6 BARRISBIRG TELEGRAPH Eitobiitkti *l}' PUBLISHED BT HUE TELEGRAPH PHINTINQ CO. B. J. STACKPOLE. Pres't and Traas'r. F. R. OYSTER, Seoretary. BUS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor. Published every evening (except Sun day), at the Telegraph Building, 111 Federal Square. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building New York City, Hasbrook. Story ® Brooks. Western OfTlce, 12S West Madison street, Chicago, 111.. Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at six cents a weeK Mailed to aubicrlberi at 13.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg as second class matter. ' 1 /f tN The Association of Amur 'i |SFi!S| icto Advertiser* has ax- / yj/mmr ammed and certified to i I the circulation of this pab- i l licatien. The figures of circulation I' ! I eontained in the Association's re- 11 ■ > port only are guaranteed. i; Association of American Advertisers J > j No. 2333 Whitehall Bldg. N. Y. City •worm dolly average for the uiouth •) • July, 1914 * 23,169 * Average for the year 1913—21,077 Average for Ihr yeer 1012—21,175 Averuge for the year 1911—18,851 Average for the year 1810—17,490 TELEPHONES! Bell Private Branch Exchange No. 1040. United Business OfTlce. 203. Editorial Room 686. Job Dept. 101. THIRSDAY KVKMXG, AUGUST 27 REPUBLICAN MOBILIZATION IF there was any doubt in the mind of any Republican as to the nature of the State campaign this year, that doubt must have been dispelled yesterday. The formal opening of the campaign at Pittsburgh was charac terized by the greatest enthusiasm that has ever marked the beginning of an Important political battle. Men from all parts of the State were present and everywhere was manifest the earnest determination of the party leaders representing the cohesive organization of Republican forces to conduct this year the most aggressive fight that has been made in the history of the Re publican party. Whatever differences weakened the organization two years ago have prac tically disappeared and there is now a united and forceful body of Repub licans anxious for the fray and ready to re-establisb the dominance of the party of protection and prosperity. The little men who have been fussing up and down the State in an effort to draw attention to themselves must see In the gathering at Pittsburgh the finish of their self-exploited ambitions. From now on thR Republican leaders and the nominees of the party will go out among the people and the con structive Republican policies will be presented as only men of large ex perience and recognized ability can present tbem to the people. Tom-tit politics has about had its day in Pennsylvania and tbe voters of all parties have become weary of the constant repetition of stale platitudes and still more stale abuse of an Im perial Commonwealth whose achieve ments have been the wonder and ad miration of the country. Perhaps the most significant fea ture of the Pittsburgh demonstration was the tremendous enthusiasm over Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, who made his first appearance since the people nominated him for Governor. His address last night was a keynote de liverance and what he said will be accepted by men of all parties as the Inspiration of the gubernatorial can vass. As we have always contended, tinder the new primary system the candidate for office goes before the people upon his personal platform. While the party deliverances are In teresting they are not vital with re fepect to the individual nominee. Dr. Brumbaugh repeated in his address the pledges of his primary campaign and upon these he will stand. Justice to lahor, good roads, local toptlon, State civil service, woman's suffrage, conservation of our resources, Advanced educational policies, a re organized treatment of charities and a ■wider freedom in local municipal regulations. These are his planks. Could any man stand upon a more sane, a more constructive, a ac ceptable platform for all the people? "Ha\'lng put my hand to the plow," continues Dr. Brumbaugh, "I shall not look back, but forward, plowing as straight a furrow as I know how to (plow, as straight as God helps me to plow." This is the declaration of the distinguished candidate of the Re publican party for Governor and no snarling and snapping and misrepre sentation of the little men who are striving to keep themselves before tho people will have any other effect than to bring them into unfavorable com parison with the splendid leader of the Republican State ticket. Every thoughtful and sincere citl ren of the State should read Dr. Brum baugh's address. It rings with sin cerity and It breathes the spirit of the progress and genius of Pennsylvania. Senator Penrose made one of his most forceful speeches, leaving