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WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG. 26
POLICE RESPONSIBILITY
THERE is a grrave phase of the
alleged mysterious shooting af
fair in the northern section of
the city a few nights ago which
cannot he concealed behind knowing
winks and shrugging of shoulders and
clairvoyant suggestion.
Underneath the apparent indiffer
ence of the public to the attitude of
the police department is a serious
muttering of criticism which must un
dermine the confidence of the people
in their chosen constabulary. Above
and beyond the immediate offense is
the more serious question of the duty
of the police officials to protect the
community and safeguard life and
property.
To assume that there is no public
interest in an Indifferent attitude
toward the offender or offenders on
the part of the police department is to
assume that the public cares nothing
about what its police officials do in
any case.
There may be deplorable circum
stances which justify leniency under
certain conditions, but the shooting of
a man full of holes and his refusal to
make accusation against the one who
has done the shooting constitute a
situation demanding thorough police
Investigation.
Loss of public confidence in the
character of its police department is
the first step to an increase of crime
and for that reason the utmost cir
cumspection should he observed In the
discharge of police duties.
Out of the censored atmosphere of the
European war oome some remarkable
tales of heroism that are likely to have
originated in the minds of the prolific
writers who are describing the conflict
at long range. There can be no doubt
of the material for these stories, but It
Is fair to assume that many of the
graphic narratives that are now being
told are pure fiction.
THE WAR AND BUSINESS
GEORGE F. WATT, general man
ager of the Elliott-Fisher Type
writer Company, gives American
businessmen some sound advice
In his article in the Telegraph of yes
terday relating to tho war in Europe
and Its effect on business conditions in
this country. Mr. Watt had almost
completed a tour of Europe on busi
ness for his firm when hostilities com
menced and he brings first-hand
jknowledge of much value, which, in a
("very practical way, he applies to the
iCltuation as he finds it here.
Mr. Watt says that European busi
nessmen see what Is dawning on the
vision of our own financiers and manu
facturers —that the war spells oppor
tunity for trade extensions of large
.magnitude as well as losses through
the failure f European markets.
Mr. Watt foresees that eventually
•we shall not only regain our European
itrade, but will absorb much of that
■of South America and the Orient,
until recently controlled largely by the
English, the Germans and the French.
'Mr. Watt is not foolishly optimistic
■and he understands that America
must pay her share of the cost of the
■war in which she has no part, hut he
kbelleves the new business we shall de
velop "will offset the great commer
cial losses that foreign wars are bound
to cause In this country."
Dropping bombs on defenseless wo
men and children from airships Is not
■warfare, and the European nation that
Indulges in It deserves the contempt of
the civilized world.
VISITING OLD SCENES
THE Altoona Times has a lengthy
and very readable account of
the visit a few days since of
Charles M. Schwab, the steel
king, and his wife to the scene of
Mr. Schwab's birth, a few miles from
NVllliamsburg, in Blair county.
Mr. and Mrs. Schwab slipped
.quietly into the county from their
summer home at Loretto, and, piloted
by one of the old residents of Wil
liamsburg, spent a day motoring
among the scenes of Mr. Schwab's
boyhood days. The millionaire put
(business behind him entirely and
on numerous of the aged people
lof the community, recalling Incidents
bnd happenings of the days before
;«nybody in Blair county suspected
were entertaining In their midst
|pne of the moneymaklng genuises of
the century. He saw the humble cot
age in which he was born and stood
WEDNESDAY EVENING HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH AUGUST 26,
for a time In silent contemplation of
the little room tn which he first saw
the light of day.
I It Is a far cry from the mountain
hamlet of Blair county to the com
manding position that Mr. Schwab en-
Joys to-day, and at first thought one
might wonder why a man with so
much to think about and so many of
the enjoyments of the world at his
beck and call should choose to spend
a day of his vacation in such humble
surroundings. But the call of our
childhood comes again and again,
some times very persistently, to all of
us, he we of high or low degree. Few
there are who do not entertain an
affection that will never die for the
place we knew as "home" in our
early years. No matter how small it
is, nor how its surroundings have
changed. It was the scene of Joys we
can never forget, and the time often
comes that brings with It a keen de
sire to go back again; to try, vainly
mayhap, to live over those happy,
happy days.
