on the subject. It states in the act that treasurers of committees must file accounts within thirty days, but as there is no penalty clause except a right to invoke the law to stop administration of oath to a successful candidate, it would appear that there existed some necessity for tightening up the statute. J. L. Swayze, who appeared before the Public Service Commission, is the chief counsel of the Bell Telephone Company and one of the prominent at torneys of New York. He has been at every hearing held by the Public Ser vice Commission on the proposed tele phone rate schedule, showing that the Bell regards it as of the utmost Im portance. F. H. Bethell, L. H. Kin neard and other men prominent in the Bell have also been here. The great interest taken in the flag transfer exercises on Monday is illus trated by the manner in which visitors to the Capitol are thronging about the battle flags in the rotunda. More peo ple have looked at the flags the last four days, say Capitol officials, than visited them at the Museum In a month. Yesterday there was a steady run of visitors In front of the cases all day. Dauphin and Cumberland county bankers will be well represented at the meeting of the State Bankers' Asso ciation at Bedford next week, and it is probable that the largest delegation that has gone from this city to any similar gathering will leave Wednes. day and Thursday. Many will go on the "Bankers' Special," which is to start from Philadelphia. The meeting of the Middle division veterans here has a particular interest for Harrlsburgers, because It was formed here. Many of the prominent men are old Harrlsburgers, including Crelghton, Abercrombie, Smith and others. The veterans always enjoy their visits here. \ WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —Colonel James N. a Pittsburgh railroadman, gave a talk last night in Pittsburgh on war days. —Job E. Hedges, of New York, was the speaker at the University of Pitts burgh commencement. He spoke here a year ago. —Robert Jareckl, an Erie manufac turer, has returned from a foreign trip. —Dr. John H. Harris has been pres ident of Bucknell for a quarter of a century. 1 * POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS —The total cost of the campaign for the nomination of the people's choice, etc., appears to be mounting. —Are there any more committees which have not reported from Dau |phln county? —The $12,000 loan probably had a very short life. —A. Kevin Detrleh appears to be disturbed about Dr. Brumbaugh. —Pittsburgh Progressives are in the dumps over the Colonel's larynx. —And now they're trying to work out a little scheme to hitch McCor mlck and Plnchot together on a fusion game. Pretty rough on Palmer. i EDITORIAL COMMENT! County I.ocnl Option [From the Franklin Repository, Cham bersburg.] The Republican county committee went squarely on record In favor of local option by coounty units. In this the committee was absolutely right. Ward or township units are imprac ticable and would lead to greater dis satisfaction than now exists. By such methods the problem Is not solved, but with a county unit a protection is se cured. It will be some time before a State-wide prohibition law can be en acted. County local option leaves the matter in the hands of each county i which Is more competent to govern its own afTairs than are the other counties of the State. I,fwl«town'i Norda [From the Lewlstown Sentinel.] It Is now generally remarked that Lewlstown needs more of the smaller kind of Industries, employing fifty to a few hundred people. The value of the knitting mill and silk mill is ac knowledged at the present, time and we have reason to be c-shamed of the fact that their desires have been so fre quently Ignored by the authorities. Appreciation ought to be shown in stead. When the proposed improve ments are made we will add to the facilities and comforts of the present Industries and be In better position to Invite others. STATE COMMITTEE TO MEET AUGUST 25 State Chairman Crow Suggests a Later Date For Adoption of the Platform Draft CHRISTY NEW CHAIRMAN Newspaperman Heads Allegheny Republicans; Delaware Demo crats in Riot A proposition to postpone action In the matter of the adoption of a Re publican State platform from July 15 to August 26 was yesterday submitted to the members of the Republican State committee by the chairman of that committee, Senator William E. Crow, of Fayette county. It is also proposed that the meeting of the State committee to pass upon the report of the subcommittee on platform shall be held on the new date in Pittsburgh. Chairman Crow's letter to his fellow committeemen reads as follows: "Dear Sir: The consensus of opin ion of the members of the committee on platform and the candidates