to Dr. Brumbaugh entirely the discussion of State issues. In this campaign the senior Senator, with his large experi ence in the national counsels, will dis cuss the follies of the Wilson Adminis tration and point out the real achieve ments of the Republican party. Every where he goes Senator Penrose im presses all classes of citizens with his ability and the Importance of return ing to Washington those who under stand the needs of this great Com (tnonwealth and who appreciate the serious effects of Democratic experi ment. Henry Houck was there the apostle, of sunshine and optimism, and Mayor THURSDAY EVENING, Frank B. McClain and the other Re publican nominees, and it was alto gether a fitting alignment of the Re publican fighting forces, an assurance and earnest of a great party triumph. If the war keeps up long enough, Mrs. Pankhurst may have to go on a real "hunger strike." THE FAIRS THE never ending wonder of those who have given the matter thought is the perpetual popu larity of the Grangers' Picnic at Williams Grove. Year in and year out it draws its thousands with undimin ished interest and enthusiasm. Peo ple come hundreds of miles to see the threshers thresh, the mowers mow and the barkers bark. About the only explanation is that the public likes crowds, that it is fond of fairs and expositions and that the exposi tion manager who best appeals to the whims and interests of the people is sure of getting big crowds whenever he throws open his gates. The same Is true of the county fair. Many of them have little to offer that those who attend have not seen a score of times before. Still they give up a day or two of their time and much of their hard earned money to be in the throng that ia-part and parcel of the yearly attractions. The American public likes its enter tainment on a large scale and it finds much enjoyment in big crowds. There fore it is with but little alarm that the Panama-American Exposition is looking forward to next year, with half the world at war. The exposi tion is to be so large and so novel that those who are at its head figure- that sufficient Americans will attend to make it profitable. With Jack Johnson at the front, the French ought to insist on Marquis of Queensbury rules. SI,AI* AT 'CIVIL SERVICE THE Moon bill, just passed by the Democratic House and now be fore the Senate, is a severe slap at the principles of civil service. Indeed, it is the hardest of the many blows that the Democrats have struck at the merit system since they went into office, pledged to fair play and the continuance of a policy that was one of the cardinal principles of that really great Democrat, Grover Cleve land. The Moon bill provides for civil ser vice examinations for all assistant postmasters of the country who have heretofore been under the civil ser vice protection by order of the Presi dent. Of course, the purpose of the bill is to give the Democrats oppor tunity to throw out experienced men and put in political favorites. The assistant postmasters now in office are experienced men. They have proved their efficiency by doing their duty well enough to be retained term after term. Many of them know no other line of w/ork. The Democrats have shown such greed for office since they came into power that they will not hesitate to abuse the provisions of the civil ser vice they are attempting to prostitute. The Moon bill is to be the tool of corruption in the hands of civil ser vice examiners, whose political duty it will be to see to it that all who will not bow to the Democratic political machine are thrown out of office and replaced by Democrats, green to the work and inefficient, in many cases, in order that political fences may be strengthened. If the Senate has a grain of decency left it will kill this pernicious bill. After to-day the Republican host, the mobilization having been accomplished according to a definite plan, will move forward against the wavering lines of the enemy of protection and prosperity and bis pop-gun fleet. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS WHILE Opportunity stands with a sledgehammer pounding at our doors a paternalistic ad- ministration at Washington and a President obsessed with aca demic notions of government con tinues to Insist upon a program of his own for the purchase of merchant vessels by the Government. Protests are going up all over the country against this proposition, but the Wll sonlan mind is suffering from self hypnotism and the country must wait the passing of the trance. Meanwhile the trade and commerce and Indus try of the nation mark time. Leaders of thought, economic giants, constructive forces In all lines, are urging an abandonment of the government ownership scheme, but the autocrat of the White House