Memory garbs the old home with
a glamour that marble halls may not
hold, and at the call of the days agone
we go hurrying back to meet the
shadows of the things that were, con
tent to let the world of to-day roll on
apace while we live 'mid the scenes
of a rainbow-hued past.
Steelton is in the midst of an im
portant paving campaign, and has Just
determined to award a contract for
many of its hill streets to a company
bidding considerably more than a com
peting company in order to use material
having a rough surface rather than
asphalt.
UNITING FOR BUSINESS
RECENTLY Frank A. Vanderlip,
president of the National City
Bank of New York, delivered a
remarkable address before the
State Chamber of Commerce of New
Jersey. Mr. Vanderlip la one of the
recognized leaders in the financial
world and what he has to say comes
with special significance at this time.
He believes that nearly everything
that businessmen have to complain of
in the political tendency of the day
can be pretty directly traced to their
own neglect of their political duties.
On this point he says:
The stake which business men
have in the outcome is enormous.
Great as it is, however, it is of no
more concern to them, of no more
import to the future happiness of
their children, than it is to the con
dition and outlook of the humblest
of workers. . , _
A disaster to capital, a crippling
and discouragement of directive
ability, the disheartening of men of
enterprise, will not have its effects
confined to the class which you as
delegates from the Chambers of
Commerce represent. Its resu ts
will encompass the whole social
bodv. There is no man so humble
that his interest is not as great as
yours in the outcome.
Mr. Vanderlip has set forth In this
terse and convincing way the very
fundamental principle that is now at
stake in the present serious business
dilemma. There is an alarming in
crease of paternalism under the ex
isting administration at Washington
and we are plunging on along the lines
of theoretical government in such a
way as to cause thoughtful and con
structive minds to pause and ask,
whither are we drifting? The con
centration of authority in a central
government and the elimination of
the freedom of the State and local
governments is a serious proposition,
which, as Mr. Vanderlip observes, is
a significant phase of our political
life.
The constructive forces of the coun
try have been silent for years under
the calumny and the widespread eriU
cism of little men, and during the last
few years there has come into the
public life of the nation a large num
ber of half-baked theorists who have
vaunted their ideas of government and
business and pretty much everything
else at the expense of the prosperity
and happiness of the people. And
until the more sane and thoughtful
men and women realize that these
false teachers are creating distrust
and breaking down the barriers of
sanity there will be no change for
the better.
In the opinion of Mr. Vanderiip It
ought to be the business of the Cham
ber of Commerce and the other
organizations of businessmen to see
to it "that every misstatement of
fact, whether made In Congress, in
the press or in any public utterance,
is challenged. Let men understand
that loose statements, that misstate,
ments, can no longer go carelessly
on."
The time has come when common
sense must prevail in this country and
the demagogues and the over-ambi
tious men who for their own purposes
are misleading the people shall be
driven to the rear. Appeals to preju
dice and to class hatred and to the
discontented should be crushed as
one would crush the viper, and with
as little consideration.
"TEDDY" AS A WAR IjORD
HOW often nowadays do we hear
the remark. "It's a good thing
'Teddy' isn't President; he cer
tainly would have us in a war
with some nation!"
But is this attitude fair to the dis
tinguished citizen of Oyster Bay? An
admirer, discussing this tendency to
paint the Colonel as a flre-eating
statesman, says:
During the seven and one-half
years of his administration not one
single shot was fired against a for
eign foe. Speaking of htm as a war
lord, wits the peace of Portsmouth
the action of a war lord? The win
ning of the Nobel peace prize
clearly points out that he is not a
war lord. He did not go to war
with Venezuela merely because he
declined to be irritated by the ac
tions of a weak opponent. If Mr.
