10 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH BttakluM lis' PUBLISHED 1 BY VHB TKLBORJU*H PMITTIIHI 00. fc J. STACK POLK, Pretft and Troae'r. r. R. OTBTBR, Secretary. BUS U. BTSENMETZ, Managing Editor. published every evening (eaoept Sun day), at the Telegraph Building, 111 i federal Square. fcaatern Offloe, Fifth Avenue Building, ,New York pert only are guaranteed. < Assodatm ef Jmericaa Advertisers S I No. 2333 Whitehall Ilia. N. T. City ! l»»n dally avenge fer the moitk el July, 1914 * 23,169 & Average for the year 1918—31.577 Avcraf* for the year 1012—21,178 Average for the year 1911—1H.881 Average for the year 191*—17.4M5 TELKPHONESi Bell Private Branch Exchange No. 104*. United Business Office, 10S. Editorial Room 586. Job Dept. tot. FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST i!l FUSION SCHEMES WE may expect almost any day to hear of the fusion of the Democratic and Washington parties of this State in so far as the bosses of the two organizations fcan force the combination. McCor imick, as the fusion candidate for Gov ernor, is to be permitted to pay the bills, which will relieve William Pllnn, itbe astute leader of the Progressive irlng, who is tired of the financing. Be sides, Mr. Flinn is no tyro in politics land doubtless sees the finish of the DBull Moose propaganda in Pennsyl vania. Robert D. Dripps, chairman of the Lewis campaign committee, practically throws up the sponge in his declaration ithat fusion "is about the only way (anything substantia! can be aecom- Jpllshed." Chairman Morris, of the (Palmer - McCormick wing of the [Democracy, likewise says he "notices a growing sentiment among the rank and file of both parties for fusion in Xhe State." The voters of these two parties who participated in the direct primary nominations under the impression that a great reform had been achieved and that the bosses could not longer die- State nominations will soon see how (futile are such reforms when am fcitious men choose to nullify what the (voters have decreed. Perhaps there is no better evidence of the utter hope lessness of the opposition to the Repub- Bican nominees than the hit and miss attitude of the men who are now en deavoring to get together to save their faces through a fusion arrangement. [Palmer and Lewis and Flinn and tethers prominent in the two parties jhave declared over and over again that under no circumstances could the and Progressives fuse, be cause the things for which they stood (are as wide apart as the poles. It has Eot been forgotten that in his Pitts urgh speech Colonel Roosevelt de nounced the Wilson administration fcnd all its works. Notwithstanding all this, the am bitious men who are proceeding on jthe assumption that parties are simply toolitical assets for the bosses are now about to veto the direct primary law pnd set up their own candidates in Itheir own way. It remains to be seen what the (voters will do at the November elec tions, but those who have been observ ing the trend of public opinion during khe last few weeks can have very little fdoubt about the overwhelming defeat lef any possible combination under Tuch circumstances. REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT THE unofficial Republican con vention of the State of New- York was useful in a national way In calling attention to the trend of public sentiment in the' mat ter of the policies of the Wilson ad ministration. Here is a plank adopted regarding the business interests of the Country: We assert that the legislative policy of the Democratic national administration has been deliber ately sectional as well as hostile to the great Industrial communities of the country and particularly to the State of New York. Its tariff eglslation has been framed In ut ter disregard of reasonable and fair protection to American labor and American Industries, and In reckless refusal to avail of the benefit of expert Information gath ered by the tariff board, which was created by the Republican Congress and abolished by the Democratic Congress. Great numbers of American em ployes have been thrown out of work and Immense losses have been caused to American industries, so that domestic markets have been turned over to the products of for eign countries. The pledge of the Democratic party to reduce the high cost of living has lamentably failed of fulfilment. 