8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH . EsiablUhtd itji PUBLISHED BY THB TEI.EGKAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACK POLB Prtsidtnt and EdifrinCkitf F. R. OYSTER Stcrttary GUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published every evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, JH 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 Tork City, Hasbrook, Story A Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago. 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at R i* cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at $5.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. Swots dally avernge (or the three ★ months ending NOT. 30,1014, 23,180 W Average for the year 1913—*1,577 Average for the rear 1012—-1,17.% Average for the year 1911—18,801 Average for the year 1910—17,49,% MONDAY EVENTING, DECEMBER 21 THE NEW CABINET SURPRISE is expressed in some quarters over the fact that Gov ernor-elect Brumbaugh has re fused to discuss the make-up of his cabinet with anybody at this time and that he declines to say whether or not he has made any definite selec tions. It is true that there has been less of guessing and of gossip concern ing Dr. Brumbaugh's appointments than has preceded the inauguration of almost any other Governor in the past twenty years. This, however. Is not remarkable when the facts are taken Into consideration. One reason why the newspapers have not been able to write on this subject with any degree of certainty is that Governor Brumbaugh is a new comer in Pennsylvania politics. He goes to the Governor's chair not as the selection of any one group or faction of the Republican party, but as the choice of an overwhelming majority of Republicans. He was elected in the country districts as well as in Philadelphia and Allegheny counties. He owes his elevation to office as much to one section as to another and he has no political friends to re ward for past services, for this Is his initial venture into politjcs. Then, too. Dr. Brumbaugh Is of a deliberative turn of mind. He realizes that there is no necessity for hasty choice and he understands more and more, as he studies the situation, the importance of choosing only the best men available for the places to be filled. It is absolutely necessary to the success of any State administration that the Capitol Hill department heads be men of thorough training and of more than ordinary ability along the several special lines represented. The day of specialization is here in State government as well as in private life. The State has no use for raw material in the conduct of its important affairs. Dr. Brumbaugh realizes that at the head of each department must be a man of high ideals, combined with an ability to do big things in a big way. There are many reasons why the Governor-elect might not want to an nounce his appointments now, and not one reason why he should be in any hurry about it. COLD STORAGE T is to be hoped that the legislative I commission, which has just finished a three-day investigation of cold storage conditions in Philadelphia and is about to prepare its report to the Legislature, will be able to straighten out the kinks in the present law. The act we have to-day In Penn sylvania, while a start in the right di rection, is very far from perfect and has been a source of annoyance to managers of plants who were desirous of complying with the spirit of the law and of some disappointment to the consumers. It came through the legislative chambers after a series of protracted hearings, much discussion and reprinting, embracing features of a dozen bills and bearing all the ear marks of hasty agreement. It was signed because it was the best that could be secured at the time and it made a start by regulating storage of food and providing that the consum er should get information about what he was buying. The testimony of Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust is that while he found the heads of cold stor age plants willing enough to comply with the statute they were as mystified as he was over some provisions. Mr. Foust submitted to the commission a plan for administrative details and called attention to the necessity for making the law clear. After all. what this State needs is an act that will require food that has been in cold storage to be so marked, to have the storage periods fairly de termined and to prevent the shunting of certain things from place to place until their travels are as uncertain as their age. In other words, the food speculator and the man who tries to deceive the consumer, not the man who runs a cold storage plant, appear to need some healthy State regulation. COURTESY