Wilson had followed his example
and sent the battle fleet around the
world the great European conflict
now being waged could have been
averted. The man who was once
called hasty and unsafe did more
for the permanent peace of the
world than any other diplomat of
his day.
Colonel Roosevelt may not always
be in harmony with the universal
peace advocates for, like many of his
fellow countrymen, he believes In an
efficient navy as the best guarantee
of peace, but the winner of an inter
national peace prize can hardly be
characterized as a war lord.
The south of Ireland and Ulster, It
appears, are out gunning together for j
stray Germans. J
EVENING CHAT 1
What are probably the largest flocks
of blackbirds seen In years have been
ohaerved In the vicinity of the city the
last week or ton days, and as though
they knew that they were protected by
law, and indeed by public opinion,
they come right into the city, some
having been seen settling In clouds in
fields in the lower end of the city, out
on the Hill and in the Tenth ward.
Reservoir Park is a common chatter
ing ground for the blackbirds and
some of the squads have been seen
foraging in Capitol and Riverside
Parks. One of the reasons advanced
for the size of the flocks is that they
have tncreased through the operation
of the law protecting them because of
their bug-destroying proclivities, shoot
ing of the grackels, purple wings and
eowbirds. as they are variously known,
having been stopped last fall. Orni
thologists says that there is nothing
unusual tn the gathering of the birds
at this time of the year In and about
Harrisburg. In some years gone by
they have been noticed flocking about
August 1. The birds commence to get
together about the time of the wheat
harvest, dozens having been noted in
the Cumberland Valley on July 4 and
in Lebanon Valley about July 10. For
weeks farmers in the lower end of
Dauphin county have '>een reporting
many blackbirds in pasture fields and
they have been numerous in the vicin
ity of Middletown. The farms about
Camp Hill also appear to be favorite
places for thf assembling of the birds
and men who have been observing say
that there are a couple of huge flock's
forming, one over around Shiremans
town and another on the hills back of
Steelton. There are probablv other
mobilization points for the birds and
shortly before they head for the south
in the middle of October there will be
further uniting of flocks which will be
well worth watching. For years the
birds have prone south right through
the Cumberland Valley, the passage
of the fliers being in regular clouds.
Theodore Forshey. the first assistant
foreman of the Relly Hose Company
got in on the Millersburg fire although
his company did not go to the blaze.
When he heard about it his zeal for
service caused him to hustle to the
place on the first train and he worked
throughout the fire and then in getting
things straightened out afterward. He
was complimented for his work.
Dauphin countlans, especially those
who attended the gs-eat reunion of the
Blue and the Gray at Gettysburg last
year, will regret to hear of the illness
of Rrigadier-General Hunter Ligget,
of the I'nited States Army. He was
commander of the great encampment
and was one of the hip figures, win
ning the friendship of thousands. Last
year he was ordered to the Mexican
border, commanding the Fourth Bri
gade. at Texas City, after having
served at the army war college, in
\\ ashlngton. He was taken ill a short
time ago and ordered to Hot Springs
for treatment.
The lions exhibited at Paxtang Park
furnished their own advertisement on
Monday morning as they were taken
through tho streets. The hpasts had
gone through the trip from Johnstown
and were not inclined to be very quiet.
They had been in their cars all night
and wanted air. So when they were
taken along the streets thev "roared
and growled beautifully. The result
was that people went to doors to see
what all the noise was about and the
Paxtang Park lions were immediately
talked about. The lions roared all the
way out Derry street.
Men who have been observing the
condition of the corn crop in Dauphin,
Cumberland and Lebanon counties sav
that except for some fields on hillsides
and some located so that thev get the
whole sweep of the wind the damage
done to crops by the wind has not
neen as great as feared. Of course,
on some farms the damage has been
heavy, but the storms appear to have
caused a condition in regard to the
corn crop very much like that which
periodically afflicts tlie peach crop
before it is gathered.
