8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established itji PUBLISHED BY TBS TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. H. 3. STACK POLE Prssidtnt and Editor-in-Chief W. R. OYSTER Stertiary GUB M. BTEINMETZ Managing Editor Published erery evening (except Bun day) at the Telegraph Building, lit Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City. Hasbrook, Btorjr A Brooks. Western Office. Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at $3.00 a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa,, as second class matter. Sworn dally averace for the month of ★ OCTOBER, 1914 24,426 Average for the year 1013—31,877 Average for the year 1912—21,175 Average for the year 1811—18,851 Average for the year 1910—17,403 THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 1® A GREAT OLD STATE ACCORDING to figures of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, this State ranks first in the yield of corn per acre and second in tobacco. It holds the same first place among all corn States for the ten-year period. The average production of corn an acre in Pennsylvania was 42 bushels for 1914 and 38.4 bushels for the last ten years. Wisconsin stands second this year with a yield of 40.5 bushels an acre. Ohio, which was third for 1914, with a yield of 39.1 bushels, stands second for the last ten-year average, with 3 8.1 bushels. The aver age for the United States this year was 25.8 bushels and for the last ten years 26.7 bushels. The quantity of corn produced In Pennsylvania Is small compared with that of some other States, yet It ranks fourteenth among the great corn pro ducing States at that, with a total production this year of 61,446,000 bushels. Those of us who love mush, pon haus and scrapple and corn cake and corn pone will study these figures with special relish and interest. We live in a good old corn State, the leader of them all, and the fact of our position In this respect ought to make every Pennsylvanian just a little prouder than ever of this Imperial Common wealth. Pennsylvania ranks second among all the States in the quantity of to bacco produced an acre both In 1914 and for the average of the last ten years; Connecticut produces more to bacco an acre than Pennsylvania, but no other State does. The production per acre in Pennsylvania for 1914 was 1.450 pounds, while the average of the tobacco producing States was 853.8 pounds. And second in tobacco! It's a fine showing and these are only two of the products. Nor must we forget the mil lions of bushels of apples, and all the other good thing* that are provided for the comfort »nd happiness and prosperity of our people. City Commissioner Bowman is push ing along the outdoor work of his de partment, and unless the cold weather swoops down upon I-larrisburg sud denly it is certain that the more im portant .undertakings will be finished. There is considerable interest in the tamping of the open trenches in the paved streets owing to the fact that there has been constant complaint in the past regarding the careless pav ing of cuts in the asphalt, resulting in depressions and unsightly stretches of the asphalt surface for years after. "This Is" the last great war," says a college professor. Nobody is disposed to resent the prediction. HELP SOW THOSE who propose to contribute to the Thanksgiving ship which will sail away from Philadel phia on Thanksgiving Day to Nlieve the starving people of Belgium must act quickly. Already one ship Is on the way across the ocean and this second ship should bear the gifts of the people of Harrlsburg in as gen erous measure as possible. This city was well represented in the nrst ship and It will also be well represented In the Thanksgiving boat that will be at Its dock and ready for Its cargo before the close of this week. Under date of October 6 the Manila Times discusses the first anniversary of the Philippines under Oovernor-General Harrison, the first representative of the Wilson administration, and it Is not im pressed with the achievements of Democracy in our far-East posses sions Governor-General Harrison, in the opinion of the Manila newspaper, utterly failed In the early days of his administration to understand the situa tion and to-day a weak obstinacy is likely to prevent iris application of such experience as the past twelve months has brought him. Those of experience In the Philippines believe that Harrison has been tried and found wanting; in short, that he Is a failure. DELICATE SITUATIONS THAT American warship the Tennessee—which has been rep resenting the navy of the United States in various capacities since the outbreak ot the war in Europe is having some more or less exciting ex periences It barely escaped striking a mine off the coast of France recently and It is now reported to be the object of Turkish resentment In Asia Minor, where a party In a launch of the cruiser, sent to confer'with the au