PAYS THERE are still a few men left In Harrisburg who would not, If it were to save them from perdi tion, give a woman a seat In a street car. There are many more so rude that they will shove a woman aside when getting into a car. Every day these ruffians at heart may be seen In the business sections of the city crowding women aside to enter MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 21, 1914. tho car first and to obtain the few seats that may be vacant. Xo man who has a grain of self respect will ever be guilty of such conduct. Courtesy Is a civic as well a* a per sonal virtue. Good citizenship Includes good breeding as one of its elements. Towns that are stagnant and uncouth nearly always are unprogresslve. Where the town is prosperous the peo ple are nearly always truly polite. In decadence there is usually a pro nounced note of rudeness. Courtesy pays. TKUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT THE spirit being shown by the students of the Central and Technical High Schools this Yuletlde speaks will for their training both at home and at school. Boys and girls who learn to give treely and cheerfully at the liigli school age will never forget to give when they become men and women. But they are not only giving of their money in the work which they have planned to do, but they are giving "of themselves" as well. The youngsters from the Nursery Home will be the guests of the Central students: tile Open Air School students will be en tertained by the Technical lads. The students have planned to entertain the little folks by "playing Santa Claus" and distributing gifts with their own hands. Those wh.o are so fortunate as to take a personal part in this making of others happy will have a merry Christmas, indeed. THE 1914 "SPUG" WITH a vision of the truer meaning of Chrlstmastide, the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving, organized sev eral years ago, has changed its name to the Society for the Promotion of Useful Giving. Since It Is more blessed to give than to receive it is doubtful whether any giving is really useless; but unques tionably some giving Is far more use ful than Is others. Just at this time when there is so much suffering, both at home and abroad because of the great war, every penny that Is given should be placed where it will be most useful. Doubt less, with the vast flood of charity that is pouring out of the hearts of the American people, there will be many appeals for aid where aid is really not deserving. Against the giving where there is no need every precaution should be set up. The Harrisburg As sociated Charities is doing splendid work along these lines, as it Insists that every case be proved worthy be fore the food and supplies at its dis posal be given out. The new and truer "Spug" can well apply these principles in his individual giving this Christmas. SHORT-SIGHTED POLICY OF all the short-sighted policies that have been urged upon Congress In recent years, that embraced by the provisions of the Works bill, placing an embargo on the shipment of all kinds of sup pies from the United States to the belligerent nations, is the climax. The Works measure forbids "the selling, supplying or furnishing of food, cloth ing. arms, ammunition, horses or war supplies of any kind, whether the < same be contraband of war or not." The absurdity of Senator Works' proposal is at once apparent, when it is considered that while the whole na tion is engaged in an organized effort to gather together supplies to save the destitute people of Belgium from star vation, this bill, if passed, would for bid us to ship a single dollar's worth to Its intended destination—this not withstanding that Germany has recog-i nized our right to carry on the work of relieving those left homeless and helpless in the wake of the devastat ing war. But aside from this, the whole idea is wrong. We once tried to do to France and England just what. Senator Works proposes in the present conflict and the only effect apparent was disas ter to our own business and shipping. The embargo had no material effect on the length of the war and only served to engender hard feeling and unfriend liness toward us on the part of both belligerents. We have supplies to sell. Europe needs them. Let Germany, England, France or any other nation buy. So long as we receive the money and they take the risk of delivery we should rest content. Besides, as the Philadelphia Press, in a recent editorial points out, to pass the Works measure would be to estab lish a precedent that would place us always on the side of the great and powerful nation and against the weak in case of war, for the great power that rushes into conflict prepared does not need