per sists and Congress wabbles. Business beckons Uncle Sam. Capi tal Is here in abundance, great crops are ready for shipment to foreign ports. All the world recognizes the opportunity of the American people, but we must wait until an accidental administration fiddles on Its one string of centralization of power and regu lation. A patient people will continue to be patient yet a little while and then their voice will be heard through the ballot In Buch a way as to stay the j hand of the experimentalist. "People travel all over Europe," said a stranger as he walked along the River Front this morning, "and they see nothing finer than this." He was more than enthusiastic over the Im provements and the magnificent scenery. Glove Supply In United States Short and Prices Rising.—News paper headline. Here's a chance for the girls to ac quire the art of knitting and restore the pulse-warmer and mitts of other days. Brother Carranza will not be recog nized at Washington until there shall have been another period of "watchful waiting." And still the dead branches of trees decorate the shrubbery of the river slope at several places where the visitor is most 'likely to see them. When the Mikado sent an official messenger to notify his distinguished ancestors that war had been declared on Germany, he did a kind and thoughtful thing. There has been no word from th« ancestors yet. □evening CHAT 1 James F. F. Archibald's article on the armies of Europe in the World's Work. In which he mentions the fact that a regiment of Austro-Hungarlan Infantry contained men who had served in the National Guard of Penn vanla, has attracted much attention among people here and caused much discussion yesterday and last night. A national guardsman of long experi ence In the State service and a keen observer said in speaking about the matter: "The presence of former guardsmen of Pennsylvania in the army at home is easily explained. I recall when we served in the anthra cite coal strikes that some of the men in the companies in the Eighth. Ninth and Thirteenth Infantry were miners and men of foreign birth. They were of the best type of foreigners, not the kind that made trouble in strikes and threw rocks and stirred up trouble for everyone, but men of brains and thrifty. They worked in the mines and took great interest in military affairs with which they were con nected when home. I have known of instances of these men working deep down in mines to respond to a call for the Guard and to go on duty among their fellows, aiding to guard mine property and keeping ordter. The quarrelsome element had a great re spect for them, too. These men were splendid citizens and it is regrettable that they should go back to the home country, because we need such men here. Whatever fighting they may be in you may depend upon it that they will give a good account of them selves. I would like to know the regi ments in which some of these former comrades of ours served, for their course in this war would be of much interest." The person who thinks that the average person is not interested in the work of constructing the wall along the Susquehanna only has to take a walk to learn the difference. Every place where the building operations are under way is the center of an in terested group of spectators and the progress of the operations attracts much attention daily. Some of the men who visit the work keep tabs on every yard. The work attracts even attention of automobilists, who stop their cars and go to the edge to see how things are moving along. As for the canoeists, they are hoping for the day when the work is finished. Next week some of the men most prominent in the work of the United States government will gather here for the discussion of propositions to make uniform the system of reports for accidents in the industrial es tablishments of the country. Pennsyl vania, being the premier industrial state, the national authorities have welcomed the suggestion of the offi cials of the. State Department of Labor and Industry that the nation and states have the same system so that tabs can be easier kept on accident statistics and the burden for the manu facturer lessened. It will take another week to ob literate the evidences of the big storm of last week from the parks and some of the streets. There are trees which must be patched up and some which, having been blown down; must be re moved. The storms this summer have been very destructive for many of the finest trees about the city, especially along the river front, where they felt the full force of the wind. Strange to say, trees in Capitol, Wildwood and Reservoir Parks have not been dam aged to any extent. A war argument on a street car was settled in an unexpected manner the other