thorities at Smyrna, la said to have THURSDAY EVENING, been fired upon by the forts, com pelling the launch to return to the Tennessee. We ore advised from Washington that Captain Decker, who Is In com mand of the Tennessee, Is regarded as a careful and level-headed officer. These are the times and the ruffled seacoast of Europe and Asia are the places calling for the exercise of the very qualities with which the com mander of this American cruiser Is said to be endowed. There Is more or less fear among many people of this country that some such incident as the blowing up of an American ship by a careless mine or the firing upon American sailors by superheated foreigners may yet pre cipitate this country Into the Infernal tragedy of Europe. It ought to re quire the greatest provocation to in volve the United States In the trou bles of the European nations. Our people are not war-crazed, and, while the dignity and the rights of this na tion must be upheld at any cost, there would appear to be occasion only for the exercise of discretion and common sense in dealing with the delicate problems which are bound to arise from time to time while hostilities oontlnue on the other side of the At lantic. The Telegraph printed with great pleasure yesterday a communication from an old bandsman of Elizabethtown commending the paved streets of this city. Our correspondent marched over the long route of the recent firemen's parade and compared conditions with those of thirty years ago to the ad vantage of the Harrisburg of to-day. Tfiese are the comments which give our city its prestige elsewhere. GET TOGETHER GOVERNOR . ELECT BRUM. BAUGH and the Republican party are pledged to certain definite proposals whlcji should be enacted into law at the approach ing session of the Legislature. These include a proper compensation act for worklngmen, measures regulating child labor and one or two other simi lar matters. It Is almost certain that these bills will receive first considera tion Owing to the fact that there are two sides to be considered, the supporters of these proposals ought to promptly get together with a view to bringing about harmonious agreement upon the form as well as substance of the bills. Manufacturers and large employers of labor are naturally concerned over the provisions of a compensation law, and while they are not opposed to a proper measure, they will undoubtedly fight such radical features as may be sub mitted by those who regard the ques tion as a one-sided proposition. Conferences should be held between now and the first of January with a view to preparing these bills so that the questions may not be thrown into the Legislature and threshed out in the usual manner of the debating so ciety. It ought to be possible to pre pare all these bills in such a way as to assure their passage without serious change after their presentation to the Legislature; but unless there is a dis position on both sides to compose their differences, before the session there is certain to be disagreement arfd possible failure later. The Governor-elect Is committed to reasonable legislation along these lines and will doubtless give his counsel In the preparation of proper bills, but any attempt at radical action should be defeated at the very outset, to the end that the measures which are de manded may be put uppn the statute books in proper shape. Let us hope that Mr. McFarland'g il luminating talk before the Cltv Council this week will remove the last vestige of hostility to the creation of the Shade Tree Commission that is so much needed. No act of the Legislature Is perfect, and there may be features of the shade-tree law that are objection able in spots, but the main thing is to protect the trees and the only way this can be done is through a properly constituted body with sufficient au thority to supervise their planting and care. Lest some of our people get a wrong Impression of the German spirit and the humanity of the German people, It ought not to be overlooked that the Government at Berlin has officially welcomed American assistance in the work of caring for the Belgians It declared its high pleasure In consenting to share with our country the privilege of ministering to this stricken and sorely afflicted people. It Is a hopeful sign when manufac turers and representatives of labor meet together as they have been doing this week on Capitol Hill for the con sideration of matters of vital Interest to both. This co-operation means much for the future peace of the Common wealth, and John Price Jackson and those associated with him merit the commendation of all who favor a get ting together of men Interested In the success of the employer and the em ploye. Governor-elect Brumbaugh has sought a quiet and perfectly safe re treat where he cannot even hear the Cabinet makers and the patronage distributors at work. They arc having the fun of an Interesting guessing