our supplies nearly so much as does the lesser nation which must build its armies and construct its de fences after the first blows are struck. RENDERING A DOUBLE SERVICE PROFESSOR SURFACE'S recom mendation that thfe people of Pennsylvania use red Cedars for Christmas trees, not only because they are quite as ornamental as the spruces and pines, but because the red cedar is the prey of "cedar rust" that is also very destructive to fruit trees, is practical in the extreme. There has been much criticism of the Christmas tree custom in recent years, due to the fact that whole for ests of young trees are cut annually to meet the enormous demand. Conser vationists have expressed the belief that these should be left on the land to help replenish the fast failing lumber supply. But certainly there can be no objection to the removal of trees that by their presence threaten the produc tivity of our orchards, and when we do this and at the same time provide our homes with the cheer of Christ mas greens we have at one stroke rendered a double service. The sug gestion should be widely observed. AX EVENING THOUGHT Every believer Is God's mlr- I acle. —Bailey. EVENING CHAT 1 It is very evident that Harrisburg is going to attract almost as ranch attention In a legislative way this win ter as it did in the early part of 1913 | and that a good many men and or-1 ganizatlons who are concerned about! laws will practically make headquar- , ters here for a couple of months. One of the city hotels haß had inquiries for quarters for some attorneys and oth- era who plan to spend two or three days a week during the whole legisla tive session'and another has been ask ed to reserve rooms for men who want to be on the ground to observe the course of law making. All this is in addition to the members and officers of the Leglislature who have com menced to look up places to stay. It Is rather significant that a number of the members plan to stay at hotels, which is takon by some to mean that they do not anticipate a session reaching much beyond April 1. Officers are being se cured by a number of committees in terested In legislation and there will be active headquarters maintained here by the Woman Suffrage xVssocla tton, the State Federation of Labor and other organizations, while the men In charge of the programs of the Democratic and Washington parties will hold forth at hotels. The juvenile borough of Paxtang is just now having quite a time with it self over the question of lighting. Bur gess Smallwood. with an eye to the fu ture believes that steps should be taken to prepare for the day when wires will be underground and favors the erection of ornamental Iron poles on which to display the lights. This view Is not shared by others. The installation of the lights is to take place about the first rf the year and will be a big boon to the people of the growing suburh, as well as the numer ous Harrisburg folks who go out there to visit. Lee McClung, the former treasurer of the United States who died In Lon don, was well known to many Harris burgers as he was a member of the famous Yale eleven on which Vance C. McCormick and W. Orvllle Hlckok played in the nineties. He frequently visited here and played baseball and tennis at the Country Club of Harris burg as well as attending dances here. Progress of the work on the South Second street subway was being cas ually discussed by Frank B. Musser, president of the Harrisburg Railways' Company and W. F. Martin, the sub way contractor, the other day when an interested spectator stepped up to them. "Just noticed some of the methods you folks use to get the dirt out. and how you change the foundations of the houses and so on." snid he, "my, oh. my, how the contracting business has developed. Why you've got a scheme now for lifting a man's house." "Yes," answered President Mnsser, "there are ways to do most anything, nowadays. You can even lift the mortgage." "Truly," interposed Mr. Martin, gravely, "but that method's been In use for some time—ever since Uncle Sam started to coin money!" Dauphin county lawyers are still smiling at the method Attorney George R. Barnett employed recently to in form Assemblyman-elect John C. Nissley, a fellow attorney, that he had borrowed a law book without Mr. Xlssley's knowledge. Mr. Barnett needed ft certain book for reference and needed It badly. It was too late to get into the court library: he call ed at Mr. Nissley's office and discover ed that the latter had gone home. So Mr. Barnett simply selected the book, found a blank form for a criminal indictment—and then proceeded to fill out the form with the information to the effect that he was charged with having taken the book. And on the back he endorsed "plea, teullty, before bill found.' " "The government ban on the song. 