1 The convention also denounced as sectional In Its intent and provisions th» banking and currency law, which It alleges, has placed in the hands of the national government an unprece dented power over the financial op erations of the country and opens [facilities for inflation of the currency, ■which, unwisely of recklessly em ployed, would lead to widespread idlsjuster. It was also the concrete sentiment the representative Republicans of the Empire State that the Wilson ad ministration is now engaged In an ,effort to force through Congress legis lation giving to the federal govern- FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH AUGUST 21, 1914. merit a vast, undefined and inquisi torial power over all the business ac tivities of the country, destructive of the fundamental principles of freedom of labor and opportunity and that pro tection of property to seoure which governments are established. Government Interference under the present national administration has undoubtedly paralyzed both capital and industry, because capitalists dis trust and fear the administration and Irresponsible public officials with arbi trary Inquisitorial powers are prying into the private affairs of business men. Another important feature of the convention's deliberations was the adoption of a plank calling for the re-establishment of the party nomi nating State conventions. On this point the convention speaks as .fol lows: We reaffirm our declaration in the platform of 1912 In favor of the retention of the State convention and the direct election of delegates to such conventions, with the right of party electors to directly ex press their preference for nomina tions for State officers if they so desire. There can be no doubt of the grow ing sentiment throughout the country against the wide-open primary owing to th'e unsatisfactory results in the States which have tried the experi ment. Right here in Pennsylvania at the present time the group of indi viduals who have been exploiting the voters for their own purposes and who demanded the direct nomination of all State officials are now engaged in a plot to reject the nominees—or some of them—of the open primary and themselves make up a ticket which will suit their purposes. Senate Librarian Herman P. Miller has Issued Smull's Legislative Hand Book for the current year, and It Is surcharged, as heretofore, with Im portant facts and compilations which are as necessary almost as our food and raiment- The Senate Librarian and the Assistant Secretary of the Senate, W. Harry Baker, have been compiling this important State document for many years, and never has their work been done better than In the present volume. No library In Pennsylvania, public or private, is complete without this book. It Is admirably printed, and In every way Is a credit to the compiler. WAR SIMILARITIES HISTORY never repeats Itself In detail of occurrences, but there would seem to be. sufficient similarity between the events of one period and those of another to Justify the old adage. For example, there are some Interesting compari sons between the conflict now being waged in Europe and the old Roman wars. In the year 58 B. C., the king of the Germans, one Ariovistus, rose in his might and attempted to dictate to the surrounding powers of that time, even as Emperor William Is said to have done. How far this compari son will hold in the events of to-day remains to be seen, for the haughty conduct of Ariovistus brought utter annihilation to his armies and the de feat of his government. Another similarity that may be noted is that the Belgians have lost none of their old*time fighting quali ties. The soldiers who have stood persistently and successfully for nearly three weeks between the Ger man forces and those of the allies are descendants of the Belgae, of whom Julius Caesar speaks so flatter ingly in the chronicles of his wars In Gaul. The Roman conqueror held them In high respect as fighters. He •writes of them: "Most of the Belgae are sprung from the Germans; they are the only ones who, when Gaul was in a turbulent state, were able to prohibit the Germans from en croaching on their lands. • » • • They are the strongest of the three parts of Gaul." The storm of last night has demon strated more forcefully than any argu ment the danger of undermining trees in paving and underground work. Many of the finest trees of the city were laid low because the heavy roots had been destroyed or weakened. It is by reason of this danger that there Is so much opposition to the proposed construction of a large water main through the River Park. CAMPAIGN ECHOES WE are told in a dispatch from Reading that H. B. McCor. mlck. a brother of the Demo cratic candidate for Gov ernor, rounded up his county chair men of the fourth division and had another nice little party. But those present missed the dainty refresh ments and social features of the first conference at his country residence. However, they were regaled with stories of the uprising of the people In behalf of brother Vance and the usual resolutions were adopted de nouncing the State Highway Depart ment and the Republican