evening and from an Ameri can point of view. Two men on a Steelton car got into a discussion of the merits of the English and German sides and the German was getting away with It because he was ringing in the danger of a Slav dominance in Europe. He asserted that Germany had always been America's friend. "How about 1898?" put in a man on a nearby seat. "Why? What's that got to do with it?" asked the pro-German. "Well, I was in Manila Bay when Dewey had to make threats of war to keep the German admiral from mix ing into our affairs. That's all," was the retort. The argument ended. More mofhs have been caught in Harrisburg the last few days than for years and all because of a little news paper story that was sent out from Washington last Friday. It appears that some of the government bug stu dents colored wings of moths of the army worm and turned them loose from various points to test the distri bution of the worm. As a consequence a number of amateur entomologists have been catching every bug that comes along and "saddlebacks," "moon" and "Io" moths have been captured, but very few of the army worm variety. Some looking very much like it were found in Capitol Park, where, strange to say, the San Jose scale roams about, but they were not the dreaded pest. A truck driver for one of Harris burg's mercantile concerns has been much annoyed by children climbing on the rear of his vehicle. He has no objections to them enjoying a free ride himself, but has orders to bar the practice on account of its danger. For a long time the best the driver could do was to flourish his whip and look fierce, hut the bolder youngsters kept right on "hangin' on behind." But now the. driver has an automatic device that does the work. He carries a little fox-terrier on the rear of the wagon, and if any youngster ventures to lay hands on the rear of the truck for the purpose of stealing a ride the dog springs at him like a jack-ln-the-hox. Needless to say, the children are leav ing the truck severely alone. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —Mayor John E. Reynolds, of Meadville. who welcomed the third class city officials, served In council for years. —H. Clay Campbell, Jefferson county's oldest lawyer, has celebrated his golden wedding anniversary. —C. B. Gorsuch, Pittsburgh railroad man, Is taking oflltcals who object to speed of trains for rides on engines to see how it goes. —William Coleman Freeman, of Cornwall, Is spending August In Maine. —Edward H. Coates. of Philadel phia, who has been In Europe, will soon sail for this country. j EDITORIAL COMMENT") Tf he knows who is responsible for stirring up more trouble in Mexico, the President might jog things along by the casual mention of a few names. —Philadelphia North American. If the Colonel and the Same Old Bill get together in New York It will be a case of the lame helping the blind.—Philadelphia Bulletin. If that European war results In the destruction of many English and Ger man warships the United States is going to come out at the end of the conflict with the biggest navy In the .world. —Philadelphia Press. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FUSION CONFAB IS JUST ABOUT REM)! McCormick Eager to Stem the Rout of the Machine Democracy by a Party Dicker PALMER READY TO QUIT But Will Make a Speech About Penrose Before He Retires From the Hard Race According to rumors which are afloat in the city to-day the final con ference on the subject of fusion on a State ticket will be held within a fort night by bosses representing the Mc- Cormick-Palmer machine and the Fllnn wing of the Bull Moose organi zation. Candidate McCormick Is said to be thoroughly alarmed over the prospects and to be willing to enter into any dicker to stem the rout of the Democratic organization which he has built up through prejudice, fed eral patronage and cash and the other Democratic candidates, with exception of William N. McNair, who is running for secretary of internal affairs, are said to be perfectly willing to get out of the hopeless race. Men in touch with Democratic and Washington party affairs admitted to day that after the wonderful gather ing of Republicans at Pittsburgh yes terday there is nothing for the Demo crats to do except fuse if they would make any kind of a showing at the November election. And privately some of them smiled when asked if they thought that fusion would help at all. McCormick is so eager to advance his fortunes that he is willing to make any kind of a dicker with the Bull Moosers and the emis saries who have been chasing around in his McCormick behalf have been hint- Worried at ing that there would Prospects be no difficulty about the waging of the cam paign if the people opposed to Re publicans would only unite