8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH BimMwM ISSI PUBLISHED BT THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. ®. A. BTAOKPOLB, Preß't and TroaaT.) F. R. OYBTHR, Secretary. OUB M. BTKXNMETZ, Managing Bdltorj Published overy evening (except Sun day). at the Telegraph Building. 81« Federal Square. Baatern Office, Fifth Awnue New York City, Hasbrook. Story a Brooks. "Western Office, 188 West Madison street, Chicago, 111., Allen A V 9 at*d lip Hi Delivered by carriers at six cents a Mailed to subscribers at 83.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harris* burg as seoond class matter. 1 ! /ffS The Association of Amer- , 1 1 1 12fit.1 icao Advertisers has ax- , 1 ' \|mW .mined and certified to , 'l the circulationef tU« pnb ' i Ilcatiofv The figures of circulation i ' I contained in the Association's ro- 1 1 ! I port only nro guaranteed. | Assedatioi if American Advertisers ; > J, No. 2333 Whitehall BUj. N. T. City <[ ■worn daily averngo (•» the Month ol June, 1914 ★ 23,376 * Average for the rear 1819—31.8TT Average for the year 1»1»—S1.1TB Average for the year lgll— UVß* Average for the year IW* TELEPHONES! 801 l Vrtvate Brunch Exchange Wo. 80««. United Business Office. 808. (Vtßtortal Room 686. Job Dept. 808. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 13 > UN A PICKWICKIAN SENSE PRESIDENT WILSON is still of the opinion that the business men of the country are with him in his anti-trust bills despite the fact that 560 chambers of commerce In thirty-six States have voted against these measures. President Wilson cannot hope to make anybody believe that these 659 chambers of commerce are prompted in their decision by political motives. They are scattered over States many of which gave majorities for Wilson In 1912, and from a political stand point might be expected to support that which the Administration favors. Neither can he convince anybody that the chambers were influenced in their decision by the votes of trust •magnates. "Big Business" plays a very small part in the affairs of boards of trade and chambers of commerce. These nre local bodies made tip of men for the most part engaged in re tail trade—men who would be most benefited by legislation of the kind Mr. Wilson proposes if they were so drawn as to remedy the evils at which they are directed. These men have scanned the Presi dent's bills closely—and have placed their stamp of disapproval on them almost without exception. They have concluded that the remedy does not lie in the measures advocated by the Administration. Yet the President calmly Informs us that "the businessmen of the coun try are with me." What a fine thing for Mr. Pickwick that his fame was established before ■the psychological philosopher took the . center of the stage ! When Is a subway not a subway? i When It's full of water and mud. MUCH GOOD AT SMALL. EXPENSE DAUPHIN county taxpayers, through the activities of Harry i A. Boyer, county Inspector of weights and measures, have been saved hundreds, perhaps thou sands, of dollars. During the month of June this busy official made 2,246 weight and measure Inspections. Of this number 426 were condemned and 256 were adjusted. In the condemning of 426 false weights Mr. Boyer immediately put out of commission that many devices for robbing the consumer of what rightfully belongs to him. Any one who knows anything about weights knows that one false measure can do a lot of stealing in a day. What 426 could do is more than a groat, most assuredly. An interesting feature of the inspec tor's report is his expense account. It totals just $23.52. And he spent this small sum on trips to Steelton, Middle town, Lykens and Wiconlsco. "Men will wear English model suits next winter," says a news dispatch. We have personal reasons for suspecting that some of us will stick to last winter's patterns. STOP THE NAGGING JUSTICE MESTREZAT has refused the petition of Auditor General Powell and State Treasurer Young to make their appeal in the mat ter of the road funds now held up by the State fiscal officers a supersedeas. When the application was made to the distinguished Democratic member of the court to intervene there was con siderable criticism over the course of the fiscal officers of the Common wealth. It was suspected that they were passing over all the Justices nearer the seat of government In order to reach a member of the court who was of the political faith opposed to the party in power. Among lawyers it was regarded as a purely political move and Justice Mestrezat's decision confirms the judgment of many who have been watching the proceedings that the effort to play politics In the higher court will be a dismal failure. There seenis to be now no excuse for further haggling over the funds for road-building. There