match while he Is enjoying a deserved rest. Business men and firms throughout the country, corporations and boards of trade, are reporting a rising tide of prosperity. Mills are running night and day in some localities and the outlook is said to be most satisfactory. With enormous crops and fine pros pects for the approaching year, plus the revival of public confidence and the disappearance of legislative hysteria, there should be the dawn of a better day near at hand. Several of the amusement houses have already given benefit perform ances for th« Belgians. This Is the proper spirit. All should have a hand In this great work of relief. We are now to have ostrich dinners. These are much better than crow, and as suggested by the New York Sun, "one cannot but think that there will be enough of it." Only a few days more for those who want to help in sending the Thanksgiv ing ship to Belgium. Contributions ought to be sent In promptly so that there may be no delay In the departure of this second ship. EVENING CHATI Among the notable .figures in the manufacturing world—and also the political world —who are in attendance at the second annual Welfare and Efficiency Conference is Joseph R. Grundy, of Bristol and Philadelphia. Mr. Gru idy has brought with him his mother, Mrs. William 11. Grundy, his sister, Miss Margaret R. Grundy, and a party of friends including Colonel ana Mrs. John P. Wood, of Wayne; Miss Lsndreth, of Bristol; Mrs. E. H. Aus tin, Miss Austin and Miss Abbie Moore Austin, of Philadelphia, and H. W. Moore, of Philadelphia. Being unable to find hotel accommodations on such short notice for so large a party, Mr. Grundy took an apartment in the Stanley. This is one way to solve the hotel problem in Harrisburg. Singu larly enough, none of the ladles of the Grundy party, though most of them have traveled all over the globe, had ever seen the State Capitol. They were most enthusiastic over it. George C. Hetzel, Chester manufac turer, is one of the men who have also come to the city to attend the confer ence and is taking a keen interest in the problems presented, especially workmen's compensation. He is a member of the State Industrial Acci dents Commission, which drafted the compensation law. and is an authority on industrial accidents and an ob server of conditions. A. B. Farquhar, the York manufac turer, was going down a Capitol ele vator yesterday and was offered a cigar by a friend. He chose a five center and remarked: "The natives are fcood and at the same time eco nomical. This is welfare and economy week." John Lindner, the big Carlisle shoe manufacturer, was an Interested auditor at the sectional and general meetings yesterday and spent some time listen ing to the suggestions which were pro. sented at the afternoon meeting. He attended last year's conference and took part In the discussions. H. V. White. Bloomsburg manufac turer, Is attending the conference, but Is not a storm center this year. Last year Mr. White served on the com mittee on resolutions, which was a live body. It was largely through his good, hard common sense that some ticklish points were passed by and resolutions adopted that reflected the Ideas of the conference. Governor Tener In the course of his speech yesterday told why he had not received any degrees from colleges or inlversitles. His friends are well awart of the reason and have been for some time, but yesterday he made reference to it in public for the first time. He said that he had been tendered the nonorary degrees, but did not believe that a man should accept such marks of distinction unless he had don« something notable in the world of let ters, science, invention or fiomethint; that directly benefited mankind, and not be taken ,lust because a man occu pied high office. William Frew Long, of Pittsburgh, who precipitated the discussion on regulation of hours of servant girls yesterday at the Capitol, Is head of the State Laundrymen's Association and has taken a leading part in discussion of labor legislation for years. He was prominent in the days, prior to the legislative session last year when all sorts of bills for the amelioration of mankind were talked of and was here at numerous hearings. Now that things have calmed down and welfare is constant, but not rampant, in the minds of many people, he is devoting much time to the discussion of matters. Prominent among the labor leaders here are James H. Maurer, president of the State Federation of Labor and the Reading member of the Legis lature, and Francis Feehan. leader of Western Pennsylvania miners for many years. Both were active in Informal discussicns. James S. Hiatt. Governor-elect Brum baugh's secretary, got into the lime light yesterday without knowing it and stayed in for five minutes. He came along to see the conference and was sitting quietly when he was asked to give his views on continuation schools. "It's the one subject I do know about," he