Those Harrisburgers who have been
in Germany are telling of the kaiser's
army and the famous "goose step"
causes much discussion. "The step is
one of the oddest things about the
troops." said one man. "It was de
vised by the kaiser and consists of men
stepping out with the leg rigid. Then
they bring the foot down with a slam,
l ou can Imagine the unearthly racket
it would makfl if a brigade would
march through Market Square. It
would be 'crash, crash, crash.' No
wonder they sang between steps in
Brussels." Another mari tells an in
teresting story about the kaiser. "You
have all heard how he rides about
Berlin on fine horses." said he. "Well,
when he starts from Potsdam he goes
in an auto. So does his horse until
he guts to Berlin environs. Then the
horse is taken out of his auto and
the kaiser gets out of his. The animal
is fresh and spirtted and the kaiser
goes in with a whirl."
The Rev. Dr. M. D. Llchleiter, chief
clerk of the Department of Agricul
ture, has been unusually honored at
the parent Chautauqua in New York
State this year. The doctor has been
one of the regular attendants at the
great educational gathering for years
and was re-elected president of the
alumni of 1893 for the sixteenth time.
He was the marshal of the First divi
sion on Recognition Day and led 200
persons through the Golden Gate, one
of the traditional ceremonies at the
Chautauqua.
1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE |
—H. P. Taylor, prominent in Pitts
burgh affairs, has been elected to the
presidency of the Ephrata and Leb
anon Street Railway.
—Richard Y. Cook, the Philadel
phia banker, started for Europe for a
vacation, but came back and Is in New
Hampshire.
—Judge C. D. Oopeland. of the
Westmoreland county courts, is fish
ing In Canada.
—Dr. S. C. Schmucker, of the West
Chester State Normal School, has been
delivering a course of lectures in West
ern Pennsylvania towns.
—lsaac W. Baum, the Washington
county Republican leader, has re
turned from Europe.
—J. G. McQuiston, Pittsburgh busi
ness man. has returned from a long
trip through the central western states.
—Harry Pratt McKean, of Philadel
phia, is spending the month in Colo
rado.
I NLW £
[From the Telegraph of Aug. 26, 1864.]
Nashville Sunk
Cavis, Aug. 26.—Admiral Farragut
made a reconnoissance to the ob
structions near Mobile. He found that
the Nashville was sunk across the
channel, making access to the city
impossible until she is removed.
Attempt to Cross Potomac
Washington, Aug. 26.—The right
wing of General Sheridan's line, held
by Nelson's cavalry division, was this
morning advanced, and met the
enemy in a severe engagement, which
was continued up to the time of de
parture of the train from Harper's
Ferry. The attack was made in con
sequence of movements on the part
of the enemy showing a design of
crossing the Potomac river on the
right wing of Sheridan's position. i
HORNER REPORTS
DAUPHIN RIGHT
Pronounced Growth of Republican
Sentiment Throughout the
Whole County Lately
BRUMBAUGH TO CARRY IT
Palmer-McCormick Leagues, Boys'
Auxiliaries and Other Demo
cratic Schemes On
William H. Horner, Dauphin, coun
ty's Republican chairman, will make a
line report on the situation in this
county when the Republican State
committeemen meet to-day in Pitts
burgh. The chairman has gone over
the whole county and has talked with
men from every district and the situa
tion is regarded as excellent.
The Republican lines have been re
formed and the sentiment, which was
divided two years ago, is now for Re
publican success. Dr. Brumbaugh is
especially strong throughout the
county and men who were against
Senator Penrose two years ago are for
hini now. According to reports many
Democrats will refuse to follow any
fusion combination on the ground
that it would be Infamous to unite
with Bull Moosers, whose chief has
assailed President Wilson more vio
lently than any Republican.