on the State ticket, who met here yesterday, was that the enunciation of principles and the party declarations upon all current issues should be deferred until later than July 15, the date fixed by the Republican State committee for a report from this committee. "It has been suggested that action upon this committee's report be de ferred until August 26, and that the date of the meeting of the Republican State committee for consideration of this report be postponed until that day, and that this meeting be held In Pittsburgh. "I have been requested to communi cate with you upon this proposition, and if you are In accord with the sug gestion as to the date and place of meeting kindly advise me. _ "Respectfully, "WILLIAM E. CROW, Chairman." It was the opinion of leading mem bers of the committee that the plat form when adopted should cover the latest issues that may be brought up in the campaign and that a declaration of principles set forth in the middle of July would not be as fitting for dis cussion in the Fall campaign as one favored at the later date proposed. There was also a thought that a meeting of the State committee in Pittsburgh would serve as an initial rally for the campaign in Western Pennsylvania. Reorganization Democrats caused a big row at Media yesterday when amid scenes resembling the stormy times in Democratic conven tions thirty years ago, the machine men Machinists clean bowled out Cause Row- County Commissioner at Media Thomas S. Feeley, leader of the Don nelly faction, in the reorganization of the Democratc county executive committee, by electing Joseph W. Gross, of Radnor, over John S. Crego, of Chester, by a vote of 89 to 60. The roll was ordered called at the opening, and at its completion John F. Lenney charged that a number of Republicans were serving on the committee, and made a motion that their names be stricken from the roll. Chairman Meredith ruled tho motion out of or der. This was much like waving a red rag in the face of a bull. Almost instantly A. B. Geary, upholding the elected committeemen, Thomas Feeley and John F. Lenney, opposing the Re publican committeemen, rushed to the space in front of the chairman's desk and began shaking fists in each other's faces. Committeemen in 'all parts of the room yelled and also shook fists at one another. Congressman Robert E. Diffender fer, of the Bucks-Montgomery'district, who was beaten when he thought he had a cinch, yesterday filed a petition in the Duffy Asks Bucks County Court Recount on asking for a recount Congress of the vote cast for the Democratic nomina tion for Congress at the primary election of May 19. The official count showed that Harry Grim, of Montgomery county, had won the nomination by four votes. The peti tion alleges Irregularity In the voting in Trumbauersville and in Pennsburg. Although Howard Jones, president of the Central Democratic Club, won out in his contest for the chairman ship of the Democratic city committee, he is . not to have too much Moeslein say in the management Is to Be of the campaign in Skipper Harrlsburg. In fact, it is pretty broadly inti mated that Herr E. Moeslein, the county chairman, is to be the whole works this Fall. The genial Moeslein is pretty close to Candidate McCor mlck and Division Boss McCormick and besides is an experienced hand In conducting campaigns the way they like them. This was indicated the other day when C. B. McConkey in seconding Jones' nomination said that the office was not of vital Importance, but had significance. Herr Moeslein is to be the important end and Jones the significant end. An accounting for $10,041.40 of re ceipts and statement of expenditures aggregating $14,893.21 was filed at the Capitol late yes terday by Thomas Rei 11 y, treasurer of Bonnlwell the Ryan State cam- Ran Ryan paign committee. The Campaign statement shows that Judge Eugene C. Bon nlwell received from the treasurer $3,- 681.15, payments being accounted for under the caption 'Payments to Eu gene C. Bonnlwell personally." In addition to the detailed statement there is this remark: "In addition to the foregoing checks Mr. Bonnlwell was given checks received as subscrip tions from the following gentlemen: J. B. McCrane, $200; Daniel Wade, $300; Dr. W. J. O'Brien, $100; Pat rick Logue, SSO; E. R. Cluton, $25, making a total of $3,681.51." Mr. Bonnlwell did not file any vouchers to show what he did with the money. The largest contributors to Ryan's campaign fund were Hugh McCaffery who gave $1,000; Daniel Wade, who gave about $900; Thomas Reilly, SSOO and Pembroke D. Horton, S6OO. Walter J. Christy, political editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times and well-known here as a legislative cor respondent, was yes terday elected chair- man