remarked when he sat down after a short talk. Hughey Jennings, manager of the Detroit American League Tigers team, familiarly known to thousands of America's baseball fans and formerly a player here, was a caller at the State Highway Department yesterday. Jen nings, who is a lawyer in Scranton, accompanied a delegation of Lacka wanna county lawyers to Harrlsburg to appear before the Board of Par dons. While here, in company with David Reedy, John R. Edwards and Clarence Hallfntine, he dropped In to the State Highway Department to pav his respects to E. A. Jones, Second Deputy State Highway Commissioner, who halls from Lackawanna county. One of the unique features of the reception of Governor-elect pJfcn baugh at his old home town ofwaLrjfc klesburg last week was the flrlnalSF ft military salute of seventeen guns®Mj the absence of artillery the ingenrnfl miners of that section fired the saiirfl by use of dynamite on a nearby hif9l the charges being set off at regular intervals in fine imitation of a real salute. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE "] —Edward E. Donahoe, of Greens burg, is home from New Brunswick with a bull moose. —C. G.~ Llewellyn* the Western Pennsylvania collector of internal revenue, estimates that 30,000 will pay war taxes In his district. —Percy A. Rose, the Johnstown lawyer, is spending some time at his plantation in Virginia. —Colonel G. C. Rlckards, of Oil City, is on a tour of the State's new armories. —Colonel T. S. Crago, congressmati at-large elect, is taking a vacation after the strenuous campaign. —Captain J. Franklin McFadden presided at the one hundred and for tieth annual dinner of the First Phila delphia City Troop. I DO YQUKnonA/ —^ That Harrlsburg has had a com pany of militia continuously from the time the city was founded.? 1 [From the Telegraph of Nov. 19, 1884 1 Hl« ninuer For Soldier* Washington, Nov. 19. Extensive plans are being made here for a blr Thanksgiving Day dinner for Grant's men. Rebeln Want 75,000 Washington, Nov. 19. Rebel papers received here contain a call for 76000 new recruits to help crush Sheniian and Sheridan. Union Army Defeated Louisville. Nov 19 An unconfirm ed report says that the XTnlon army at Bull's Gap, was defeated and 400 men lost. AN EVENING THOUGHT Fight ever on; this earthly stuff If used God's way will be enough. —Edwin Mark ham. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ALLEGHENY HOLDS ! UP OFFICIAL COUNT Kg Western County Has Not Filed Its Returns Although All of the Others Are In M'NAIR IS IN THE LIMELIGHT Pittsburgh Paper Says Former Mid dle town Man May Be Se lected as Postmaster Allegheny county Is again holding up the computation of the returns of the State election. Efforts have been made by officials of the State Depart ment to get Information on the way the county voted, but It has been im possible except on Pittsburgh, McKees port and the boroughs. The count of the vote in the townships has not beet, completed. Every other county in the state has filed its returns, even Philadelphia, which Is generally late, having entered them last week. The State officials are being asked almost hourly for the official totals, but cannot give them. It is not unlikely that some effort to obtain faster counts will be made by the Allegheny authorities next year. According to the usually well in formed Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, there is something nice possibly In store for a former resident of Middle town, William N. McNalr. The Pitts burgh paper says: "William N. Mc- Nalr, who was defeated on the Demo cratic ticket for Secretary of Internal Affairs, is a candidate for postmaster of Pittsburgh. Joseph F. Guffey is supposed to be the dispenser of fed eral patronage here and is credited with the intention of recommending his brother for the postmastership. Colonel Thomas J. Keenan and Dr. R. C. Clarke are probable aspirants for the place. The term of Postmaster William H. Davis will expire next Au gust." The Pittsburgh paper also says. "The defeat of Vance p. McCormlck for governor is said to have removed Alderman John A. Martin as a candi date for county commissioner. His plan was to try to win the commis slonership and then have Governor McCorinick appoint a younger Martin to the aldermanship. The failure of McCormick to defeat Martin G. Brum baugh upset the plana of the Martin family." The vacancy in the office of clerk of the United States District Court re mains unfilled because Judge Charles P. Orr and W. H. S. Thomson have been unable to agree on a man to suc ceed William T. Lindsey, who died about a month ago. Judge Orr is a Republican and Judge Thomson is a Democrat. It was said yesterday that they have decided the appointee must be a lawyer. Many of the Dem ocrats are working for Arthur McKean of Beaver, ex-secretary of the Demo cratic State committee, a former legis lator and well-known In Harrisburg. Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer visited Washington yesterday for the first time since the election and let it be known that there was nothing whatever to the story that he intended to retire from the leadership of the Democracy in this State. Palmer said he expected to serve out his term and scouted stories that he was to be named to some place. This bears out the views expressed at Democratic state headquarters from time to time. Senator William E. Crow was given a dinner by Fayette county Repub licans in honor of his re-election and a boom for him for United States sen ator. was launched by enthusiastic Uniontown friends. James H. Maurer, the Socialist mem ber of the House, is outlining his labor legislation campaign. The Democrats have gotten the scalp of E. W. Minster, the Repub lican postmaster of Bristol. They have asked for his resignation so that some reorganize! - can he cared for. The Vares will, call their inaugu ration club the Martin G. Brumbaugh Marching Club and come to Harris burg 700 strong. Congressman Vare will lead it. The club will have head quarters at the Bolton and also have sleeping cars. WELFARE CONFERENCE [Philadelphia Inquirer.] Much information is expected from the Pennsylvania AVelfare and Effi ciency Conference, which is holding a three days' session in the Capitol at Harrisburg. In a few weeks the Legis lature will be In session and a flood of Kbills will be offered looking to every [sort of regulation of employment and [the welfare of the employed. Many of ■hese measures will be hopelessly "topian, some will be so radical as to fall of their own weight and some will be much more reasonable. This is the situation which confronts every Legis lature. Much has been accomplished In the last twenty years, most of it beneficial and some of It open to criti cism in that it has failed to accomplish the good expected. State Commissioner of Labor Jack son made an address which contains much food for reflection. An investi gation made by him involving thou sands of employes in various industries In all parts of the State resulted in the surprising fact that one-fourth of these had changed their employment within a year. Some of this is due to the depression of late and much must be set down to adventitlbus circum stances, but In »ny event It Is not a good showing. Workmen who are con stantly changing employment cannot be expected to have the high efficiency of those who work steadily at the same tasks for years. Employers cannot ex pect to get the best results with a shifting body of employes. Commissioner Jackson is of the opinion that tho Legislature should establish a bureau of employment with offices In the chief cities so as to bring employer and employed together. The system has worked fairly successfully abroad and might do good here, but too much cannot be expected from such a system, because the man out of employment In this city, for instance, might find it Impossible to take a job In Pittsburgh; but at least the plan is worth trying. If we are to have a revival of industry, as some believe so confidently, the problem of unemploy ment will settle itself. If not, a lot of scientific work will be necessary to adjust conditions. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY 1 YEARS AGO TO-DAY I [From the Telegraph of Nov. 19, 1864.] Corporal I.nno Dim Corporal John C. Lane, Company G, Flfty-flfth Volunteers, of this city, died at Annapolis from wounds received in a recent skirmish. Train Kills Attorney U. J. Jones, attorney, was Instantly killed by a railroad train coming Into the city. Fowl# Plentiful A Urge supply of fowls of all kinds .were on sale at the markets yesterday. ( OUR DAILY LAUGH ) Our boss is a Court crank on efflet- If Jver I catch ency. your goat atln' What's he up me washin' again, to now? . . I'll sue ye fer Trying to teach damages, the stenographer There's no nade to chew her gum of suin'. Coom in two movements over here an' I'll less per minute to give ye all the damage ye want. Silence of UUcre tlon A Kick Coming Your cook sits Actress—l shall on your front pi- no t see that Inter azza every even- viewer again. ln ?- ~ Press Agent Well, we like Why not? the back porch Actress He Just as well, and kept talking about of course we never art and never a say anything to word concerning hurt the cook's my dog, m" dla feellngs In the hot monds or my weather. previous husband. TIIOSK CHRISTMAS WANTS By Wing Dinger Already In the atmosphere You'll find some Christmas spirit. And every day for five weeks now Each day you'll no doubt hear It: 'T want a watch, I want a horse, I want a brand new auto; I want a nice electric train, I want a fume of Lott-." And scores of other wants vou'll hear, And worst of ajl, you know It, That older as they each day grow They never will outgrow It. While all these wants I can sidetrack There's one I can't dodge, durn it, It's when the house-head says, "I want some Christmas money, earn It." 