Badly rattled by the growth of Re
publican sentiment and the turning of
many men against Vance C. McCor
inick, Democratic can
didate for Governor, be
cause of the boss meth- Forming
ods used in his selection, Leagrucs
the personal followers of Nowadays
McCormick are scouting
and organizing "leagues"
with the aid of a few men who are
hoping for the support of what is left
of McCormick's machine next year
when the county officers are to be
elected. The scheme Is to form
Palmer-McCormick leagues in the
small towns, and this has been found
to be easy because there are enough
Democrats who have read of the lavish
campaign expenditures in the prima
ries to want to be in line. Then, too,
there is an impressive list of officers,
so that those whose vanity leans in
that direction may be tickled.
While the Pa-Mc leagues are being
formed in enginehouses and various
other places throughout the county,
the famous banner of
the primary campaign
Pa-Mc Will which floated over
Restore the Market street near
Palo Banner the Square, has been
taken in for repairs.
The excuse is that the
big storm of a week ago ripped off a
piece of Palmer's nose. As a matter
of fact the portraits of both Palmer
and McCormick resembled pictures
which had been taken when both had
been suffering from the shock of re
ports about Republican strength and
the rains and winds had caused them
to grow still paler. So the storm of
fered a good excuse to take down the
$162.34 banner and paint new pictures
thereon. The Pa-Mc League, which
has been withdrawn to its final line
of defense in the Patriot Building,
will hold an ice cream social on the
evening of the day the banner is re
stored. By that time some assurance
regarding the funds for the campaign
will be in hand and delegations from
the leagues "organized' at Halifax,
Dauphin, Enhaut, Inglenook, Hills
dale and Rattling Run will attend.
Each vistior will be given a pink slip
entitling him to two plates of ice
cream and a look at the Patriot lino
types.
Plans for some forlorn hope work
were made In the Democratic State
windmill last night following the sixth
of State Chairman
Roland 8. Morris'
receiving days. The 'Gloomy Days
day was advanced Around the
from Tuesday to Big Windmill
Thursday because
the chairman wants
to help organize the boys' auxiliary
in Philadelphia later In the week, but
the function was nevertheless a suc
cess. Joseph F. Gfiffey and Arthur
McKean brought a lot of reports about
(lisorganizations among the Western
Pennsylvania Democrats due to the
arbitrary distribution of patronage
and other men talked of troubles in
their home districts. Jim Blakslee,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General,
took some more time off his job at
Washington and was at headquarters.
Of course, with the official "heads
man" around patronage was not dis
cussed. Chairman Morris went back
to Philadelphia last night with
gloomy thoughts and Guffey went to
Pittsburgh to see the Republicans at
work. This morning Candidate Mc-
Cormick went to Cambria county,
where he was given a terrific beating
in the primaries, to try and line up
the workers. Cambria is next to Blair,
where Democrats are in open revolt
against the machine.
The Philadelphia Press of to-day
gives this interesting bit of informa
tion regarding the "United and Har
monious Democracy" of
which the mourning
Bromley beagle occasionally
Gives Off speaks: " 'Without re-
New Dcfi gard to the organization
by the reorganizer fac-
tion of Democracy of the
Boy Scouts and others to work for the
Democratic success, the legally con
stituted Democratic city committee,
with Its trained workers, purposes go
ing ahead with utmost diligence get
ting out the vote,' said Chairman B.
Gordon Bromley yesterday—evidenc
ing again the clash which exists be
tween the two wings of the party. Mr.
Bromley added that while the Pal
mer-McCormick League, under re
organizer control, was at full liberty
to organize its own city committee, as
is planned at a meeting to be held to
night, the Old Guard committee would
proceed on its own course and In its
own way."
A Pittsburgh dispatch gives the fol
lowing regarding the visit of Senator
Penrose to the workshops of the world:
"After conferring with
representative labor 1 n g
men and visiting some Penrose
of the great Industrial Certain
plants of Pitts burgh, of West
where he investigated
conditions and talked
with many of the wage-earners, Sen
ator Boies Penrose confidently predict
ed that Allegheny and other counties
of Southwestern Pennsylvania would
record heavy Republican majorities in
November, because the labor element
will vote the Republican ticket. Pitts
burgh, to a greater extent than any
other laboring district In the country,
he said, shows the destructive effects
of Democratic tariff legislation.