'lt's a Long Way to Tipperary,' has only served to increase its popular ity," said a downtown music dealer yesterday. "Eve'r since Secretary Dan iels stopped the men of the navy from singing it and the military bands were forbidden to play It our sales have been steadily on the increase. Indeed we have a hard time keeping the song in stock. As fast as we buy one sup ply it is sold and the publishers have not been able to keep up with orders." "The big apple crop in the East this year and the war In Europe have put a serious crimp in the western apple business this year," said Clyde P. Gra ham. of Seattle, who was in Harris burg yesterday on his annual trip through the fruit growing sections of the East. "Formerly we were able to comand first class prices for first class fruit, but now out our way the apple growers find their fine crops of splendid fruit unsold on their hands. Many of them have stored their crops hoping for a turn of the market, but as it looks now prices will be far be low what we ought to have to realize a profit and many of our people will suffer severely in a financial way un less we can find a market. Experts to Europe that formerly consumed hun dreds of thousands of boxes have been discontinued almost entirely." Just thirty more persons are mem bers of the Telegraph Employes' As sociation for 1915 than during 1914. The total number is 123 persons and they have 922 shares. This Is the largest number ever taken and Illus trates the prosperity of the organiza tion. 1 WaL KNOWN people! —Alfred M. Collins, of Philadelphia, will go to South America on an ex ploring trip. . —Congressman J. J. Casey, of Wilkes-Barre, has received a special report that his city is not in the cyclone belt. —W. K. Graber, Bethlehem's famous organist, will celebrate fifty years' service in one church on Christmas Day. —W. I. SchafCer, Chester attorney, said In an address that the war oc curred because the present generation wanted it. —"Billy" Sunday will take two weeks' rest before taking up his work in Philadelphia on January 3. I DO YOU KNOW 1 That 'Harrisburg l>ookbinding ma chinery goes all over the country? A Gift Should Have Character It need not be expensive, but it should carry with It a senti ment. Above all else there should be no doubt as to its quality. There are many standard ar ticles small In price which meet these specifications. They are marked with nam«n or trademarks that for years have stood for business Integ rity. They carry their own message of good taste and good character. They are welcome gifts. Most of these things are well known, because the manufactur ers, proud of their products, have kept them in the public eye by Intelligent advertising. BALDWIN TO BUCK GILES AMBLER | * Delaware County Man Says the Speakership Is a Free- For-All Race PENROSE KEEPS OUT OF IT Machine Democrats Get Another Jolt From the Wilson Administration —The free-for-all state of the race for the speakership of the next House of Representatives was accentuated last night when Representative Rich ard J. Baldwin, of Delaware county, announced that notwithstanding the declaration of Representative Charles A. Ambler, of Montgomery county, that he would enter the contest for Speaker, he would remain in the fight. At the same time friends of Henry I. Wilson, of Jefferson, and R. P. Hab good, of McKean, Insisted that they were still in the race and Fred C. Ehrhardt, of Lackawanna, was hos'er ing about ready to hop In. —On Saturday night at Philadel phia, Mr. Ambler, who is a local op tlonlst, announced that he had talked with Dr. Brumbaugh and Issued this statement: "I am committed to every one of Dr. Brumbaugh's pledges made in his own personal platform and shall labor conscientiously to see that legis lation shall be passed to put them Into effect. This, of course, Includes his local option pledge. I was elected with a pledge to support a local option bill. I have had sufficient assurances of support to encourage me to enter the race for Speaker, and 1 expect to win." I —lt is said that Dr. Brumbaugh would like to see a local optionist as Speaker and that he desires a man with whom ho Is on close personal terms. Much was made of Brumbaugh support for Ambler In the newspapers, but up to date the new Governor has not made any statement. | —When Ambler announced his can didacy Senntor E. H. Vare immediately Issued a statement that he would sup port him, and Representative William H. Wilson, of Philadelphia, also lined up. Vare men In Philadelphia ap peared to be going on the assumption that Dr. Brumbaugh was behind Am bler, but friends of other candidates asked for evidence of