is no reason to believe that the State's fiscal officers MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JULY 13, 1014. are In any danger of personal liability through paying out the funds In dis pute. As a result of the long hold-up of the necessary funds for maintenance, now amounting to about one million and a quarter dollars, the highways under the Jurisdiction of the State Highway Commissioner are in need of prompt repair and unless operations are commenced at once the State will be involved in enormous expense to re store these roads to proper condition. On this point the Wilkes-Barre Record says: Many of the roads upon which an enormous sum of money has been expended are in a deplorable state of disrepair. Some of them are actually dangerous. All the pur pose of improvement has been de feated by permitting the roads to fall Into a condition worse than they were originally. But the Record falls into the error of blaming the State Highway Depart ment for not reconstructing some of the highways in Luzerne county, it says: The stretch of highway between Pallas and Harvey's Lake is an in stance of complete deterioration. This is one of the most extensively traveled roads in eastern Pennsyl vania, and It should be attended to immediately. The county authori ties were ready to proceed. t*it their hands were tied by reason of the fact that the road is under the jurisdiction of the State. A forcible appeal to the State Highway De partment should be made for the repair of this and other roads in Luzerne county. Manifestly the Record overlooks the fact that Highway Commissioner Big elow has been endeavoring in every way possible to obtain the funds which the legislature set apart for the main tenance and reconstruction of the highway system. He has been blocked at every turn by the action of Auditor General Powell, who refused to honor the Highway Commissioner's warrants for road work. Liegal proceedings were instituted and a decision favor able to the State Highway Depart ment was given by the Dauphin County Court. Thereupon an appeal was taken by the Auditor General and State Treasurer to the Supreme Court, but this appeal was not instituted until about the time the higher court had taken its summer vacation. Hence the hold-up. Justice Mestrezat, one of the most impartial and distinguished of the members of the court, having refused to permit the appeal to act as a su persedeas, it is reasonable expect that unless the fiscal officers of the Commonwealth are playing politics against the interests of the people and the maintenance of the highways of the State, they will honor the war rants of the Highway Commissioner in order that the important work on the roads that has been held up may proceed. i Reading, the metropolis of ault Berks, is going to abolish more grade crossings. Our compliments to a pro gressive neighbor with the assurance that little old Harrisburg Is getting rid of a few nuisances of the same sort. GOOD ADVICE . ON'T get angry," is the I J advice of Dr. Samuel G. Dixon in his current weekly health bulletin. This Is by ao means a new thought, but it is one that will bear repetition in these hot days of mid summer when all things, from the fly on the top of the bald head to the ice man who forgets to make his daily stop, conspire to rouse the Ire that a surplus of temperature has raised already to well-nigh the boiling point. Many cases of illness could be traced directly to ill-temper if we were but sufficiently honest to admit and know ing enough to analyze the causes. Dr. Dixon quotes Confucius as the earliest authority on the excellence of self-restraint and he might have gone a step farther and noted what Mr. Addison has to say of the habit of cheerfulness, some centuries later, in one of the issues of the Spectator— a publication that, by the way, ought to be on the reading table of the grow ing school of would-be philosophers |who imagine that human nature is changing for the worse and that the little evils which mark the trend of the present are ulcers bone-deep in stead of merely the skin scratches they really are. Cheerfulness, Mr. Addison contends, is a habit of mind capable of cultiva tion by everybody, evep when dark clouds gather and trouble storms are brewing. His observations lead him to conclude that the constantly cheer ful man has a long handicap In the face for success in life and that the constant glow of optimism makes for normal bodily functions, consequent good health and lon# life. Dean Dewis Is campaigning In the hard coal region. He is singing the old song of the demagogue and rings the changes at every turn on his statement that the laboring man could find no hope in, the Republican party "because It is dominated by interests opposed to the toiler." Unfortunately