organization. These thrilling conferences will be held at frequent Intervals during the campaign. One of the dispatches states that "the chairman character ized the situation as rosy." It was a hot day and he probably had refer ence to the flushed faces of the per spiring county bosses. From another quarter came-a dis patch stating that brother Vance in a tour of Northumberland county had met several Republicans who said they could not vote for tho "tainted ticket" this year and would support him. Nothing was said about tainted watch ers or tainted voters or the tainted primaries that had made it possible for the choice of President Wilson to run his little race for Governor and speak his little piece before the em battled farmers of the Commonwealth. MUNCHAUSEN TAXES SOME hair-raising stories are com ing out of the censored atmos phere of the European imbroglio. Jules Verneand Baron Munchausen had nothing upon the modern war correspondents who are making up in vivid imagination what they lack In facts. For Instance, we read to-day of the'daring escape of a French military aviator as described by a Paris news paper, This French hero was com pelled to drop with his machine, ow | Ing to a breakdown, was imme dlately surrounded by a German lieu tenant and his men, but that never phased the aviator, who simply burned tho machine, shot the German lieuten ant and. Jumping on the horse of the German officer, escaped. Another French aviator was cap tured by Uhlans near Alsace, but did he surrender; he did not. When one of his captors aimed point blank at his heart he moved and the bullet only broke his shoulder blade, whereupon the Uhlans rode away, thinking he w-as dead. The French writer con cludes with this thrilling sentence: Using his revolver, he shot two German officers and took their hel mets. He managed to struggle back to the camp, where he had an en thusiastic reception. All that was necessary to make the story complete was a statement that the wounded aviator had escorted the German army Into Paris at his heels. I EVENING CHAT I Dealers in toys and department managers of some of the big stores who were on the anxious seat awhile ago in regard as to where they were going to get their supplies of amuse ment devices that are to be found un der the Christmas tree on the great festal day, may take heart from the optimism of one dealer In all sorts of things for the little ones, who believes that Yankee Ingenuity will solve the problem. "For a long time," this merchant said, "we have depended upon the Germans for our mechanical toys, but I have assurance from a friend of mine who is in close touch ■with some of the toymakers through out New England, in fact is a close friend of a leading Lynn maker of toys, that the Yankees are already putting several experts at work on the task of creating new mechanical devices to amuse the younger genera tion." J. V. W. Reynders, vice-president and general manager of the Pennsyl vania Steel Company, is now regarded by many of his friends as a prophet who is not without honor even in his own country. Some months ago he predicted the outbreak of the general European war within a month of its actual happening. He based this prophecy upon certain developments of the last two years, among them the hoarding of gold by the European nationc, the large Increase of the standing German army, the increas ing unrest over taxation and other considerations which were certain to force the conflict. Among the leading features of the Au gust number of hTe Theater is an ar ticle by J. Clarence Funk, this city, on "The Movies To-day and To-morrow." It is a studj- of the moving picture situation applied to present conditions and was the result of Mr. Funk's per sonal investigation of the moving pic ture houses in this city. Nothing bet ter has been done in this line and the article has attracted much attention. Not only in tennis, however, do the boys and girls excel, as you will learn by making a trip to the McCormick's Island camp. Many of the young sters can swim and row a boat in a way that would shame their older brothers and sisters. The facts are that some of the girls from the Reser voir groups who attended the camp early In the summer were just as good swimmers as the Instructors, and in a free for all race one afternoon Miss Bertha Brightbill, of Allison Hill, de feated every one of the older women in charge. The Telephone News of recent is sue prints a picture of L. B. Garrison, district engineer of the Harrisburg division, Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, with offices in this city, in which Mr. Garrison look worlds like Chief Bender, the Athletic twirler. Mr. Garrison played shortstop on the Uni versity of Pennsylvania nine In 1907 