on the Lit tle Boss from Dauphin county. Ac cording to a story which came to the city this morning McCormick was chagrined at the coolness of the re ception accorded to him in Cambria county yesterday and the manner in which folks cottoned to McNair. It will be recalled that McCormick was badly beaten in Cambria and McNair ran very well. McCormick is said to be eager to get the rows in Blair, Huntingdon and Luzerne counties patched up, but does not know how. While fusion is much talked of, there are half a dozen obstacles which the McCormick people must overcome and if they are sur mounted it is doubt- Fusion Must ful whether there Overcome a will not be awful Lot of Tilings comebacks in the Fall. In the first place thousands of Democratic and Washington party voters differ on national issues. The Washington party came into existence on national issues and its chief has denounced Wilson. Then, supposing that fusion should be effected, there would be presented the odd spectacle of President Wilson standing sponsor for a candidate for United States Sen ator opposed to many of his policies. There would be the question of spoils, as Democrats need not for a minute imagine that the Bull Moosers are not going to demand and secure water tight promises on what jobs they are to get on Capitol Hill before they agree to accept McCormick. It might be added that thus far Dean Lewis has not shown much eagerness to re tire in favor of McCormick and that the dean is planning many speeches. Republicans from Central Pennsyl vania counties and men connected with Capitol Hill departments spoke en thusiastically to-day about the great meet ing of the Republi- Good Reports cans in Pittsburgh Given For yesterday and all Tills District agreed that Dr. Brumbaugh would make a great campaigner. The meet ing was described.as one of the strong est gatherings in years and was marked by hearty greetings for the candidates. The Dauphin and Cum berland county men gave good re ports of the prospects and from a number of the other counties in this section the reports were excellent. Lancaster county and the Juniata val ley are going to roll up big Brum baugh majorities. Senator Penrose and Dr. Brum baugh are making tours in western Pennsylvania to-day. The Senator reft this morning for Washington and Greene Candidates counties and will be at Tom-ins: I" the Greene county fair tlie West to-day. Dr. Brumbaugh Is visiting districts about Pittsburgh and making a number of speeches at meet ings. He will be accompanied about Allegheny county by Chairman Christy. To-morrow Dr. Brumbaugh will visit his home county of Hunting don and will he given a welcome In the evening. Senator Penrose will be here on Friday and spend the night, going next day to Lehigh county. Dr. Brumbaugh will speak in Lehigh county, too. Dauphin county Republican legisla tive candidates—Nissley and Young— will attend the Enterline farmers' pic nic on Saturday. They have been as sured of a hearty welcome by thou sands of people. Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer hastened to excuse his long absence from Congress last night on the occa sion of the passage of the bill to dock congressmen Palmer's who do not attend to busi- Statcmcnt ness. He gave out a Amusing statement in which he abused his rivals and then declared that the work in which he was engaged meant more to the people of Pennsylvania than the $2 0 a day did to him. Inasmuch as Palmer has been playing golf and politics, it Is difficult to see where the people have been gainers. Palmer has been one of the worst absentees and as only a short time ago he was pro claimed by the Market Square wind mill as the leader of the President's friends on the floor of the House the stand taken by the congressman Is rather difficult to work out. His re marks add to the interest of a very lively campaign, however. 1 POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS I —Western Pennsylvania's greeting to Brumbaugh was not well received in Market Square. The worst is yet to come. —The Pa-Mc league of Deodate is expected to parade in this city shortly. —Those Palmer-McCormick adver-' [ tisements make one wonder if -iny other Democrats are running on the State ticket. —Some of the Washington party ac tivities In this section do not look much like fusion. —The Washington party committee will meet to-night to arrange for the Lewis meeting here next week. —There will be a big Republican time at Williams Grove next week. Penrose and Brumbaugh will speak on Republican day Thursday. —McCormick and Berry are going to trail the Republican legislative can didates In the upper end of the county and to the Enterline picnic. ( OUR DAILY jj The Silly Senann Tnken the nturiiH What do you see "The baler