for the Dean, the laboring man is finding out that the party that provides the full dinner pail, that protects the working man, that spells prosperity and good times is the Republican party. Why not send the physician who gave a patient an iron backbone down to Washington? At all events there is no third term question for Huerta to decide. If Mr. Warburg or Mr. Jones can't be confirmed, why not Mr. Perkins? Queer how times change aspects. When Dr. Wilson wanted a job at Washington William H. Taft was everything that was bad. Now Presi dent Wilson is considering him for the United States Supreme Court. A Washington, Pa., bridegroom was held up and robbed of SI,OOO on the eve 'of his wedding. Lost it a few hours ahead of schedule, as it were. Out In St. L<ouls they are taking mov ing "pictures" of political orations. Now if only somebody will kindly spoil the films. ! EVENING CHAfI "There are mighty few roosters be ing carried over by people who make a business of raising poultry or of supplying eggs in this section of the state." remarked a buyer of produce last night. He came here on his way to rural districts to look v*p some supplies for fall, be cause the food people are nothing if not forehanded, being true followers in the ways of Joseph, at least In get ting hold of the provisions. "This has always been a good rooster territory and there aro plenty of good broilers' to be had around here and in nearby counties, but from what I have ob served and hoar the farmers and poul trymen took 'rooster day' seriously and sold off all of the fowls that they did not need for breeding. The idea of thinning out the chanticleers is a good one, just as some of tlie State officials and men who give advice on poultry say.l recall when half a dozen roosters were a common sight to every thirty hens and some barnyards and poultry farms had a lot of feathered cham pions eating their heads off and buck ing each other. Now they turn the roosters into money without much loss of time." The retiroment of Major F. M. Ott and the election of Captain J. V. Cun ningham to succeed him will mean that the headquarters of the Second Squadron of cavalry will be removed from Harrisburg for the tirst time since the squadron was formed. Major Ott was the senior captain after the Spanish War and when the squadron was organized he was selected. Con sequently this has been the headquar ters. It has also been the headquar ters of the Eighth Infantry for a long time. Game Warden Joe Berrier, who has been out in Mercer county, is telling the folks out there that game was never so abundant in the state as under the present regulations. "The deer are spreading and bears are get ting to be a nuisance. I think this is going to be a great year for hunting," says Joe. Major D. F. A. Wheeyock, of Warren, well known as an engineer, connected with departments of the state gov ernment from time to time, has writ ten for the Journal of the Engineers' Society a most Interesting account of the history and origin of land titles and laws in Pennsylvania. The work, which is destined to be much referred to, goes back into the days when Charles II gave the grant to the Duke of York. The Indian purchases, grants, manors and other big features of land history in the state are all described in a way that is entertaining and in structive. Dauphin, for instance, is shown to have been acquired from the Indians in 1736, except the northern part, which was purchased in 1749 and included Schuylkill and Perry. Practically all of Cumberand was in the 1736 purchase, which included Lancaster. It is interesting to note that John Harris was supposed to have been here before the purchase was made. All over the farms In this part of the state farmers report an abundance of pears and from all accounts this is go ing to be a year when the' pears are going to be a burden. Some of the trees seen on roads near the city are fairly bending under the load of fruit and many of them are without blemish as a result of the scientific treatment given to them by their owners. The last big pear year was in 1909, when there was a tremendous yield, and prices were away dtfwn. Some owners had to give away the fruit or feed it to their stock. Tt is not often that a hand organ gets up on Capitol Hill, but the other day an Italian with a very live monkey managed to begin operations under the north wing before discovery. He eluded the Capitol policemen and they were very much astonished to hear "Rosie O'Grady" so near at hand. The monkey did not get very far in scaling the walls for the pennies, although he was nimble enough in catching a pretzel tossed to him bv a clerk. "Sometimes Percy I'm sorry you don't smoke cigarets," observed a pretty, flushed girl to her cigar-smok ing escort at one of