of the Repub- Christy Is lican county com- Selected a« mlttee of Allegheny the Chairman and will actively as sume the duties of the office. The election was practi cally without opposition except from retiring Chairman David B. Johns. W. B. Klrker, the prothonotary, <kajs elected vice-chairman; R. F. Blgham secretary and C. W. Kaiser treasurer The Pittsburgh city committee re elected Senator Charles H. Kline as city chairman. > • SIO.OO The price of some new MEN'S \ and YOUNG MEN'S Summer Suits, made to be sold for sls and slß—and properly so. Fancy worsteds, plain blue serges, and a lot of good checks, stripes an& mixtures. V otx HIGH GRADE SUITS sls $lB S2O Special Values MEN MEN OUR DAILY LAUGH Whftlicr They Two of a Kind Win or I.oose Nothing, it Have you made seems to me, any sacrifices to looks as unimpor demonstrate your tant as a bride patriotism. groom at a wed- I have; I bet on ding, the home team Have you ever regularly. noticed a Gover nor when he was surrounded by the uniformed mem- kers of his staff? T write for pos- keeplns: terity. "Misery loves Posterity has company." troubles that it "But the cook knows not of. won't allow us to havo any." DUNK! II y Wins; Dinger I wrote some verses yesterday, Which you, no doubt did see. Tliev told about a friend of mine Who happy seems to be Regardless of the ups and downs That every day arise— Which cheerfulness he says is due To early exercise. I thought I'd trv his stunt awhile. This morning I arose At five fifteen, or thereabouts, And jumped into some clothes. I ran a mil©, and now I feel About three quarters dead— To-morrow morn, Just take this tip, I'm going to stay in bed. ROOSEVELT AS A RETRIBUTION (From the Louisville Courier-Journal, Dem.) Napoleon went to his doom a cen tury ago. Happily no other doom awaits his modern prototype (Roose velt) than having a corking time chas ing the rainbow of a third term in the White House; though let<us say that, in the event that the people, through their impieties and follies, come to require a master who will bridle and saddle and ride them like the very devil —as they will so richly deserve —Teddy's the man for the job, and we shall be for him! Business Locals THE MAN AHEAD OF YOU shows his heels and Boles to you as he walks. If the shoes are worn through and run down at the heel you assume that the man is careless about his personal appearance, no matter how faultlessly he may be dressed from the sole up. We make your shoes look like new. City Shoe Repairing Co., 317 Strawberry street. WHY LESTER PIANOS? Because the Lester tone is lasting in rich, rare mellowness. Lester touch pleases musicians. Lester finish is ab solutely the finest. Lester durability guaranteed ten years. Let us show you how easy It is to own a Lester, they last a lifetime. Send for illus trated booklet and details of easy payment plan. H. G. Day. 1319 Derry street. EXPENSIVE EXPERIMENTS Many a beautiful gown or suit has been ruined and brought to us after home methods had been resorted to, because they wanted to save a cleanser's bill. You may beat us forty ways In making a cake or In the knowledge of your own business, but when you want garments cleansed, phone for Finkelsteine, 1320 North Sixth street. COTTAGE OR SKY-SCRAPER We will cover either one with a coat of paint, Inside or outside; the smallest tenement or the finest resi dence will receive our attention. Es tablished in 1881, we've weilded the brushes ever since, and the Mechanics Bank and the Telegraph buildings bear testimony to our ability and facility. Gohl & Bruaw; SlO Straw berry street. mmam+mmmm■«M«aMM MnaaaMaaßaßnaaß|^ ■uMOARTBbi re* ' SHIRTS SIDES A SIDES *■ 1 I [From the Telegraph, June 19, 1914] Carry Redoubts Washington, June 18, 10 p. m. ~ To Major General Dix, New York: The following dispatch from Gen eral Grant, dated yesterday at 11 o'clock a. m. at City Point has been received. The Ninth Corps this morn ing carried two redoubts forming a part of the defenses of Petersburg, capturing 450 prisoners and four guns. Storming Works Louisville, June 19, 1864. — A staff officer from the front re ports heavy tiring on Wednesday on our left. Blair's corps was storming the enemy's works. Our whole army was in line, and there was firing along the entire front. BUSINESS MUST BE SUPPRESSED [From the Wilkes-Barre Record] ! President Wilson has discovered an other "Insidious lobby." The first one was found out at the time the tariff was in process of revision. A number of businessmen believed that the schedule as framed would have a harmful effect upon the prosperity of the county and they sent letters to Congressmen expressing their fear. The President denounced this method as a conspiracy to favor the pro ducing interests at the expense