has In me to love? a large dramatic This Is the silly experience." season, you must "How so?" remember. "He's always creating rolls." jii A Soft Ilriul »• „ "I hear that De Hnhlt* of the Sapp has run H'^'l through his in- "Well, did them heritance and is moving picture looking for a job. people get pic- He won't have as tures of every soft a thing as he thing on the has had." farm? "Oh, T don't "Everything but know; he'll have a the hired man. soft thing as long They couldn t | as he doesn't lose ketch him in mo- i I his head." tlon." A SURE CUBE Dy Wing Dinger Feeling grouchy! What a shame! For it shouldn't be. You can drive it all away— Take this tip from me. Form a party of your friends, Large as you may care, Take the train and spend a day At some County Fair. Thursday Is, of course, the day That you ought to go, For that is the big day when Most folks go. you kn >w. See the crowds, exhibits and Do the sideshows, too. Gee, it's Just the remedy For the chap that's blue. NEWS DISPATCHES OF THE CIVIL WAR [From the Telegraph. Aug. 27, 1864.] Enemy Repulsed Harper's Ferry, Aug. 27. —The enemy made an attempt to cross Into Maryland to-day with two regiments of cavalry and some infantry. After a spirited fight of several hours' du ration, they were repulsed by General Averlll, with heavy loss. Go After Conscripts Roanoke Island, Aug. 27. —Reliable information received here states that a' rebel force, commanded by Major Whitford and Captain Kris, went to Greensborough, North Carolina, for conscripts for the rebel army. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY i [From the Telegraph, Aug. 27, 1864.] Killed on Railroad Abraham Livingston lost his life in a railroad accident which occurred three miles from this city. It appears that a culvert was being repaired, and Mr. Livingston attempted to cross the track, with a piece of wood, when the 11 o'clock train threw him down and dragged him a considerable distance. Council Appropriates Money The city council last night passed an ordinance appropriating $127,000 for the bounties to volunteers THANK GOD. WE ARE AMERICANS! [From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.] Of all the great countries In the world the United States is the only ono which to-day is creating new wealth Instead of violently destroying wealth nrcnmulated In the past. It is the only land among those of first magnitude in which a dollar Is safe from the on slaught of armies and navies. The United States Is much more than at peace with the world. It has become I the world's storekeeper and the world's only safe hanker. This Is the earth's unparalleled granary. Here lie the most coal anl the richest oil fields. Upon our Southern plantations grow ovor two-thirds of the cotton for the entire human rare. More than half of all the corn which this summer's sun will turn In'o a golden harvest is ripening In American fields. Nowhere else are such stupendous droves of hogs and herds of cattle. Other lands sell more articles manu factured from raw materials, some of which come from our own country, hut under no other flag are produced for sale to foreigners so many products actually created out of nothing as are protected by the Stars and Stripes. That means that nowhere else are the facili ties and the implements for creating new wealth comparable to those In the United States. This greatest of all wars leaves ab solutely untouched and unharmed every one of this country's natural advan tages At this moment we canol trans port some of these products across the oceans, but they are by no means wast ing. They are accumulating for sale and distribution later on, and the world must then either buy them or famish. Overtaxed and semi-bankrupt mon archies now plunge themselves Into a deeper morass of debt. They are ac tually destroying tens of millions of their own wealth every day. These war-torn lands, after the strife is over, will not only stagger under their back breaking debts, but will at once beglh to nurse new armies and navies for re venge at' some future day. Thus every European Power now at war will have to tax every dollar more heavily than It ever has been taxed, Bv comparison this new burden will make the United States shine forth as the one safe asvlum for capital as well as for human beings. Foreign money must, therefore, seek American Investment, not only because here It will earn the most, but because here It will find the only lasting refuge from the hazards of an engulfing war. Never was there such an occasion to exclaim, "Thank God, we are Ameri cans!" EVEN THE SUN STANDS STILT/ TFrom the Harrlsburg Patriot! It Is really remarkable to note how small is the Interest, displayed in the European war, when the citizens gather at the fairs and picnics, com pared with the intense interest mani fested In the efTort to clean the State of the political barnacles that have fastened themselves upon It. If there has been any fear that the attention of the citizens intent upon securing mere decent political conditions at home might he distracted by the stir ring: events across the water. It may be | put aside. AUGUST 27, 1914. UNUSUAL BARGAIN FOR FRIDAY MORNING EXTRA SPECIAL La-tics' 10c Press Ginghams In b! Pique Skirts in plain and tunic gray, pink, dark and light strij styles; worth regularly $2.