the nearby dance pavilions the other evening. "Why?" parried Percy, "You know I d do a lot for you, girl, even unto smoking cigarets. But I don't under stand—" "Never mind," and she hurried over to another boy companion, laughingly made a request and the boy grinned and brought out a fresh unopened packet of the so-called oriental ciga rets. From the packet he stripped a tinier packet and gave it to the fairer dancer. She unwound the covering and exposed one of the vari-colored flannel "Navajo blankets" that are included as sort of premium with cer tain brands of the smokes. From a mysterious little bag on her wrist she produced something that looked much like a powder, dusted it upon the "blanket" and—daintily mopped her pink flesh and the shiny tip of nose. "As a rule," she explained to an astonished escort, "I DO prefer a fel low who smokes a pipe or a cigar, but, and she held up the impromptu ' puff" with laughing significance, "sometimes the cigaret-smokers have their place. Most of the girls think so, too. They're so convenient you know," she concluded comprehensive ly. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE"! —John Wanamaker received letters and telegrams of congratulation on his birthday from half the countries of Europe. —Judge H. M. Hinckley, of Dan ville, has a piece of the flag that floated over Fort McHenry when Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner." —J. D. Callery, president of the Pittsburgh Railways, says that he will personally answer criticisms of the traction lines. —Mayor Blankenburg is signing or dinances at his ummer home in the Poconos. —Senator William C. Sproul is spending July in the British Isles. —Judge Thomas C. Baldridge, of Blair, is holding court in Philadelphia this week. 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT) Firnt Colombia: Noiv Europe [From the New York Sun.) Wilson to make apology to Europe Headline. (letting to be a habit. It's for George Fred Williams this time. Next! Work nn<l Flay [From the Philadelphia Public Ledgorl Another gentleman who thinks that there should be more plav and less work testifies that "you can't cure the Industrial unrest without revolutioniz ing our entire system." Men talk glib ly of "revolutionizing a system," as though this much-abused system were ndt the result of ages of struggle to evolve the best. There will never be a system worth anything that makes the promotion of idleness its basic prin ciple. Work makes the world go round. AX EVENING THOUGHT When Spring comes, And sunshine comes again like an old smile And the fresh waters and awak ened birds And budding woods await us, then must we feel God loves us, and that all that errs Is a strange dream which death will dissipate. - —Browning, BRUMBAUGH ID M'CORMICK REST Allow Lewis to Prance Around the State in the Hot Weather, But Make Ready FUSION DEAL SMILED AT Washington Storty Does Not Ap pear to Be Taken Seriously Because of Roosevelt Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Repub lican candidate for governor, has gone to Maine for a vacation and Vance C. McCormick, his Democratic opponent, is taking things easy in preparation for the Fall campaign, leaving only William Draper Lewis, the Washing ton party candidate out on the stump. Dr. Brumbaugh will not return until August when he will go to Pittsburgh to attend the meeting of the State committee and McCormick will pay an occasional visit to some gathering between now and Grangers' picnic week when he will start to swing around the circle. The trips of Lewis, who is accom panied by Glfford Pinchot. are creat ing considerable amusement, as the voters in the counties they have visited are declining to take very seriously mid-July visits of candidates for the November election. It is said that there is a chance of the Bull Moosers being corralled and held until September. Chairman Roland S. Morris is ex pected at Democratic headquarters this week to look after some details and Chairman Crow will be in Philadelphia most of the week preparing for the Fall. One of the most significant of the political meetings held In a long time was the meeting of the McKean coun ty Republican committee at which officers were McKean elected for the cam- Elects paign and strong resolu- Chicfs tlons passed. Eben J. Jones, a strong Dimmick man, was elected county chairman and made a speech in which he urged support for the whole ticket. James P. Ryan was reappointed sec retary of the committee and ringing resolutions on the ticket and State administration were adopted. The speakers at the meeting included men of all wings of tho Republican party, including some Roosevelt men. The Philadelphia Democratic situa tion is thus summed up by the Phil adelphia Inquirer: "With the knowl edge that wha tev e r