8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH BiMtiuM itji PUBLISHED BT JCIJU TBLKBKAPB PRINTING CO. ■L J. STACK POLK. Pree't and TreasT. F. It. OYSTEJ% Secretary. OUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Published every eTentng (except Sun day), at the Telegraph Building, JH Federal Square. Eastern Office, Fifth Arenue Building. New York City. Hubrook, Story & Brook*. Western Offloe, 133 WMt Madison street. Chicago. 111.. Allen A Ward. Delivered by carrier* at alx oents a Mailed to subscribers at $3.00 a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg as second class matter. J /(IS The Association of Amor* , S If fii£| ican Advertisers bas si- I wsV aminod and certified to i J the circulation of this pub l lication. The figures of circulation S contained in tha Association's re ; port only are guaranteed. i } Association ef American Advertisers | > i No. 2333 Wkilshill BM|. N. V. City i • worn tally siuuft (or the month oi July, 1914 * 23,169 imsva for the year 1613—21^i77 Armcs for the year 1815—21.176 for the year 1811—1H.881 Aisinss for the year X»IO—IT.4SB TELEPHONES) Bell Mssls Branch Exchange Its. 104 S. DstM Business CXTIoSk 201. XdMartnl Ytoocn 585. Job Dept. Ml. TUESDAY EVENTNO, AUGI'ST I FRONT STREET OPENING CITY COMMISSIONER BOWMAN has cut the Oordlan knot of the park strip controversy along North Front street by the simple method of an ordinance providing for a legal opening of the street in those stretches between South and Maclay streets not previously taken over by the city. For several years there has been a controversy between owners of property ana the city regarding the parking of the river front, and while most of the property owners had already conveyed the strip along the shore line to the city for park pur poses a few had not, and this fact has had an Important bearing upon the proposition to fill out the narrow stretches with the material from the j subways in Mulberry street. Commissioner Bowman took the po sition some days ago that until the city had control of the strip it was not good business to proceed with the filling out of the narrow places. He believes that through the legal open ing of the street to the low water line the difficulty will be solved and Com missioner Taylor, head of the Depart ment of Parks, agrees with him. Thus the car of progress rolls on. It is creditable to the foreigners who are now in this country, and who have grown weary of the frequent conflicts Iti their home lands, that they are be sieging the naturalization courts in the initial steps to become American citi zens. Only a few of the industrious foreign colony at Steelton have left for the foreign battlefields. LAST GREAT WAR NOTHING in the way of comment since the beginning of the Euro- I pean outbreak has so impressed intelligent people as a statement of Okuma. the premier of Japan, who said on Saturday "that to bring about a great peace a great war is sometimes unavoidable." He believes the present war may be the final one in the his tory of the world, leading to a perma nent and universal peace. It was inevitable that the enormous cost of armament and the maintenance of huge armies by the several nations Involved in a death struggle should re sult in the tragedy that is now being enacted In Europe. Preparation for war was no assur ance of peace and the overburdened people of the tottering dynasties across the sea must now bear the loss of blood and treasure that, perchance, their children and their children's children shall enjoy the blessings of enduring peace. Friends of those Harrisburg tourists in Europe who are scattered far and wide need not be unduly alarmed. All the advices indicate that while these travelers are at some inconvenience, they are not likely to suffer in any serious way, READY FOR THE FRAY THOSE who have been asking Dr. Brumbaugh all manner of ques tions recently may be glad to learn that the Republican can didate for Governor and other candi dates on the Republican State ticket will deliver keynote addresses at the meeting of the State committee at Pittsburgh on August 26. State Chairman William E. Crow, who is working hard on the arrange ments for the meeting, says that the campaign will be started in a blaze of glory, and that, following the Pitts burgh meeting, there will be no let-up until the election in November. A gratifying development in the present campaign from a Republican stand point is the eagerness of many voters who have returned to the party to officially give notice of their change of heart. Hardly a day passes during which many electors do not call on Chairman Crow and inform him that they have renounced everything but pure Republican principles, and henceforth they want to be classed as rock-ribbed followers of the old party. This return of the men who strayed away two years ago is the best possi ble indication that the Republican vote this year will compare with those of the 1904 and 1908 presidential years. The Republican State ticket will receive practically the united sup port of those opposed to the Wilson {Administration, including not only all TUESDAY EVENING, * HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH AUGUST 4. 