and 1908 and the picture snapped of him at the time in some way found its way into the hands of the Tele phone News editors. Plans toward making the Fleming mansion, recently willed to the Civic Club, a social center and headquarters for activities of all women's organi zations In town, have been informally discussed at meetings of the club. It Is understood that the mansion, when it is occupied by the club, will be thrown open for social affairs of vari ous kinds. In fact It is the Intention of the club to use the building in this way for the purpose of deriving the revenue necessary for its upkeep. The will of the donor will not be probated until the twenty-fifth of this month. Then a year will lapse before the club takes possession because the lease of its present tenant, Frank Payne, does not expire until August, 1915. Letters to the Editor PROFANITY IN THE STREETS To the Editor of the Telegraph: I hope you can find a prominent place for accompanying communication, and that you will see your way clear to give it an editorial endorsement: "Impress your minds with a reverence for all that Is sacred. Let no wanton ness of youthful spirits, no compliance with the intemperate mirth of others ever betray you into profane sallies. Be sides the guilt which Is thus incurred, nothing gives a more odious appearance of presumption and petulance to youth than the affectation of treating religion with levity. Jnsteady of being an evi dence of superior understanding, it dis covers a pert and shallow mind which, vain of the first smatterings of knowl edge, presumes to make light of what the rest of mankind revere." Such were the words of the celebrat ed Dr. Hugh Blair, one of the greatest and most learned of many great and learned men whom Scotland has pro duced. In the above extracts Dr. Blair appears to refer more particularly to scoffing at sacred things. What shall be said then of the horrid profanity that Is heard dally In our streets, sometimes from the mouths of little children—the blasphemous use of the names of the Deity and the Savior In common conversation. We hear boisterous profanity from those who claim to be gentlemen. It would be well If they could be Impress ed with the fact that no true gentleman ever swears—that torrid Lssertlons are the resource of the Ignorant to con ceal the paucity of their vocabulary and their Inability to express their Ideas fluently and correctly. When one hears coarse ribaldry from school boys In the street. It Is enough to make the heart of the humanitarian bleed with pity. A lack of reverence In the home Is often responsible for youthful profanity In the street. It Is an awful responsibility that parents thus shoulder. . J. HOWARD WERT. August 17. 1914. OUR SHIPS ARE MOVING [From the New York Sun.] The slow but steady Improvement In the export trade, especially In the ship men of grain and other commodities, was one of the important features In the general financial situation yester day. It presaged an early solution of the foreign exchange question. In the last few days shipments have become easier and exchange has been sold against several million bushels of grain going out from Philadelphia, New York and other North Atlantic ports. PANAMA CANAL RECEIPTS The great canal begins well with $75,000 collected In tolls In less than three days from steamers, $25,000 to date from barge traffic, and plenty of craft in sight waiting to go through. PENROSE WELCOMED 111 LEBMI COUNTY Hundreds of Voters Greet Him and Pledge Their Support BIG MAJORITY IS CERTAIN Vance C. McCormick's Visit to Sunbury Frosty in the Extreme Unless the best informed party workers !n Lebanon county are wrong in their analysis of political conditions that county will swing back into the Republican column in November with a large majority for Senator Boies Penrose and the entire Republican ticket. Senator Penrose, who spent yester day in Lebanon, was assured by rep resentatives of all classes ■of citizens that the voters of Lebanon county are thoroughly dissatisfied with business conditions, for which they blame the Democrats, and that he will carry the county on national issues. Senator Penrose's strength as a can didate was strikingly indicated by his reception when he arrived in Lebanon yesterday morning. At the station he was greeted by a brass band and a crowd of cheering voters, estimated at more than two thousand. Badges with the word "Committee" printed on them had been provided by the Manu facturers' Club and the Republican county committee and so eager were the Republicans present to show their loyalty that' money was offered for them. Although a thousand of these badges had been printed hundreds of voters were obliged to go without them much to thels disappointment. Not