it. —Baldwin in his statement last night said that he was not surprised at Senator Vare's attitude and charged that he was pulling chestnuts out of the fire for others. He said: "It must be amusing to members of the last House to see John R. K. Scott trying to pick a Speaker for a Republican Legislature. I am proud of the fact that some of my colleagues at the last session referred to me as 'the Repub lican whip' of the House. When J. R. K. Scott's political gymnastics are re called, his affiliations with Bull Moos ers and insurgents of all classes, his evident thought that the Republican party was to go out of business for good, my record as a Republican be comes more glorious to me than ever. I have no quarrel with Mr. Ambler, nor any other candidate for Speaker. I welcome a free and open fight. My reports from every section of the State are of the most gratifying character and I have every reason to believe that I shall be elected Speaker by a good majority." Senator Penrose said: "So far as the speakership is concerned, 1 have given it little consideration and am com mitted to no one. I expect to have all I can do in Washington during the short session of Congress and to be closely confined to my duties I have not the same relation to the Legislature now as I was compelled to have when United States senators were elected by the Legislature. "I have no purpose to serve and no interests in connection with the ap proaching session except to help, if need be, as a citizen to carry out party pledges in a way satisfactory to the people of the State. "I am still of the opinion, as a result of contact with many citizens from all over the State every day. that the speakership ought to go outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The fact of the matter is, the question should be settled by a developing of sentiment among the members, and this develop ment may not be reached until they get to Harrisburg and confer. All available candidates are competent legislators and good Republicans." —The manner In which J. Wood Clark, of Indiana county, an old-line Democrat, was chosen clerk of the United States Court for Western Penn sylvania on Saturday over Arthur McKean, former secretary of the Democratic state committee, has made the reorganlzers dizzy. Mr. Clark, who was chairman of the Indiana county Democratic committee, long active In the State organization and well known here, was a dark horse candidate. The bosses thought they had It all framed up for McKean, who comes from Beaver, was formerly in the Legis lature, got defeated for senator and is a nice fellow, but not very hefty when It comes to delivering counties. The selection was concurred in by W. H. S. Thompson, the new federal judge picked by A. Mitchell Palmer, Joe GufTey. McKean and the rest of the bosses. Mr. Clark's father was once on the Supreme bench and he Is a prominent man In the western part of the State. —Walter J. Mcßeth has been picked for postmaster of Braddock. He Is a Democrat. It was said that Congressman Clyde Kelley was look ing at the place . —Congressman-elect A. G. Dewalt says he is In no fight to upset the pres ent bosses and that he thinks tho Democrats should get together and stop fighting. ■ —York Republicans say that they are glad Congressman Brodbeck means to contest his rival's election. It will enable them to show up some things and to split the Democrats wider than ever. —W. F. Rempiis, the Reading Bull Mooser, has quit. The picturesque, militant, oratorical Progressive has de clined to head the Berks county Wash ington party league any longer. Rem pilF was a national delegate and one of the most hopeful men alive. When he quits there is not much left. It is barely possible that the Demo cratic committee may have an oftice or two in the city for the session. The preparations being' made all go to show that there will be much interest in what the lawmakers do this winter, although it is generally admitted that things will run on a much more even keel than they did last winter when the legislative chambers reflected the political disturbance. use one of tin »,v" in the two concerts to > be given and Tuesday of tj 5 .." fA/j in Faknestock | //a// the for Iroader education jjr. u:e ckonican ffTEIFF CONCERT GRAND STEIFF WAREROOMS. 