«0, 33.23, and checks, just the thins: t 53.50 and $3.08 while they last, school dresses. Special for Frid! Special Friday at, each . SI.OO at, yaril Ladles' Seco Silk Waists in iilack, , lavender and tan stripes—short ,■ ' .J sleeves and lay-down collar. Regit- To ? larly $1.40. Special Friday at Ftiday at yard Special for ' ' ?,ariies' Figured Lawn pressing Figured and striped Madras, tn Racqucs: worth 20c. Special for Fri- blue, pink, hlaok and lavender; 32 day at, each Ol inches wide. Special for Friday at, - % > ar<l 11 <• Little Women's Dresses hi bine and pink striped lawn; si7.es Hi to IS years; 93.50 values. Special lor All wool challls, 30 inches wide; Friday at tii ] K|i regular 50c goods. Special for ipi,«nr Friday at, yard A WHOLE DRESS FOR 38c ar.;a: ;r»"- r? r„rFriday nt. each. | <| ( . Ss|: ."..S!!" SsJ 1/adies' Lingerie Shirt Waists, worth $5.00. Special for Friday at worth 50c and 75c. Special for Fri- Jfifl KA day at, each 1 o<'* , aboVC are ""Khtly soiled and sllk Cre , lo (lp ch , l)e Sk)rts {n pink and blue; trimmed with fine 1.-YTU \ sprrui » i.i .. cream insertion and lace. Rcguliir- I'.A t ll.\ SI K( I.Mj, A high «.. CO no Snccial for FViftfl*- grade Shirt Waist Box. well made of • • I o»»> T k selected wood, covered wltli the best *P— .71> quality white Japanese matting—lit- / ted with bumtw ood handles and feet and heavy brass hinges. An ex- White Silk Crepe de Chine Canii. ccptional value at $2.25. Special soles, trimmed with ribbon and for Friday at lU 1 |q line lace; regular value $3.00. Spe- »px.-i:«7 cta | for j.'riday at <j^«> Washable Cretonne over-draper- Hand embroidered Batiste Cainl- ! e * ""l.v 1 pair—made in the very soles; regular price $2.50. Special latest style with valance and are for Friday at til T X suitable for living room or bed •pJL.fO room—ln white and has a dainty $2.00 Net Camisoles. Special for pink rose design on it—trinuned Friday at Oil ".A with edging to match. Was $3.50 slightly soiled. Special for Friday 08(t Small lot of odd Corsets, in sizes i T 18, 10, 20, 27. 20, 30; values to 25c Sash Curtains made hi the Special for Friday at, e*ch, latest styles and newest designs of .W'.!//< a good quality lace. See these and you'll buy them. Special Friday at per yard jjy Lace < hemisettes, with high 01-1 1 lars. in ecru only; 50c values. S|e- clal for Friday at »"> Rice Cloths and Voiles, all that we have left of this season's popu lar thin wash fabrics, (sood assort- of lace and lace trlminel ment of neat floral patterns on light fichus; values 50c, 75c, SI.OO each and dark grounds; regularly sold Special for Friday at, each, S S . . Bpert "!. ""i and 50f One table of Summer Wash Fab- c , f'argc size cake of Hard Wafr rics in the lot, are Batiste, striped a,) ' Special f«r Friday . ...sfo Mulls. Dimities, and a lot of rem- ar&XJrrJS 25C yar ' 1, 5T* olal Men ' B Balbrlggan Fndcrwcat- I riday, yard shirts, long and short sleevi; Drawers, strap back: rciiifortll Hemmed Huck Towels, heavv 2 oub ,' e ' l s ® a,: regular 30c qualf. weight, large size, with neat red Special for Friday, a garment, borders, a towel that will give sat- lifr Islactory wear; a 12Vic value. Spe- cial for Friday at, each QgU ~ r. .... J ftf/" Mens B. \. D. Athletic Fndi shirts and knee length drawel Embroidered Crepes a.nd Bro- regular 50c quality. Special I cade Silks; 28 inches wide— Friday at, a garment ori Crepes are embroidered in neat , figures, on a nice fine white crepe. Colors are pink, blue, lielio, yellow. Men's "MADEWELL" Nalnsod green and white: have sold all sea- Fnion Suits; closed crotch, kill son at 50c and 50c. Special for length and sleeveless. Extra sped] Friday at. yard ' or rrlda >' at > suit L. W. COOK PENROSE AND THE ARCHBOM) CHECK [Philadelphia. Inquirer.] In 1304 John D. Archbold sent a check for $25,000 to Boies Penrose. A magazine without a conscience and a yellow newspaper or two deliberate ly manufactured, eight years later, out of that, incident a base libel. Without the slightest regard for truth they labored in session and out. to induce the people to believe that here was an underhand transaction between a United States senator and one of the leading minds of the Standard Oil