In years has such an enthusiastic reception been given a candidate in Lebanon. At the station an automobile parade was formed to escort the Senator to the Weimar Hotel. The parade, In which were more than fifty motor cars, was Veterans headed by the band. Lead the Major M. A. Gherst Parade and ex-Senator C. R. Lantz, both Civil War veterans, led the pro ession. In the automobiles were mer chants, workingmen and all manner of Republicans, including many from the country districts. At the hotel Senator Penrose was received by a delegation headed by Major • J. M. Shindel, Judge Advocate of the Fourth Brigade, N. G. P. For two hours he was engaged in meeting voters of the county. Among his callers were many former Bull Moosers, who now are back in the Republican party, and sev |eral Democrats. Among the third party men who pledged him support was Paul Wagner, an iron worker, who was the Washington party candi cate for sheriff two years ago. He now is earnestly working for the election of Senator Penrose. From the balcony of the hotel the Senator spoke to a crowd that fiilled the street. He In p{irt said: "The people have returned to the Republcan standard and normally Republican counties like Lebanon will rec or d handsome majoriti e s for the Republic a n Senator ticket in November. Delivers And why should they Address not do this? The promises made you two years ago have not been kept. The Democratic party has shown its inability to administer the affairs of this nation. You were promised cheap er living and what have you gotten. I have witnessed the evidences of Democratic government as I passed through the beautiful Lebanon Val ley. And where else should there be better times than in such a chosen place? Yet seven of your nine fur naces are idle and another will shut down in a few days. I am told that your rolling mills are turning out only about half the product of their capacity. This shows the difference between Republican prosperity and Democratic misrule. "What we want Is a restoration of that which we have lost, good times and the opportunity for employment at good wages. I am firmly convinc ed that the next President of the United States will be a Republican and I feel sure the Republicans of Leba non county will aid in bringing this about." Senator Penrose attended the Leba non Valley fair. It was estimated that the crowd numbered nearly thirty thousand per sons. He spent four Attended hours shaking hands Fair In with the people. He Afternoon was Intro duc e d by William Noll, chair man of the Republican county committee. From the grand stand he made a brief speech which contained no reference to politics. At the ore banks at Cornwall, where about one thousand men were em ployed, fewer than one-third that number are at work. Senator Penrose learned of Industrial conditions from both the manufacturers and the work ing men. He was told that the labor element would support him almost solidly. The Senator returned to Philadelphia last night. He was ac ompanied by Daniel F. Lafean, of York, Republican candidate for con gressman-at-large, who with Henry Houck, candidate for re-election as Secretary of Internal Affairs, also at tended the fair. Vance C. McCormick on his visit to Sunbury didn't get what would be termed a brilliant reception. Less than fifty of the faith ful were at his meet ing in the lobby of the McCormick hotel where he was Gets Frost stopping. Most of at Sunbury them were wou 1d be party bosses, o ffl ce holders and those seeking office. The rank and file of the voters, many of whom have empty dinner pails, were "conspicuous by their absence." Ziba T. Moore, ex-assistant district attorney of Philadelphia, and until re cently an active Washington partv worker, was found dead from heart disease In bed at his home, at 5031 Schuyler street, Germantown, early yesterday, by his wife. He was for merly an ardent Republican but more recently a Washington party man. He was a delegate-at-large to the Repub lican national convention at Chicago as a Roosevelt delegate. In the pri mary fight for the Washington party nomination for district attorney of Philadelphia, Mr. Moore was opposed by George Wentworth Carr, who de feated him by a slight majority. Since then and until recently his interest in the Washington party continued, Mr. Moore serving as a member of the executive committee. Last January he was appointed by Auditor Genera} Powell as counsel for the mercantile appraisers of Philadelphia. It la expected that fusion with the Bull Moosers will be the burden of the powwowing at Democratic State head quarters in this city next Wednesday. Bull Moose Fusion and Demoratic yearning Talk for fusion, Republican Here indifference in the secur ity of success, whether