24 N. Second St. | OUR DAILY LAUGH \ One Cheap Com- Crowded Out modity Advertiser I Interviewer want this ad In- Are any of the serted next to food products pure reading mat getting cheaper ter. In this neighbor- Advertising hood? Manager Have Interviewed to hold It a while. Only food for re- We're starting in flection. to show up the telty council and there won't be any pure reading matter till we get 1 through. j \YUr Willie H [A Country Lad and no gum cam*. City Cousin That's, a welgbin' Ttien He Got Busy machine, kid. They say that I Gim'me yur other kissing Ib danger three cents an' ous. Do you be-1 I'll steer you away lteve In It? from them bunco It is at times: games." but papa isn't at home to-night. Feditorial commentl KEEPING DAB IN MIND [Columbia News] There is a feeling that Dad should increase bis allowance all around so that the family could give him some I nice Christmas presents. WHEN WATER IS THICKER THAN GRAPE JUICE [Greensburg Tribune] Colonel Goethals asked the govern- i ment to send him some torpedoboat | destrovers to enable him to enforce j neutrality in the Panama canal zone.; The administration is likely to send him some Bryan piffle. SHADES OF I)E I.ESSEPSI [Huntingdon Globe] An aggregate of 583,940 tons of cargo was carried bv 113 vessels through the • Panama Canal during the last twoi months. i I [From the Telegraph of Dec. 21, 1861.] j Rrpulii' Attnrk Headquarters Army of Potomac, Dec. ' 19. A rebel attack on the lines last S night was repulsed after a few hours' | skirmish. Several score of prisoners were taken bv Union men. Want 300,000 Men More Washington. Dec. 20.—President Un coln has issued a call for 300,000 volun teers for one, two or three years of ser vice. Savnnnnli Cnt Off Savannah. Dec. 21. —• L All railroad communication to this city has been de stroyed. Pufkd-Up Corns ? Use "Putnam's" Watch 'Em Go! My stars, but a corn does fade away quick once you get old reliable Put nam's Extractor on the job. Doeß It pain? Xo, never, —It soothes away that drawing, pinching sensa i tlon, makes your feet feel good at i once. i Grandest thing ever for foot lumps, : callouses, corns that a>-e hard, soft, , or otherwise. t For complete, painless, sure re i moval of corns and foot troubles use i only Putnam's Corn Extractor, 25c at > dealers everywhere, and at C. M. For . L ney.—Advertisement. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph of Dec. 21, 1864.] IMnnrr Kor Soldiers A Christmas dinner will be given to the soldiers at Camp Curtin. Contribu tions are requested by the committee in charge. White Christinas In 'O4 Snow began falling early this morn ing and continued all day. Looks like a "white" Christmas. Paper* Now Two Cents The price of many newspapers have advanced from one to two cents. THE ROAD SITUATION* ['Philadelphia Press.] When the Auditor General says that nearly eight millions have been ex pended on road improvement in Penn sylvania in the past two years he seems to imply that it is an unneces sarily large amount. As a matter of fact it is a very small amount for so large a State and one with so many needs in the line of road improve ment. The amount is probably about as much as can be spared from year to year out of current revenue, how ever, and as the constitutional amend ment to open the way for a bond issu% to provide money for road work was voted down last year we shall have to do the best we can with what is avail- Real Relief from suffering means true hap piness. The trouble due to indi gestion and biliousness, is removed quickly, certainly and safely by BEECHAPIS PILLS The largest Sale of Any Mtdicinfln the World Sold everywhere. In boxes, 10c., 25c. DIAMONDS * Fine quality, perfect cut and bril liancy. Rings from $6.00 to $300.00. JOS. D. BRENNER Diamond Merchant and Jeweler No. 1 North Third St. —t—. —i——^ HARRISBURG LIGHT S.POWER,(P. Every Home Should Be Lighted With Electricity Thousands of homes are being connected to our lines every year. When can we count on yours? It is just a matter of a year or two until we have every home in the city using electric light. , . Let Us Quote You Our Wiring Prices able. We believe the people In general are favorable to large expenditures for highway improvement if they can be assured they are getting full value for their money. BELL PAINLESS DENTISTS 10 North Market Square Harrisburg We do the best dental work that can possibly be done and we do it at charges that are most moderate. Painless extraction free when plates' are ordered. Largest and most complete offices in the city; sanitary throughout. I.ady attend ant. Hours: S a. m. to 9 p. m. Sundays, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. At Your Service Kinney's Rubbers 290 Kinney's Rubbers 390 Kinney'j Rubbers 490 Kinney's Arctics .. 98^ Kinney's Arctics $1.25 Kinney's Arctics $1.59 Kinney's Arctics $1.75 KI .ney's High Arctics, $1.98 21 N. FOURTH ST., Near Walnut Kinney's Shoes .. 490 Kinney's Shoes 980 Kinnev's Shoes $1.25 Kinney's Shoes $1.49 Kinney's Shoes $1.98 Kinney's Boots $1.98 Kinney's Boots, high ..$2.50 Kinney's Storm Shoes, SI.9C» Children's Rubber Boots, 980 We Have Served You for Seven Years