they may say, the Pal- mer-McCormick com- Democrats bination purposes to Fussing in act independently of Quaker City the Democratic city committee in the com- ing campaign, the city committee lead ers are expected to pursue a 'watchful and waiting' policy for the present. Palmer, and McCormick have already made inroads in the local organiza tion, either through the delivery or the promise of patronage, and further attempts to lure away ward leaders connected with the 'Old Guard' are ex pected. The appointment of Adam M. Joyce as superintendent of the Mint having been confirmed, Mr. Joyce will assume charge of the office witha'it delay. The Old Guard leaders pre dict that many enemies will be made for the Palmer leadership through the inability of Mr. Joyce to care for but a very small percentage of the appli cants for places in that establish ment. The shake-up in the post office and the failure of Collector of Cus toms William H. Berry on account of the civil service regulations to make many new appointments along with the dissatisfaction that has resulted from the selections for the principal federal offices in this city, has torn the local Democracy wide open." A Washington dispatch says: "Can William Fiinn, boss of the Washing ton party, and A. Mitchell Palmer, self-appointed boss of the Democratic ad- Fusion Deal ministration in Penn- Causitig sylvania, enter into a Amusement political contract that the voters of their re spective parties will indorse? The story printed this morning, giving details of a plan for fusing between the Fiinn and Palmer forces in November, in opposition to the Republican State ticket created a mild sensation in all parties here. Re publicans only smiled and declared that talk of a fusion between Fiinn and Palmer meant that the opponents of the Republican ticket might as well admit defeat, and fusion or no fusion, the whole Republican ticket would be elected inNovember by a record-break ing majority. "Democratic members of Congress who have been ignored by Palmer on questions of party policy and federal appointments within the State, de clared their intention to battle for Democratic principles, completely Ignoring Palmer and any deal that he might enter into with Fiinn. Mem bers of the Washington or Progressive party, in the House, were nonplussed when they read the story. How, they asked, could the Democratic party surrender to Fiinn and indorse Gifford Pinchot, Progressive senatorial candi date after not only Pinchot, but Colo nel Roosevelt, in his Pittsburgh speech on June 30, denounced the Underwood tariff law and held President Wilson up to ridicule for his tariff revision." Signs of a clash among Democrats In Lehigh county are appearing again. Some time ago the Democrats decided to have their campaign opening on a Certain day Ijebigli's which had been picked Democracy by the Bull Moosers. One at Oilds faction of the Democrats wants to placate the Bull Moose in the hope of get ting aid, while another declines to en tertain any suggestion that the day be given up. The Democrats in that sec tion are split into a couple of factions and not many of them appear to like the McCormick platform for a cent. Fayette county Republicans gave an ovation to State Chairman William E. Crow at their annual meeting in Union town on Saturday and the re-election of the senator Is forecast even by his Crow is opponents. The commit- Tendered tee meeting was attended Ovation by practically every mem ber and Charles O. Schroyer was elected chairman and then the senator was called on for a speech, in which he called on every man to go out on the tiring line for the whole Republcan ticket. Other speakers were Colonel Thomas S. Crago, of Waynes burg. Republican nominee for con gressman-at-large; ex-Congressman A. F. Cooper. Uniontown; ex-Judge E. H. Heppert, of Uniontown; M. M. Gar land, of Pittsburgh. Republican con gressman-at-large nominee; Robert F. Hopwood. of Uniontown, Republican candidate for Congress, and Lee Smith, of Uniontown. candidate for Assembly on the Republican ticket. [ OUR DAILY LAUGH ) Got Too Fnt Approaching: tie Wifey When , , th „ we were married } P"" t , you said I'd have hasty in accepting nothing to do but } "If'i £ ' sit about and look ? n »J !l pretty of the >'°« n S Hubby Well, of J,°~l ay 7 f _,- nt v i the trouble is that -.11 T know from sitting about **. : J. T so much you don't „ look pretty any lonsrer j mfl.n of tO-mOrrow. iSI of course" he fot what he deserved n = from her stand «nr-> in I v.mlT.? 5 P°'nt but in our oni eln a hundred own mind, we feel . tt sure he meant no „_™Haven t harm. Accidents »k.* Fm wtll happen, y'- plant that will know * bloom oftener. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE) By Wing UlnKPr The other morning T frot up At five o'clock and played .5Sf.. — on l ' le bloomin' court, Till seven-ten 1 stayed. And then I stopped and went to work— At evening. home I went And just about two hours more upon the court I spent. ® l U> w ] ler ! sa * around the house That night and bragged about How good I felt, I got a swat v\ hen wifey dear spoke out — "Well, since exertion makes you feel fo fine, I'd like to know Why you don't get up early and The front and back lawns mow?" TUB TARIFF IN OPERATION [From the New York Sun.] The beneficent workings of the new tnriff is again in evidence. Official figures for eight months ending with May show how it has filled the empty dinner pails during that period of psy chological depression. "Stated in fig ures," says a dispatch from our Wash ington correspondent, "the total in crease in importations of foodstuffs Is $56,750,000." This is equivalent to a dole of approximately 57 cents a head to every man. woman and child in the United States, provided they have the 57 cents to pay for it. One can hear the crash as the high cost of living comes tumbling to the earth. The figures for export trade for the same period permit of a useful de duction. There was a drop of $145,- 703,640, a very impressive and not easily explained fact. Rut the inter esting point is that this was not in manuactured products. The falling off in articles exported ready for use was only 8.:! per cent, of tlie whole reduction. The only conclusion deduci ble is that the industrial depression all over the country is due to lack of home demand for manufactured com modities, in other words, to reduced home consumption. It will tie remembered that recently administration orators have tried to account for prevailing dullness by l blaming manufactuners for slackness in cultivating foreign markets. At least this theory is disposed of by the admin istration figures. IS U. N. INDUSTRY TO COI.LAPSEf [From the Philadelphia Public Ledger] The manufacturers of the United States have labored for a half century or more to cultivate the precious fruit of Industrial prestige. They have rais ed In that brief period American in dustry to eqifcil and in man'- instances to surpass, of progressive coun tries of centuries' standing. The prestige of American manufac turers attained by such a gallant strug gle Is to be destroyed by those who neither understand its significance nor realize its priceless value. It was the same faulty and experimental legisla tion that reduced the prestige of the i'nited States on the sea—that put into the hands of foreigners the gigantic carrying trade of this country. The prestige of American business is being legislated away—with the best inten tions In the world —on the part of the experimenters. More than good Inten tions are necessary to insure good re suits. The prestige of American In dustry is not a trivial thing to be swept thoughtlessly aside—lt is a priceless possession to be protected at all haz ards. It is the essence and sum of American independence! MILLSTONE PRODUCTION IX 1013 The production of millstones and re lated quarry products—burrstones, chasers, and drag stones—in the Unit ed States in 1913 amounted to $58,163 in value, a decrease of $15,251 compared with the value of 1912. The production of millstones in this country in 1913 was nevertheless larger than in all but three years since ISRS, when it was valued at SBI,OOO. Millstones were pro duced In 1913 In Alabama. New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Vir ginia. OM.Y STIHS CONFIDENCE fßuffalo Evening News| It is by no means with a feeling of arrogance that Republicans report pri mary results and registration figures which indicate a very marked return of the members of that party to the old rank. There is no doubt that the party to-day is a different organization from that of two years ago, to say nothing of four or six or any other number of years farther back. It is the one dependable political organization In this country. It is the conservative organization of the coun try. It is the one under whose hands the country Ims enjoyed the greatest prosperity, the best legislation and the soundest leadership. It Is only natural that after men have made an excursion under charge of the Democratic Y>arty and have come to grief In consequence, that they are already tired of their experiment and will have no more of it. Confidence in the recapture of the next Congress is abundantly justified by all the information thus far ob tainable on the subject. That Is no ground for arrogance. It Is simply a ground for confidence and it is a stimulus also to even better ways of doing things and to higher regard for the public interests. DAWN The baby Day came creeping o'er the hill, A slimmest prince in silver, in his eyes All the hushed loveliness