1914. Republicans who believe In protection for home industries, but in addition an army of dissatisfied Democrats. There is no excuse for what Is trans piring in Europe and the Oriental peo ples who have been taught to regard the great nations now In the midst of war as the highest type of civilization will be set back many years in their own progress. The gigantic conflict which now darkens the skies of all Christendom will cast Its shadow over the whole earth, and while the suffer ing will be greater in some quarters than in others, the results are bound to be felt throughout the world. FAMILY REUNIONS TO the Litany should be added, some wit has said, "And from our relatives, good Lord, deliver Us!" But judging from the nu merous family reunions being held In towns and parks within a fifty-mile radius, of Harrisburg there are hun dreds who do not hold to this opinion. Blood is thicker than water, after all. and there is something in the handshake of a great-aunt or a forty second cousin that cannot be felt In the greeting of a mere friend, however dear. The American family is the unit, not of tyranny and monarchy, but of good, old-fashioned democracy, and nowhere is there such a spirit of good will and helpfulness as at a gathering of the clan of O'Harraghty, Schnitzen blaum or just plain Jones. So. If you get an invitation to put your feet under the family table when everybody is present from granddad unto the third or the fourth gen eration, pack your lunch basket and Join the crowd. While protesting their ilesire for peace, practically all of the great Powers of Europe are giving a fine ex hibition of their pacific intentions by fighting each other. WATCH TTARRISRURG GROW ERECTION of the $96,n00 office building and warehouse by the Emerson-Brant Ingham Company, dealers in harvesting machinery, and the proposed removal of its east ern sales force from Wayneshoro to this city shows that another firm has seen the vast distribution possibilities of Harrisburg. One-fifth of the people of the L T nlted States live within 300 miles of Harris burg and this fact is of vast impor tance to the man who must ship his ecods. Furthermore, railroad lines radiate from this city in seven different directions. Doubtless one of the factors which prompted the harvester company to locate here is that at the very doors of the manufacturer or dis tributor in Central Pennsylvania is one of the finest and richest agricultural sections in the entire country. The removal of the company's ware houses and office force here means that fully a hundred more workmen with their families must locate here. All of which makes us feel like saying: WATCH HARRISBURG GROW! It will require cool heads to main tain the neutrality which the United States must preserve in the present situation in Europe, and it may be proper to suggest that Secretary Bryan might cancel a few of his Chautauqua engagements and give attention to the serious questions confronting this nation. CARE OF SHADE TREES IT must be assumed that the indiffer ence of Harrisburg's municipal au thorities to the creation of a Shade Tree Commission under the act of 1911 is due to a failure to appreciate the importance of the work of such a body rather than to any other cause. The matter was before the councils under the old government and has been suggested repeatedly since the change of our municipal system a year ago, but nothing has been done. Those who are able to speak with authority regarding our shade trees believe that the city will suffer unless some definite action is taken soon. Many trees are dying for want of care and there has not beqn the replace ment that is necessary to maintain proper shade. Many of the finest trees in the city have been almost destroyed by tree butchers who pretend to know how to trim the branches. Hacking away at fine trees of years of growth these butchers practically destroy the foliage. Such a commission in Philadelphia during the last twelve months has pruned, trimmed, sprayed and in other ways safeguarded more than 50,000 of the 127,301 placed under its care, with the widespread comment and approval of tree owners and of the general public. Every complaint, after care ful consideration and explanation, has been dealt with to the ultimate satis faction of the property owners. Not one formal written complaint has been filed with the commission. Every ef fort was made so to frame the rules as to permit the commission to dis charge its duty without offending sus ceptibilities or unnecessarily restricting individual rights. We believe that our City Council must realize, after full consideration of the matter, that a tree commission is greatly needed In Harrisburg, and It may be hoped that prompt action will be taken to not only preserve the trees we have, but