"Senator Penrose will go to Waynes
burg, Green county, for a speech on
Thursday night. He will be In Har
rlsburg Friday night. The following
night, Saturday, there will be a State
gathering of Republicans in Fogles
vllle, J>ehigh county, where the State
campaign will be formally opened.
Senator Penrose returns to Pittsburgh
the latter part of the. month and will
spend two weeks here, radiating out
of Pittsburgh for trips to western
county scats." J
1 V^ R V 5 G B o UR T G o- I
[From the Telegraph of Aug. 26, 1864.]
Large Hear Killed
A large she-bear was killed near
Lewistown, a few (lays ago. She had
been devouring numerous pigs, etc.,
In tho neighborhood, but now her "oc
cupation is gone."
Plck|MM'kots Here Again
Large number of pickpockets have
again congregated here. Their ob
ject Is to relieve recruits of their boun
ty. No doubt they accept to reiap a
rich harvest, as an abundance of
greenbacks are afloat.
IITTERSTQTHEEDITOR 1
GHRSIAN VIEW OP WAR
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
I am a reader of your estimable
paper, and thus l'ar 1 have found you
unbiased anent the European coun
tries. But 1 read two items to-day,
August 24, which should not be Ignored. |
If an Knglish novelist is to be the guide
and mouthpiece of the nations, then I
we ought to fall on our knees and beg
for mercy to let us live. The item 1
refer to was headed: "Destroy Germany, l|
or England Will Perish." Of course,
this is the desire of England, as well
as all the rest of the enemies of Ger
many. The fact is, that France has de
clared over twenty times war against 1
Germany during three centuries, mho
is the disturber of peace? When Bis
marck united Germany, 1870, during
the Franco-Prussian War, it became a
mighty power and remained thus unt'l
this day. But it has never abused its.
power—peace and prosperity reigned
during all this time from 1871-1914.
Whereas England robbed the Boers of
their liberty, and aided Japan to thrash
Kussia. Now they a*e friends, Japan
included—that savors strong after con
spiracy. They all know that one na
tion Is not able to conquer Germany;
now they must all join in, with one ob
ject, to destroy Germany. Germany
did not ruin France in 1871—It made
France mind Its own business. A more
meddlesome nation Is not found on the
face of the earth, and England is the
same. Although they have come to
grief in America, England has not
learned its lesson as yet. I hope that
England will get whipped. Should any
English say ought against, then 1 say:
I have as much right to wish this as
the English novelist has to wish that
Germany should be destroyed.
The Steelton subjects of the Kaiser
did well to enter protest against the
English action to carry the war to
Asia —it Is an act beyond all decency.
The Japs have not taken Kalp-Chow
as yet—and it may be that their navy
will he condemned to inactivity, just
like the English is at present.
The Allies seem to put their trust
now in Hussia. Let me tell you, al
though the Russians have entered upon
German territory, they will not remain
there for any length of time. It may
be easier for Germany to strike the
Russian army on its own territory.
As yet Germany has not been beaten,
and I hope It will never be.
Yours, very truly,
C. F. TIEMANN,
206 South Third street.
Steelton, Pa., Aug. 21, 1914.
i EDITORIAL COMMENT^
Many Americans will know more
about international law when this war
is over than at least one Secretary of
State did when he took oftice.—Phila
delphia Public Ledger.
SHERMAN AGAIN
[From the Greensburg Tribune.]
We are having some hot weather
these days, but just think of the
weather they must be having in all
parts of Belgium.
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN
| From the Philadelphia Bulletin.]
The European war, both in its di
version of public attention from local
topics of discussion and in the develop
ment of new phases of domestic prob
lems, is likely to make the task of cam
paign managers, particularly those on
the offensive, somewhat more difficult
than was anticipated a few months ago.