of light which lies The lily's IOOK within. He came so still The slumbering birds were not disturb ed until He paused an instant in his wending: then They woke In unison, as If, agen, As yester, did his silken footsteps ,thrill The tissue of their dreamy sleep, and so Were startled by the stillness which befell! In leafy steeple swung, began to flow Adown the world—the throats of gold to sing The perfect bliss a little Child will bring! —Mahlon Leonard Fisher in July Lip pincott's. IT SBBMS TO BE! [From the Buffalo News.] Men are sometimes very diligent when it is their last chance to do busi ness. That seems to be the feeling of the Democratic majority In Congress now. 1 POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS 1 —The mourning chirper has not much to say about the action of Jus tice Mestrezat in the supersedas. The justice is a Democrat, but fair mind ed. —Mr. Grundy's remarks on the noosevelt tariff record have been printed and are being circulated throughout the State. —Dr. Brumbaugh may be on his vacation, but there are thousands of men of Independent political proclivi ties out working for him. —Palmer and Congressman Casey appear to differ regarding the way post offices should be tilled in Casey's district. —Plttston is a small town, but it bids fair to loom large on the politi cal map because of the fuss over its post office appointment. —Cumberland Democrats do not appear to be very enthusiastic over the White House ticket. Maybe they are waiting for the campaign to start. —Bryan's proposed visit to Mechan icsburg will be taken advantage of by all of the Democratic stars and satel lites. —Senator Borah is to speak in West Chester In behalf of the Republican ticket this Kail. —Congressman M. Clyde Kelley ap pears to be somewhat disturbed be cause Democrats resent his attacks on Wilson. —Altoona Democrats are In a row over the election of member and some will vote for Rlninger, the Republican candidate. —Berks Democratic leaders are having a hard time to make the voters of that county understand why they stand for McCorroick's platform. —Ben Focht seems to be having things his own way In his district. —Senator Penrose conferred with Republican leaders in Philadelphia to day before going to Washington. —-Palmer will be called upon by P mocratic members in Congress to do some explaining to-day. STOTKSBVKY TAKES RAP AT PRF.SIDKNT WILSON New York, July 13. —E. T. Stotes hury, the financier, rapped the Wilson administration in an interview given inLondon as he 'was boarding the Imperator with Mrs. Stotesbury for the return trip to this country. He said that Wilson methods are responsible for any business depression that exists at the present time and that the sooner Congress puts on its hat and goes home the better will be con ditions generally. "The Wilson administration Is not dcing the business of the country any gcod," Mr. Stotesbury said. "The sit uation is so very uncertain that I don't care to make any predictions for the future. I don't think any rapid im provement in business would result from the granting of higher railroad rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The operations of the present administration have a lot to do with the state of things. I think the quicker Congress adjourns and the members go homo, the better. There has already been too much med dling." THERE IS NO PSYCHOLOGY IN IDLE CARS [From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.] , .pne freight car In every thirty was idle on June 15, 1013. This year, on the same date, one car in every ten was not in use. A sign of a wholesome business condition is a demand for freight cars that cannot be supplied. Not only is there a surplus of unused cars in the greater part of the United States, but the few roads which find themselves short of cars report that last year they needed 7.11)9 more cars than th*y could obtain on June 15, and this year tliev needed only 660 more. Moreover, the shortage is not in the industrial or commercial sections, Eastern Pennsyi vania, New Jersey, New York, Mary lland or Alabama. In these districts there are 36,000 idle cars, or more than one-hair of the total surplusage in the whole country last year. The reports from Washington regard ing the President's talks with business men indicate that he has learned more about business conditions than he knew before. One fact he must soon learn, if he has not discovered it already-, is that there is nothing "psychological" in the car figures. ABOUT WOMEN To nearly every woman there comes at least once a time when the demands of her self-respect seem all out of pro portion to Its value. Women are tolerant of their own men. out merciless in their judgment of others. Men condone in other wo men much that they would not tolerate in their own. One of the easiest ways to make an enemy of a woman is to give her ad vice that she knows is good. A man may be interested in a clever woman, but the one lie really admires Is the one who thinks he is clever. Sometimes a woman refuses to di vorce a man who lias been a failure as a husband, simply because her pride will not permit her to admit publicly that her judgment is at fault. —Ann M. Walker In July Lippincott's. A SORRY HUMBUG Why should we talk of "country joys?" 