increase their number. Ol'R SEA COMMKKCj.; EVERYBODY will approve of the hope expressed yesterday by Admiral Dewey that the gov ernment will seize upon the present opportunity to restore the American flag to the position it once held with respect to world commerce on the high seas. With Europe at war, the ocean commerce of the na tion is practically at a standstill. The steamer lanes are deserted. Big liners, small steamers and sailing vessels-car rying European flags are rushing back to the safety of protected ports. At a time when Europe is anxious for all the supplies that can be poured In and when the United States Is just as anx ious to double or treble her exports, there Is scarcely a bottom available at any of the Atlantic seaboard ports. We are threatened with a most seri ous blockade of the seas. We have no merchant marine, but the opportunity is now rise for annexing a large num- •>er of ships to the American flag. The Panama Canal law, very fortunately, permits of the American registry of foreign ships wholly owned by Ameri cans if they are used only in the for eign trade or in the trade with the Philippines and some of the numerous islands of the Pacific ocean. Some provisions of this law having been questioned, President Wilson, very wisely, agreed to use his powerful in fluence in Congress to have a bill passed permitting of the transfer or purchase outright to the American flag of merchant ships no matter where their keels were laid. An immense number of these ships will no doubt take advantage of the statute which Congress will probably have approved before the end of the week. The object of this law is not to favor foreign shipbuildings, but to meet an extraordinary condition and to render a service, not only to our own coun try but to the world at large, which will in the end result in giving us a merchant marine commensurate with the extent of our commerce and to re store permanently the American flag to the steamer lines of the world. ' 1 EVENING CHAT I According to reports which are reaching the Capitol, very few de mands for hunters' license tag are be ing made in the various county seats oi the state, although at this time last year I here was considerable stir among hunters and demand for the tags. The State Game Commission was for tunate this year in getting its printing done early so that there was no hold up up like last year, but the demands for licenses have been very small. The fact that the federal law put the shore'bird season out of business anil that protection has been extended to \arious migratory birds has rather reduced interest in hunting and it is i»ot expected that much demand for licenses will be made until September begins. Last year the act became effective in September and some men had to go into the field without the tags, having been supplied with cer tificates showing that they had paid their licenses. It Is expected that the issuance of hunters' licenses will go over the 300, mark next time. The approach of the season for starting school has caused a rush to file reports of financial operations of districts at the Capitol and consequent demand for payment of appropri ations. No district can be paid unless it files its report and the manner in which they are being entered shows that school directors are preparing for the start of the sessions next month. Some of the schools will open in rural districts on August 24, but the bulk of them will wait until September. It's a matter of comment among people in Steelton that comparatively few of the subjects of Austria, with the exception of the Germans from the provinces of Austria proper and the Magyars, appear to be caring a bit what happens to the dual empire. Most of them have served their time in the army and those who have not are not anxious to go back. Most of those from the southern provinces are of Slavic descent and their sympathies are with the Servians, as it was two years ago. With exception of a few Dalmatians the southern provincials are all sleeping without any worry pver the fate of their conglomerate fatherland. The numerous rains and storms this summer have kept down the county's bill for fighting forest fires. Hardly any tires worth talking about have occurred and most of those that did take place were so small that not much expense was involved. Ordi narily the forest tires cause large pay ments by the counties, but this year Dauphin and other counties are getting oft very well. Colonel Henry C. Demming was talking the other evening about gold in Pennsylvania and remarked that it had been found, but not in paying quantities, in two of the neighboring counties of Dauphin—York and Leb anon. The Lebanon gold is in the Cornwall ore hills and is so scarce that hardly SIO,OOO worth in a year is mined. None has been found in this county, although its ore beds have been looked over carefully for traces of the precious metals. The construction of the new blast furnace at Steelton is commencing to attract attention, as