of the people. Whether the businessmen were right or the President the people have now a good» opportunity to judge. Mr. Wilson now produces evidence of another conspiracy. Behold, Con gressmen are receiving letters from businessmen pleading for a rest from agitation and asking that the proposed trust legislation be put off until another session of Congress The President makes public one of the let ters. It is from the president of the Pictorial Review Company and asks the recipient, IF HE AGREES WITH THE VIEWS THEREIN STATED, to mail a copy of the letter, or a letter of similar character, to members of Con gress and the President. There is no compulsion. The recipient is to petition the authorities only if the views expressed in the letter coincide with his own views. Since when has the right of petition been denied to any individual or group of individuals? It appears that in the estimation of President Wilson this Inalienable and constitutional right is a serious crime. There Is no threat against any Congressman, there is no offer of money or any other re ward for complying with the request, there is not the semblance of bribery or intimidation. It Is only a plain, open appeal. The trouble with Mr. Wilson is that his egotism warps his judgment. He is convinced that no harm can come to the country as the result of policies which he believes to be right. He Is not yet convinced that the country is suffering from serious depression as the result of material conditions. He has been forced to admit that there is depression, but he attributes it to some spiritual influence. He talks as though businessmen are unmitigated rascals, having neither honor nor conscience, ever scheming to grind down the people under the heel of oppression; if o group of businessmen oppose cer tain legislation, they do it out of ul terior motives, of course. I %Off HATS and CLOTHING Sides & Sides Commonwealth Hotel Building iii linn ■■■■mi ■ IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph, June 19, 1914] Sell Real Estate The trustees of (Salem) German Reformed church will sell a lot of valuable real estate located in this city, on Tuesday evening, 28th, at Brant's hall. Longest Day To-day is what is known as "the longest day"—being fourteen hours and fifty-two minutes in length. DR. BRUMBAUGH'S CHARACTER IS HIS PLATFORM This quotation is from an Ohio newspaper which, after praising Dr. Martin G, Brumbaugh personally, reads as follows: "His personal qualities and aspira tions constitute a surer and sounder platform of high political purpose than a string of resolutions a yard long. And yet he is'being nagged by special, reforms, with questions want ing to know if he will do this or that in some specific way, all of which are calculated to bring on empty contro versy. I "We would rather have a man like Doctor Brumbaugh, standing on his manhood and high ideals of citizen ship than on a category of specific, reforms embracing all the whims of all the people of the State. He is a safer man. And then, himself out of controversy over particular policies, and standing on broad principles of righteousness and duty, he has more chance of being elected. To defeat such a man with quibbles and minor issues would be a sin against tho State. It is far better to depend on character than on promises. We know Doctor Brumbaugh like a brother, and we say it would be a crime to defeat him. THERE IS A CONSPIRACY (New York Sun) Some observers, specialists in the study of mental idiosyncrasies, illu sions and are inclined to ascribe to the cerebral irritation and neurasthenia produced by overwork Mr. Wilson's theory of the conspiracies that Ho environ and have environed his administration. More unfriendly or biased critics affect to apprehend in It the natural result of the concen tration of all departments of the gov ernment in one man cr superman. Tho consciousness and use of power In ever larger doses breeds inevitably in the user a sense of Infallible virtue, to oppose which is to be wicked; and the powers of Evil are notoriously banded together, while Good is solitary, self centered, self-supported. But why plunge further into the bowels of the higher psychology? Why not own frankly thiii there is a con spiracy against Mr. Wilson ? A conspiracy, not as Mr. Wilson sees it, of malefactors, but of facts, the palpable and plain facts, recent and nresent, of business In these United States. Against this plot of unpleasant facts, no more to be recognized than the al most as iniquitous Huerta, Mr. Wilson will continue to fight like the righteous and tenacious and illuminate man and ruler that he feels himself to be. What do mere business men know about business?
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