'Tls just the sheerest folly! You need but hear some country noise To know it's melancholy! It is in fact a dismal place That's by tradition hallowed: Which frowning cliffs too oft disgrace; Where fields, too oft. are harrowed. The branches groan, the breezes sigh. Unless perchance they're sobbing- While near the shore, the sea-gulls cry, And ocean's breast is throbbing. The moaning of the harbor-bar. The roaring of the billows, Are quite as apt all mirth to mar As are the weeping willows. i The country, then, you must confess. Denuded of its mask, oh! Is just a howling wilderness! A miserable fiasco! —July Lippincott's. HARRISBVRG LIGHT &_pOWER. fp. ! Electric Irons The heat is just where you need it —no other place in your house —at the bottom of the iron. No hot stove to stand by. No steps between the stove and the ironing board. Ironing done in half the time. $2.00 Cash. Guaranteed for five years. o Looks Foolish? Yes, and it is foolish to have your stenographer who is paid to write let ters spend half her time writing shorthand notes. What's the answer? Dictate to the BICTfIPAOAIE (OTOtM«U»l and your stenographer will have the WHOLE day to get out your let ters instead of only a few hours at the day's end. Ask fop a clem- gy on »t r a tlon. .wjyH Here's our tele- g. phone number: write or call. Goldsmith OF QUALITY '• © O T 206 Walnut 209 Locuit St. Mayor Frank B. McClain on Sunday Recreation lie Writes a I»tter to the Altooua Times, Giving Ills \' lews In ;i letter to the Altoona Times the Mayor of Lancaster, Frank B. McClain, who is also the Republican nominee for Lieutenant-Governor, who recently refused to interfere in the legitimate pleasures of the poor peo j ]>le of that city while the rich and influential were enjoying themselves ut will, says: "] am bitterly opposed to anything that savors of desecration of the Sab bath. I am a firm believer in the commandment which admonishe , 'Kemember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day,' but I do not interpret that commandment to mean 'that on Sunday we should go about with sad visage and downcast eyes.' "Any attempt upon the part of mu nicipalities to legalize or recognize amusements to which an admission fee ic charged, such as professional ball or moving pictures, should only be frowned upon but rigorously suppressed. But, for the life of me, 1 cannot see desecration in the Sab bath If young woman, who work six days in the week in factories, in cotton mills, cigarmaking factories, telephone exchanges and other forms of employ ment, should engage on Sunday after noon In a moral, orderly, health promoting game of lawn tennis, after attending religious services in the morning. "The more favored classes take au tomobile rides, play golf, tennis, cro quet and other games at their country clubs, and 1 hear of no effort from the critics to suppress such pastimes, but, instead, they make vociferous outcry against milder and more moral diver sions upon the part of those who pant and toil and sweat throughout the six work days of the week. "I entirely agree with you. 'L«et us *not make fish of one and flesh of tlfc other.' No special privileges for the few, but 'equal rights for all'." OUT WITH THE TRUTH [From the Wilkes-Barre Record.] Congressman Palmer's statement that Senator Penrose and his lieutenants have violated the Corrupt Practices act in the recent primaries campai'-. to such an extent that the Senator could not l>e seated if elected is of more in terest than the general run of campaign statements. Mr. Palmer should be call ed upon to prove what he says or re tract. * * * , It is freely charged that financial af fairs on th'' Palmer-McCormick side are not as they should be. Here, too. there are sinister rumors of the expenditure of a stun of money vastly in excess of the tiled account If Mr. Palmer were to uncover the alleged Penrose fraud it is likely that the friends of Mr. Pen rose would bestir themselves and look a little more thoroughly Into the Pal nter-MeCormick business. Possibly Mr. Palmer is afraid to go further than to make vagtie charges. l.et him come out into the open if he has the evidence and is not afraid. f 1 % SBADttUARTiCnS FOB SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES
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