Yet the underlying situation and the
permanent issues, which are to last and
which are within the province of the
voters of Pennsylvania to determine in
the coming elections, have not changed
a dot by reason of the quarrels of Eu
rope. And the duty which confronts
the Republican State committee meet
ing at Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and
the candidates who immediately there
after will inaugurate the campaign. Is
identical witli that which was so gen
erally recognized two months ago.
No necessity of artificially preparing
issues exists this year. Nor should any
artificially exploited issues, which for
the moment may make specious appeal
to public sentiment, he allowed to di
vert attention from the material points
of (he contest. The battle-line is to be
a straight-out array of the Democratic
administration against Republicanism,
of the innovations of the Wilson ad
ministration in tariff policy, in revenue
taxation, in regulation of and Interfer
ence with business by the creation of
the Interstate Trade Commission and
otherwise, and in its general attitude
toward industry and trade, against the
traditional support and maintenance of
business and Industrial employment of
the Republican policy under which
Pennsylvania has prospered and of
which it has heretofore been the rec
ognized exponent.
There can be no altering of the lines
or the Issues. The spectacle of war,
with its devastation of Europe only em
| phasizes the importance and absolute
necessity of so developing our own re
sources and Industries that the United
States shall he absolutely self-sustain
ing under whatever emergency may
arise, which principle is the genius of
Republican policy and the keynote of
party campaigns.
I POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS I
—Perhaps it would be a good thing
to send some of the Pa-Mc league or
ganizers up to Blair county.
—Montgomery's Democratic com
mittee meets to-niorrow. Will it be a
repetition of Blair's Democracy?
—A branch of the Pa-Mc League
will he organized at Blndnaugle's
Church soon.
—Dr. Brumbaugh's welcome in
Huntingdon county will be worth
while.
—The scrap between Huntingdon
Democrats will be aired in court next
month.
—The boys' auxiliary organization
is to be pushed. Wonder who will
finance it.
—Also who is putting up the money
for the Palmer-McCormlck leagues
being organized in Dauphin county?
Atlantic City Excursion Special
Through Train Next Sunday
Pennsylvania Railroad low rate one
day outing. See Ticket Agent.—Adver
tisement.
AN EVENING THOUGHT
"Life no doubt Is paved with en
joyments, but we must all expect
times of anxiety, of suffering and
i of sorrow; and when these come
It is an inestimable comfort to
have some deep Interest which
will, at any rate to some extent,
enable us to escape from our
selves." —Sir John Lubbock.
Corns Go! You Bet.
Just Use "Putnam's."
Nothing simple in the way Putnaw<s
i Extractor clears away corns lt's
magical.
No more of the old-fashioned fuss
ing with pads, plasters and flesh-eat
ing salves. Away with such relics of
: the past.
The best, newest, surest and most
dependable remover of corns, callous
i es and foot lumps Is Putnam's Corn
Extractor.
You'll be satisfied, you'll have happy
feet, you'll dance with joy after using
Putnam's Extractor, 25c at dealers
everywhere, and at C. M. Forney's. —
Advertisement. J
Distinctively individual
/ IKE TURKISH BLEND . I
CIGARETTE
A great scholar said they
-were distinctively indivia* I
ual-yovfli find them so I ■
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OUR DAILY LAUGH *I
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Her Prefrretior Strong Inmglnn-
The Summer tlon
Girl—Rags, you're Gee! DIB IS de
a nice doggie, but stunt fer a hot I
I do wlsht you day! Settin' here
was a man. readin' Peary's
Arctic travels!
Sllfe
Say. Pop, the
flsh Is t>ltin'.
All right, son. For Pleasure Only
Jes' stay right "My! I just
here an' they hope I won't catch
won't bite ye a flsh! They're so
none! squlggelly.
MY OWN FAt'l-T
By Wing Dinger
When other fellows went away.
To spend a week or two,
To help them out while they were gone
I'd try their work to do.
With duties doubled, I came back
At night apd worked till late;
It kept me busy trying to
Keep theirs and my work straight.