it was in 1883 that the last of the furnaces was built at the steel works town. The new furnace will be a gigantic affair, as the foundations are very deep and large. It is expected that the foun dations will be tinished before the end of summer and the erection of the stack proper will be pushed during the fall and winter. The excavations can be seen below the two lower furnaces. "Send that money by wire? Nothing doing." This was the statement made to a couple of bewildered foreigners at one ol the telegraphic offices last night. The foreigners conversed in some dia lect sounding like the Balkans and then offered a higher rate. The clerk shook his head. Then it came out that they wanted to get the money to furnish means for a friend to get away. "We can't send that money in to get your friend out. Verstehe? Savy? Comprehen?" replied the clerk. The two foreigners finally gave it up as a bad job. No one has yet found the town to which they wanted to send the cash. Over a dozen Maryland cars were in the city yesterday morning, being in two parties of folks who stopped hero over night. One party of sixteen came from Cumberland and the other from Baltimore. They had been at Gettys burg to go over the battlefield and then took a spin here to see the Capi tol. The condition of the state high ways was complimented by one man, who said that they were in better shape than he expected to find them. Up at the State Highway Depart ment they have not gotten used to the compliments being given for the state of the roads. For a long time the staff of the department received so many rocks and brickbats that it was not preparer'Hjpr bouquets. Some of the remarks Tfoout the condition of roads almost impassable a month ago are very gratifying. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE"! —Charles M. Schwab has been buy ing more land adjoining the Beth lehem steel works and extensions are rumored. —Dr. Richard G. Harte, Philadel phia health chief, says that now is the time to stamp out whooping cough. —E. T. Stotesbury has been spend ing a few days in Maine. —David C. Haverstick. pressman of the Express-Examiner for sixty years, has retired. —T. Truxton Hare, the football star, i-3 wining fame as an archer. —District Attorney S. P. Uotan, of Philadelphia, is .spending his vacation at Hot Springs. —Ex-Secretary Knox is motoring In Virginia. "War will benefit the United States." —Headline. Yes, flour has already ad vanced a dollar a barrel in some States. —JKMladaliihla. North American. REPUBLICAN CLUB ENDORSES TICKET Harrisburg Republicans Open Lo cal Campaign by Adopting Ringing Resolutions LANCASTER STARTS OFF Diller Ee-elected Chairman at Meeting at Which Senator Crow Is a Speaker i At a rousing: meeting of the Harris tjburg Republican Club at the North | Second street clubhouse last night resolutions were adopted by a unanl ■ mous vote endorsing the whole Re ; publican ticket from top to bottom and • pledging the support of the influential organization to its election. The meeting was the opening of the campaign in Harrisburg and the at tendance of members was large and enthusiastic. President Leßue Metz ger called the attention of the mem bers to the splendid ticket nominated by the Republicans and to the oppor tunity to show that the State Capital supported the nominees. Daniel L. Kiester, former member of the Legis lature, then presented the resolutions which were adopted after remarks by City Chairman H. F. Oves, William Pavord and Mr. Kiester. The resolutions adopted were as follows: Resolved, That the Harrlsburg Re publican Club pledges its support and commends to the voters of the State at the November election, the whole Republican ticket. It is a ticket for which no excuses need he made. It is headed by Honorable Boise Penrose as the candidate for United States Sena tor. He represents the policy of pro tection to American industries, under which this grand old Keystone State has prospered, and the overthrow of which has created the industrial depres sion through which we are now pass ing; he stands for protection to Ameri can citizens and American interests wherever found: he believes in America for Americans and opposes a spineless policy of watchful waiting when American lives are being sacrificed and American property destroyed. •Honorable A. S. Krelder. of Lebanon county, our candidate for Congress, has convinced the people of his district that he is eminently capable to represent them. His conscientious devotion to duty and his persistence in obtaining anything which benefits his district, as shown by the additional appropriation for enlarging the Harrisburg Post Office, commends him as a Representa tive who should be overwhelmingly re elected. Our candidate for Governor. Honor able Martin G. Brumbaugh, by his re markable record as a public educator, has made a national as well as a State reputation, and stands for the highest ideals in public, as well as private life. Honorable Frank McOlaln, as a legis lator and Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives, has already demonstrated his entire lltness to acceptabl till the oftlce of Lieutenant Governor, while Honorable Henrv Houek. with his rug ged honesty and his effervescent good nature, has overwhelmingly shown to the satisfaction of the entire State, his ability to fill the oflice of Secretary of Internal Affairs, to which he seeks re election. In our local ticket, the city of Har risburg is no less fortunate. Augustus Wildman served with a diligent atten tion and ability as a member of the last House of Representatives and de serves re-election to the nexr Joshua W. Swartz is a lawyer of ability and a man of experience, and will c. edit ably represent this district in this Leg islature. The whole ticket is made up of men of honor and integrity, especially cap able of filling the several offices for which they are candidates. But particularly do we commend to the voters of the whole State, without regard to party. Honorable George Kunkel, President Judge of this coun ty, as the nonpartisan candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court. Judge Kunkel is in the prime of vigorous life; has made a wonderful and exceptional record as a jurist: was the choice of forty-eight of the sixty-seven counties of the State over the other candidates; and comes from a county which, al though containing the capital, has never had a representative on the Su preme bench. His neighbors are proud of him and he should be overwhelming ly elected. According to announcements just made by the management of the Grangers' picnic the big gathering at Williams Grove is to have a political significance far greater than ever this Political year. The standard bear- nays at ers of the three big parties Grangers are to make addresses and the big days of 1911 and 1912 will be exceeded. The program will include the following; Monday, August 31, lecture by W. N. King, IT. S. X., on Mexico with illustrations. Tuesday will be Progressive day with Gifford Pinchot and William Draper Lewis as speakers. Wednesday will be Democratic day with A. Mitchell Pal mer, Vance C. McCormick and William T. Creasy as speakers and Thursday will be Republican day with Boies Penrose and Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh as the speakers. Lieutenant King will give lectures in the evening. Dr. W. C. Miller, of the State Department of Health, will give several lectures on sanitary subjects. Lancaster's Republican county com mittee stacted Its campaign work yes terday by a big meeting and Samuel W. Diller was elected chairman for the ninth Lancaster term. An entire new Republicans set of rules was adopt- Organlzing ed to conform with re cent acts of assembly. Committees were ap pointed to prepare for and conduct the coming campaign. Addresses \vere ! made by State Chairman William E. Crow, of Uniontowti; Henry Houck, Lebanon, candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs, and Frank B. Mc- Clain, candidate for Lieutenant-gover inor. All prophesied a Republican j sweep in Pennsylvania this Fall. In ' referring to Senator Penrose, Chair man Crow said: "He Is pre-eminently fitted and qual ified, and when re-elected will be able to do more than any other man in public lifel to revive Pennsylvania's prostrate industries and re-establish healthful and prosperous conditions among the people." Of Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, candi date for Governor, Chairman Crow said: "He is a tower of strength. His life work, known to all, is the record upon which he stands: a giant in stature and mental proportions, of sterling worth and rugged honesty ,of the com mon people and familiar with their needs and struggles. Self-made, he, as Governor, will give to the State an administration characterized by supe rior ability and uncompromising straightforwardness In his dealings with the people." The speaker also paid a high tribute to Congressman W. W. Griest, Candi date McClaln and the other State and' local nominees of the party. A great Republican victory was predicted. AN EVENING THOUGHT God be thank'd that the dead have left still Good undone for the living to do 1 Still some aim for the heart and the will And the soul of a man to pursue. ?