Company. That ugly falsehood was malicious ly forged for political purposes in 1912. It is now In use in various parts of Pennsylvania in the anti-Penrosc cam paign. With the remark that the man who debases himself to the level where he can bring himself to resort to this sort of campaigning gives a most striking example of the depth of po litical depravity to which it is pos sible for a reckless partisan to sink, we shall pass on to the rapid annihili tion of the line. It is an easy task. For particulars and full corroboration of what we are about to say, see the testimony sub mitted in 1912 before a subcommittee of the United States Senate commit tee on privileges and elections. The subject under inquiry was that of po litical contributions in general. In 1904 Theodore Roosevelt was the candidate of the Republican party for President. In that campaign the Re publican National Committee collected huge sums of money by way of po litical contributions. Corporation aft er corporation gave thousands upon thousands. The late E. 11. Harrtman raised a very large amount—"My dear Harriman," as Roosevelt used to write to him. John D. Archbold. for the Standard, gave $125,000 In all. It had been the custom for national committees to help State committees. The chairman "f the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania was Boies Penrose, then high in favor with Roosevelt. Chairman Penrose ap plied to the National Committee for funds. It was agreed with Mr. Arch bold that out of the $125,000 he was to contribute $25,000 should go to Pennsylvania for the Roosevelt cam paign in this State. Now you have the whole story briefly told. Mr. Archbold sent his $25,000 to Chairman Penrose, it was receipted for by Penrose as chairman, and the money was used strictly for campaign purposes—for the benefit of Theodore Roosevelt. We have no good word to say for the custom under which corporations used to swell the treasuries of po litical committees. Suffice it to say that it was the custom of years. What is more, contributions were not as a rule confined to a single political party. They were made to the Demo cratic organization as well as to the Republican. In those days nothing much was thought of this easy meth of of raising campaign funds, for It had had the sanction of many a year. We have advanced since 1904, when the campaign chests of Mr. Roosevelt were largely filled with corporation money. Now such contributions are prohibited by law. But there was no law on the subject in the Roose velt campaign, and the $25,000 sent by Mr. Archbold for the Roosevelt canvass in Pennsylvania had no spe cial significance. It was the eust of the day. that was all. The attempt to connect" Scnal Penrose with any shady transact n through this campaign contribute is iniquitous in the extreme, fori there is a member of the Senate 1 the United States whose record hi been free from every suspicion I "Kraft" or personal financial Raj that meftiber is Boies Penrose. 11l enemies have raked over the. grouri covered by his nearly eighteen yeal in the Senate, and this political cori tribution is the one thing that tliel have been able to twist into an unl favorable light. Unfortunately fol them, sworn testimony before thl Senate committee stamps with th« black letters of Falsehood the output of their disreputable distortions. 1 The enemies of Penrose may not! agree with him In his views upon the' protection of Pennsylvania industries and the necessity for keeping the mills open and men employed at good and growing wages, but not one of them can truthfully say that strict honesty has not marked every year of his long and conspicuous service. And by the way. "lest we forget," Chairman Penrose rolled up a major ity of upwards of 500,000 in Pennsyl vania in that year of 1904, and among the letters commending him for hia great work was the following: "My dear Senator Penrose: Upon my word! Of all phenomenal returns, the Pennsylvania returns are mo&t phenomenal. I congratulate and cor dially thank you. Faithfully yours. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." AX EYKNING THOUGHT "This I learned from the shadow of a tree That to and fro did sway upon a wall — Our shadow-sleeves, our in fluence. may fall Where we can never be." —Anna E. Hamilton. ADOGRAM No. 13 National advertisers may LIKE other mediums, but when it comes to the prac tical question of selling their goods THEY NEED news papers. Newspapers not only arouse the demand of tbo consumer, but they also Inspire the local dealer to get his share of the profits. They give the double push that means profits all Rround. f --V ■lUMVitnTur.! roa ' SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES I *■
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