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT! New York Sun—lt is a gratifying proof of Mr. Bryan's possession of nub 11c confidence that in ticklish times, rich in potentialities of International misunderstandings and difficulties, his absence from the State Department is welcomed and not regretted. New York Sun,—The Impartial ob- ' server of official densities must award the greatest specific density to tlie British censors of the news and chokers of the truth. There could be no graver errol- of judgment, no falser position, no worse libel on the British people than these deliberate and vain attempts to keep them in the dark and to let the tidings of disaster come to ■ them slowly as If they were Incapable of bearing Its full wcigtit at once. I Philadelphia Public Ledger, When ' the British announce that they will have 2,000,000 men in the field before the beginning of April the Germans send out a report that they have 12,- 000,000 men available for military ser vice. It is now Russia's turn to call attention to the fact that she has 20,- 000,000 men of military age. Philadelphia Inquirer.—' The annual report of Colonel George W. Goethals, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, which has just been submitted to the Secretary of War, Is much more than a compilation of dry figures. It is in real ity a thrilling story of American pluck and perseverance and Is something of which every citizen has a right to be proud. HEALTH I,AW CONFLICTS [From the New York Press.] The disease which is ravaging cattle riarht and left at a time when meat Is more needed than It ever was needed before is a gross scandal. Wherein lies the s.andal is that, with all the national laws and all tne State laws, such a thing can be possible. It is possible for the very reason that there are all sorts of laws In all sorts of places, few or none of them working in harmony, some of them in direct con flict, and the statutes of the national Government out of business within the boundaries of a State. NO JIM CHOW GOVERNMENT [From the New York World (Dem.).] No President ever suffered more from the foolish Indiscretions of members of his Cabinet than has Mr. Wilson. He had a further illustration of it In his unfortunate interview with a delegation of negroes who called at the White' House to protest against the segregation of races in Government departments. The bad manners of the chairman of the delegation, however deplorable, are no Justification of the policy of Jim Crow government which ceftain mem bers of the Cabinet have established in their departments; and, as the Presi dent well knows, Insolent conduct Is not confined to the members of any particu lar race. The President should have foreseen this unfortunate issue when Mr. Mc- Adoo and Mr. Burleson were carrying their color line theories into democratic government. Mr. Wilson told the com mittee that there had been Ao discrimi nation In the comforts and surround ings of the negro clerk, but explained that "he had been Informed by officials that the segregation had been started to avoid friction between the races, and not with the object of injuring the negroes." The President failed to ex plain, nevertheless, why such rule had been considered necessary until Mr. Rurleson and Mr. McAdoo got into the Cabinet. For nearly half a century white clerks and negro clerks have worked side by side- In the departments of Washington undpr Republican and Democratic Presidents. The World keeps itself fairly well Informed about Washington affairs, but the first It ever heard of this alleged friction to which Mr. Wilson refers was when Mr. Mc- Adoo began his Jim Crow proceedings In tho Treasury Department. The President thinks that this it not a political question, but he is wrong. Anything that is unjust, discriminating and unAmerlcan In government is cer tain to be a political question. Ser vants of the United States Government I are servants of the United States Gov- I ernment, regardless of race or color. I For several years a negro has been Col- I lector of Internal Revenue In New York, I He never found It necessary to segre gate the white employes of his depart- I ment to prevent "friction," yet he would have had quite as much right to | do so as Mr. McAdoo had t" segregate the negro employes of the Treasury In I Washington. While the Democrats of the country havp been trying to solve certain great problems of government, a few South ern members of the Cabinet have been allowerl to exploit their petty local prejudices Rt the expense of the party's reputation for exact justice. Whether the President thinks so or not. the segregation rule wn« promul gated as a deliberate discrimination against negro employes. Worse still. It is a small, mean, petty discrimination, and Mr. Wilson ought to have set his heel upon the presump tuous Jim Crow government the mo ment it wss established. He ought to set his heel upon It now. It Is a re nroach to his Admlnlstrstlon and to the great political principles which he represents. M.lW—New Yoqlt nnil Itctnni—|n.oo Next Sunday. Pennsylvania Rail road. Snecial train leaves Harrlsburg 5:48 A. M. A long day in the greatest American city.