—Owen Meredith. BJoin the ArmyS y ■Of Investors and Buyers S □ IN ■ SFARMLYNg m □ ri b H The Suburb Spot Where People Came, Saw & Bought y m WHY? BECAUSE fl g| You find right prices—Right Terms—Courteous Treatment—and what is | —| □ m ° re * m wmga □ The Assurance of Steady Increase in Value m IB You have to come out to FARMLYN to appreciate what we offer and why we sold 161 lots since Friday. H y Your Opportunity Is Here-Grasp It® * m ■ There are only a few more sales days left to buy at these liberal terms and H prices. THEREFORE GET BUSY. U m A Linglestown car and a 15c round trip ticket secured at the street car office S - at Market Square takes you to FARMLYN and back. ■ Salesmen on the Ground Every Day This Week From 9A. M.to 5 P.M. □, FARMLYN CO.B m □ Bell Phone 3624-R 610 Kunkel Building M twitwiß 1 POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS —Senator Penrose says ho sees little relief in the railroad rate decision. —Labor leaders In Philadelphia are planning to run their own tickets. —McCormick and Morris will speak at a picnic at Williamsport to-mor row. —Palmer is sick in bed at Strouds burg. —Jacob H. Maust has been named postmaster at Bloomsburg. There will be the usual number of people angered. —York Democrats threaten to take the post office tight into the campaign. —The "Democratic harmony" about which we are lectured this morning appears to prevail mainly at State headquarters. —Chairman Morris will receive at the State windmill Thursday. —Richard T. Hugus has been ap pointed postmaster at Jeanette. The rows grow. —"The hour has struck" says the Patriot. Yes, for candidates who campaigned with money barrels as their main reliance. —Some of the "harmony" discussed in Market Square to-day might be shipped to Philadelphia, Huntingdon, Luzerne and other counties. UNCLE SAM AND THE FUTURE (New York Sun) Every encouragement to confidence is afforded by the way in which the American people and their economic institutions have so far withstood the shock and strain. The splendid exhi bition of the underlying soundness and fundamental strength of American values which was made by Wall street, until it was clear that opposition must be offered to the pressure of European liquidation of securities and Europe's frenzied demand for gold, was a guar antee that this country with a brave and prudent management of Its af fairs could weather the European storm. What we have to do now is to frame new policies enforced by a tremen dous emergency and put them into ef fect in order that the United States may perform the duty laid upon it to save civilization from collapse. The resources of the country must be con served and used for every end except the relief of European desperation. There must be a readjustment of the banking organization and of the pro cesses of domestic exchange by cash or check to enable business to adapt itself to the circumstances of adversity. The new Federal reserve banking ma chinery should be put Into operation as soon as possible to permit a larger employment of the country's resources for'our own people and to: the peace ful nations which must io to us for 'goods and credit. We must begin to acquire a mer chant marine by purchase and trans fer of registry. We must keep shops, mills, factories and stores open and traffic moving along the railroads. The whole program of government must bo revised along the lines of the ex pedients resorted to in the last few days and all the brains and courage of the country must put themselves at the service of the situation. There is no doubt what the result will be.-Much unnecessary hardship will be avoided. Difficulties will be overcome and thero will be assured a future of recovered values in a world free fron. the mal ady of militarism which has been an agelong cancer gnawing at the vitals of prosperity. I NCW £ ftCTf&AR 1 [From the Telegraph of Aug. 4, 1864.] Exchanges Arrive Cairo, Aug. 2. Nearly 1.000 ex changed Union prisoners from the Red river country, arrived at New Orleans on the 25th, a majority of them belong ing to the Twenty-sixth Indiana, and Nineteenth lowa regiments. Rumor of Cavalry Advance Washington, Aug. 3. A rumor pre vailed that a force of rebel cavalry were seen moving towards our left, but nothing has developed In that direction. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph of Aug. 4, 1864.] Font Day To-day is the day appointed by the President of the United States as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. Colored Folkn Skralmldle A batch of colored people arrived here from Cumberland Valley, yester day. They no doubt, skedaddled on ac count of the rumor that the rebels were coming. EDITORIAL COMMENT Sensible people will be gratified that the President has denied the state ment attributed to him that the Euro pean war would be a fine thing for the United States and would help our trade. As a matter of fact, with our best' customers fighting instead of buying, there is nothing to shout about. The country is in good shape, but the catastrophe in Europe Is cer tainly not a benet. Philadelphia Publie Ledger. THE I,AST WAR By Wine Dinger I see that it's predicted, By those who study war. That once this one Is finished There'll not be any more. They say It will be lengthy, That much blood will be shed, And heavy tolls exacted In humans maimed and dead. It seems a downright shame that In this enlightened time The nations should join hands In What may be well-termed "crime." But, If as prophets promise. This war shall be tMe last The world will see, perhaps 'tis As well, the die Is cast. And those who help to hasten At cost of life and limb, God's age of peace eternal Will ail be crowned by Him. OUR DAILY LAUGH } iiin TravMifl Why are you Mll