And when their holiday was o'er,
They came back home to find
No stack of correspondence high
Through which they'd have to grind.
On Friday last 1 went away
And came back home last night,
And when I saw my desk to-day
I started in to fight.
I nailed the boobs whom 1 had helped,
But all they had to say
Was, "We'd have cleaned things up,
had you
Said you'd be back to-day."
M'CORMICK. THE "ANGKI/'
[Dewisburg News.]
With no chance of being elected Gov- 1
ernor over that giant intellect and
man of the plain people, Dr. Martin j
G. Brumbaugh, Vance McOormlck, the
snobbish hothouse millionaire, is
showing what a fool a man can make
of himself and how many fools there
are who trail after his inherited dol
lars. He spent more, than thirty-three
thousand dollars to get a counterfeit
Democratic nomination, and Is now
being played l>y numerous hangers-on
as a honey boy "angel." He's the
softest thing who has come along the
line for some time, and many there
are who are pulling his leg which the
tyro believes to indicate his personal
popularity!
Lately he has become impudent and
abusive. He even expects Republicans
to stand aside and make a fuss over
him. Recently on two occasions, at
Blain and Path Valley, the vain little
money cock had the assurance to talk
politics when reqested to refrain from
it by the management and which the
other speakers did. Too cowardly to
attack the Republicans who spoke
from the same platform, he uses his
llarrisburg Patriot through which to
SPECIAL US!
GAS RANGE IllSi
REDUCTION
Easy Terms I
$3 Down |p pjf
$3 a Month / |
4* 4* 4* o
Until the End of September, $24
10 Per Cent. Allowed for Cash
During the remainder of August and all of
September we make a reduction of $5 on our Short
"Quality" Cabinet Gas Range.
These ranges take up no more floor space than
double oven ranges —36 inches without end shelf,
44 inches with end shelf. Price with end shelf,
$26.
All of the advantages of the larger Cabinets are
embodied in these ranges. They are all new, right
out of our 1914 stock, and fully guaranteed.
See the display at the Gas Office or ask us to
send a representative.
HARRISBURG GAS COMPANY
j show what a real little man part of
I the Democratic party nominated to
| lead them to defeat, and that a mil
lionaire can lose his goat and become
a common blackguard.
The editor of the Saturday News
met this counterfeit, who is every
where boosted by the Democratic preßs
as a gentleman, on the platform and
there treated him with every degree of
i courtesy, but because we do not agree
politically with him McCormiek turned
his Patriot against us in unjustifiable
assault, using the coat tail bearer of
Bill Flinn, the Bull Moose barnacle
Dietrich, to throw his mud.
"Angel" McCorm*ck should read the
lives of our Governors and he will find
that all have been poor men. Million
aires are not wanted for the executive
chair. They are nowhere near the
pulse of the plain people, and only
two men were ever remembered on
account of their riches, Croesus and
Dives. The one was loathed and exe
crated; the other is remembered only
because his name is associated with
that of a beggar. "Angel" McCormlck
will also learn that cheap blackguard-
Ism Is only trash in politics and never
made a vote. Thus far he has only
succeeded in discrediting his family
name and betraying a species of de
generacy in taking himself seriously
when he is regarded merely a joke
and an "angel" for the hangers-on.
Better cut out the rotten stuff. Mr.
McCormlck. and try to be a gentleman.
Second Fly Contest
of the Civic Club
AUGUST 3 TO
SKPTKMIIRR 2«
far flrat prlM| irveral other
prlxen. ati<l * rentn n pint for (ill
film brought In on the 'JOth of Sep
tember.
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ADOGRAM
No. 12
Some people's idea of co
i operation is to let the other
! fellow shake the tree, while
they eat the apples.
i True eo-operation is a pull to
gether for the success goal. When
national advertisers use the
[ newspapers to create a demand
■ i for their products, shrewd mer
i chants co-operate by showing
the goods. It is a "pull together"
that means Increased sales and
satisfied patrons.
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