—Advertisement. NOVEMBER 19,1914. 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Special for I'M- S| 0 „ R * t -si It day at, per yard 290 «" 000 Large double bed size , Comfort- Regular SI.OO size Teddy Bears, ables lllled with clean white cotton Special for Friday at, each and covered both sides with pretty ' r chintz; worth $1.25. Special for Friday at, each 980 Men's SI.OO stiff bosom shirts In white with neat figures and stripes 18x54-inch Buffet and Dresser detached; sizes 14, 16, Scarfs, hemstitched and embroid- Special for Friday at, each 390 ered, also lace and Insertion; 50c value. Special for Friday at, each, _ „, . . « , .. , Small lot of Men's 50c Jap Silk •5 « v initial handkerchiefs—hemstitched ■ ■ initials, A, T, N, K, P only. Special Woolen Skirt natterns, large full for Friday at, each OQ/jk size; all good color combinations ****\> and ail pure wool; regular price, 25c silk initials in B, D, T, P, K._ ■. SI.OO. Special for Friday at jjl/ 1 . Special for Friday at, each .. L. W. COOK BUSINESS RECOVERY [From tho New York Press.] Only the blind man falls to see that the clouds are clearing In the financial and business sky. The Department of Agriculture has told some of the sun shine tale in Its report that the farmers of the United States will receive s!">,- 068.742,000 for the crops grown In 1914. This Is $104,000,000 more than the value of the crops raised last year. These figures are all the more Im pressive In that they Include the value of the cotton crop which, based on cur rent prices, is $418,000,000 less than It was at this time a year ago. The appended table shows the pres ent value of the more Important crops compared with the return from the same crops a year ago: Corn 11,885,867,000 $1,730,021,000 Wheat 858,056,000 587,8611,000 Oats 484.390,000 425,150,000 Barley 100,839,000 97,469,000 Ry„ * 34,387,000 20,153,000 Buckwheat . 13,297,000 10,444,000 Potatoes .... 219,396,000 230,741,000 Bw. potatoes. 42,751,000 44,706,000 Hay 803,353,000 786,062.000 Cotton 462,483.000 880,360,000 Flaxseed 18,960,000 21,192,000 Apples 144,963,000 124,471,000 The European war depressed and held down the value of cotton; but with the resumption of Cotton Exchange busi ness there will be a different story to tell Immediately. The world is now calling upon the United States for cotton as all other supplies in larger and larger quantities, and it is onlv a question of weeks now until the wheels of industry will be in full motion and the cry of hard times will become only a distant echo. ( "KIND WORDS CAN NEVER DIE" [From the New York Sun.] To the Editor of The Sun—Sir: The kind words from the Administration to the business Interests of the country remind me of the thrilling melodrama /JKSTLK/ T J • Y aßm\ Ladies j mm j Superior- Value I (folk I Shoes at $3.50 \ I "three-fifty" shoes for \ / ladies combine Quality and \ ' Beauty with' Popular Price. But \ besides these three features you J| Ret solid comfort in every pair of our shoes because we make it a , special point to see that you are properly fitted. "We can fill every style and size Jos. F. Shorb <W» re ™ cnt in either cloth or leather tops Gun Metal, Patent or Vici leathers. These shoes are 300 A Market St. distinctly different from all other shoes at the same price—different in style, quality and workman ship. entitled "Nelllo the Beautiful Cloak Model." In the early part of the play the vil lain pushed Nellie oft the Brooklyn Bridge. he threw her overboard from an Atlantic liner. Later still he thrust her under a descending eleva tor. The next time they met he said: "Nellie, why do you fear me?" BOOKS AND MAGAZINES Dr. John J. Mullowney, who is con nected with the State Health Depart ment, has recently published a book of his experiences In China under the title "A Revelation of a Chinese Revo lution." The volume has met with such success that the author has been approaches by a representative, of a German publishing house in Berlin asking permission to translate and publish the work In German. i Business Egotists A business egotist Is one who believes his business is so good It Is not possible for anything to make It better. Business egotists have no use for advertising—but eventually they keep the sheriff's auctioneer from having a sinecure. There Is a vast difference be tween an egotist and a man with "self confidence." The self confident man be lieves In his goods and his ser vice. He believes business Is Just aB good as he makes It—and he uses newspaper advertising day In and day out to bring pros perity to his doorstep.
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