there is amalgamation or not, was expressed in statements of representatives of the three parties concerned. While State Chairman Morris, of the Democratic party, finds a "growing sentiment for fusion among the rank and file of both parties," and Chairman Dripps, of the Lewis camplagn committee, feels that "only through fusion can anything substantial be accomplished." Sena tor Penrose expressing the Republican point of view, declared utter Indiffer ence to fusion, emphasizing, however, the thought that since fusion, could be accomplished only by the arbitrary switching about of candidates nomi nated at popular primaries, such a proceeding would be at total variance with the theory of direct nomination |by popular vote, and, furthermore, | that fusion talk "was tne best evidence of the hopelessness of the opposition Ito the Republican party." But there is formidable opposition to the fusion game of the bosses and serious differ ences are reported. f OUR DAILY LAUGH ] I / SO LONO By Wing Dlnarer I'm going to the shore to-day To spend a little time. And likewise spend some money. So there'll be no little rhyme Until about next Wednesday, When I'll resume my song. I'm going to the seashore, Hurrah—good-by—so long. Hit It IMrht " "What does baby They're All Alike cry about? Jack and I are I can't fathom going to be mar quite,'' rled as soon as Then her hus- vacation season is band, with a over, shout. Why wait? Said: "About all I want to be night!" sure I won't Una —i _—. someone I like » ®- J f \ better. Oat of sight He hit the ball _ jWPTtjr upon the ' dgJ nose! —O It tra v e led through the Wanted—A Pond sky, Well, I'm all And Hottentots riggad up! Now and Eskimos if they wus any Have seen it water roun' hero passing by. I could go fishin'. KILL. OR CURE "Wish I could cure myself of smoke lng." "That's easy. Lpt me give you some of the cigars my wife gave me last Christmas." j EDITORIAL COMMENT! And, after all. it might help if the Piesident and all his people were to do their marketing with a club rather than a frown. — Philadelphia North American. AS "GmAItlV SEES IT (Philadelphia Public Ledger.) I go to a Montgomery county farm er and say: "Lend me a dollar and I'll buy a bushel of wheat "from you." Guess what the farmer will say in reply! Omitting that part of his re joinder which I should have to ex press here by dashes and exclamation points, the nubbin of his remarks would be about as follows: "You miserable shoat, I need my dollar for other purposes, and any how I can sell : y wheat and get somebody else's dollar for It. Gid-ep!" France's request for $100,000,000 with which to purchase American flour, meat, canned goods, clothing, steel, oil and other commodities would be similar to the offer to buy wheat from the Mon'.romery countian with his own cash. If France needs our things she ought to buy them not with our dollars, but with the dollars of somebody else. Anyhow, the American people are going to have in the next five years need for 200 cents for every 100 cents they possess. LET US GET SHIPS AND KEEP THEM [From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.] The way is now clear for the acqui sition of a colossal marine fleet by the United States. We need not wait the long process of building. A tonnage of nearly 1,000,000, already owned by Americans but flying foreign flags, can be brought under the Stars and Stripes. Whether they will or not is another question. It is not assumed that any thing but abnormal conditions existing would Justify the transfers. So long aa the cost of operating an American ship la 20 to 40 per cent, more than the coat of operating a similar vessel under a foreign flag, investors will prefer for eign registry. The laws that kept our flag oft the seas In ordinary times will keep It off when normal times return. These laws, therefore, must be revised, If our purpose is to permanently re habilitate the marine, and not merely to meet An emergency by a makeshift- Final Reductions Suits $10.22 These Suits Sold at sls, $lB and S2O. If you see them you'll buy. 3(a*t V "Tltar* §ulU $13.56 S2O, $25, S3O Values The materials are Dark Worsteds. Fancy Cassimcres, Blue and Black Serges. This is your last chance to buy Hart, Schaffner & Marx Famous Clothes at these prices. H. Marks & Son Fourth and Market Streets NEWS DISPATCHES OF THE CIVIL WAR [From the Telegraph, Aug. 21, 1864.] REBELS DEFEATED Clarksville, Tenn., Aug. 21—A small scout sent from here yesterday re turned at midnight and reported that 300 rebels commanded by Frank Woodward, were at Garrettsburg, twelve miles from here at 6 o'cldck last night. The rebels were well mounted and armed mostly with navy revolvers. They were pressing horses and mules indiscriminately and were supposed to be in route to join Colonel Adam Johnson's forces. ATTACKS HOPIvIN SVILLE Clarkesville, Tenn., August 21. Colonel Woodward attacked Hopkins ville, early this morning and was re pulsed by a company of Fifty-second Kentucky and 100 Home Guards, on the second charge. Woodward was mortally wounded and taken prisoner. Two rebel soldiers were killed. No loss is reported on the Federal side. The rebels are still hovering around the town, and another attack is ex pected. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY RELIEF BILL PASSES The bill for the relief of the Cham bersburg suiters has passed both houses finally It appropriates the sum of SIOO,OOO. MUST TAKE OUT LICENSE Substitute brokers are required to take out a license by the revenue law, but scores of them have not done so. These men are making immense pro fits and should at one secure their li cense. We observe that in many places the authorities are moving in the matter and brokers will be stop ped putting in their substitutes, unless they produce a license. MAYOR NOT BUSY The city is quiet and its people are sober. If the mayor and his assist ant dependent upon the amount of business transacted for their salary, these officials should be in quest of other business to-day. Yesterday there was but one case before the mayor and to-day not any. JOHN WANAMAKER S VIEWPOINT "Recent events have given us a sense of need to depend more upon ourselves than upon our far-off neigh bors and friends on the other side of the ocean. "This country is not a table oi sta tistics nor of mere acts of congress. "During the last month in New York and elsewhere a lot of men have shown themselves to be equal to occasions that have arisen and com petent to deal with the question, large and new, that have crossed our paths. "We have laid up within ourselves great reserves of power and strength, all in America, that are available for the great revival of business that lies before us If we employ our wits and energies." You Can Grow Wealthy on Tips No, this is not an ad lor the leading hotel in Har rlsburg, but an ad for the WANT columns of the Telegraph. The livest "tips" on real opportunities are printed every day in the WANT pages of the Telegraph. Where to buy a cheap car, farm, home or vacant lot; where to get a good man for office, store, fa©- tory or shop; where to buy a business cheap these and many thousands of others offered in Tel egraph WANT ADS. "Why is the wise man wise? Because he reads and uses Telegraph WANT ADS." Ban BOOKS and j Louise Kennedy Mabie. author of the recently published novel. "The Lights Are Bright," though as a rulo she Is willing to subscribe to the the ory of equality between the sexes, finds there are many times when "It Is pleasant to acept the deference paid a woman." Not long ago, while wait ing to qualify for an automobile li cense, i.lrs. Mabie's car was the hin dermost of sixty or more cars and a delay of a couple of hours seemed certain. Then an inspector called out: "Ladies first is the rule here," and in a half-hour she turned homeward, a duly licensed driver. Mrs. Mabie's heroine in "The Lights Are Bright"— a young girl at the head of a great business—experiences some of the privileges and some of the disadvanta ges a woman encounters in the mascu line world. Great Britain's championship of Belgium, according to the military.* philosophy of General Homer Lea— whose last book, "The Day of the Saxon," deals with the dangers threat ening the British Empire—is a step neessary to her own existence. "Any extension of German sovereignty over these non-British States" (Denmark. Belgium, and the Netherlands) says General Lea, "predetermines the po litical dissolution of the British Em pire." He believes that "the neutral ity of a minor state, once It is includ ed in the theater of war waged be tween greater nations, becomes an anomaly • * « The neutraliza tion of these three countries has in creased and not diminished, the proba bilities of war." THE COLONEL AND THE FLEET Discussing the war in Europe, the Colonel to-night burst forth: "When I wanted to be sure that we would be at peace with e-'eryone I sent the fleet around the world." There was wild cheering. Some saw in the brief statement a criticism of the present policy of the administra tion. Repeal of the free tolls law he made a point of especially bitter at tack. ATTRACTIVE VALUES In little used pianos of good makes, this week. Prices $165 up. Terms $5 monthly. J. H. Troup Music House, 15 South Market Square.—Advertise ment. Read Telegraph Want Ads everv day. Do not wait for somebody to tell you that he saw an ad in the Telegrapm which he thought might Interest you. r BKADttVAKXBKS roi 1 SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES