6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established 1831 PUBLISHED BY THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. K. J. STACK POLE President end Editor in-Chitf F. It. OYSTER Secretary QL'S M. STEINMETZ Managimg Editor Published every evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 21< Federal Square. Botli phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau oi Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dailies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, Xew York City, Hasbrook, Story Jt 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 liarris burg, Pa., as second class matter. Sworn dally average for the three ★ month* ending NOT. SO, 1814, 23,180 W A vera*e for the year 1H1.T—31.577 Average for the year 11)12—U1.17.1 Average for the year miI—IN,S,M *vera«:e for the year 1t»10—17.41).' THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 21 CHRISTMAS AND she brought forth her HrMhurn •on, and wrapped him In swad dling rlothrs. and laid hint In u lounger; because there noa no room for them in the inn. \tifl tlkere Here iu Ihe Maine country ahepherdn abiding In the tleld. keeping watch over their flock hy ul|(bt. Vnd 10. the tingel of the l.ord runic upon them, and the glory of the l.ord ■ hone round aliont them: and they were •Mire nfrahl. \nd the nngel fintu utrto them. Fear not! for. hehold. I bring; yon good tid ing* of great joy, wlilch Nhnll he to all people. For unto you Ik born thin day. In the city «f l)avld. a saviour, which Is t'hrint the l.ord. \nd thin nlinll lie n nlgu unto you* Ye • hall find the babe w rappeil In »«ad dling dollies, lying In a manger. \n«l anddenly there wan with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hunt, prainlng God, and saying. tilory to (iod In the higliCMt, and on earth peace, good will toward men. \tid it came to pan*, an the angels "ere gone away from them Into heaven, the nhepherdn said one -to another, l.et un now go even unto Hethlehem, and nee thin tiling which Is come to pans, which the l.ord hath made known unto us. %iul they eamc with hunte. and found Mary, and .loncpli, and the babe lying In I a manger. \nd w hen they bad seen It,'tliey made Known nbrond the nnylug which wan told them concerning tliln elillil. \n«l nil they that heard It wondered a» those tlilngn which were told them liy -|he shepherd*. Hut >tary kept all these things, and pondered them In her heart. tnil the nhepherdn returned, glorify ing anil pmining (.oil for all the thing* Hint they had heard and neen. an it wan told unto them.—l,tike 2:7-20. MERRY CHRISTM \s MEBRY CHRISTMAS: Hum bug! Out upon Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? What reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough!" Thus Old Scrooge, in Dickens' fa mous Christmas carol, replied to his nephew when that cheerful young per sonage extended to his crabbed uncle the compliments of the holiday season. And thus some solemn-faced souls, with their eyes on blood-soaked Eu rope, cry to-day. "No Merry Christmas this year," they say, and bid us observe the joy ous season in sackcloth and ashes. To such wc would reply in the lan guage of Scrooge's nephew, when he responded to the old gentleman's tirade, thus: "Come then, what right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough!"' And so we are. rich in every bless ing that the world knows—peace, plenty and freedom are ours. If ever a nation had cause for rejoicing at Christmastide it is our own in this year of our Lord, nineteen hundred land fourteen. Merry Christmas means more than the mere words express. The phrase has a subtler sense for those who cele brate Christmas for what it is: and it hears the stamp of divine approval, too. for "the angel of the Lord said unto them: Fear not:' for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, "which shall be to all people." So. despite the gloom that, shrouds the horizon, we rejoice in the coming of Christmas again, for where on earth can Christmas be celebrated as it should be to-morrow except right here in America? Would it not be folly to hearken to those who tell us to forget our Christmas customs and pledges be cause other nations have forgotten theirs? Have these forgetful people anything better to offer us? Are they not looking longingly toward the chores of the only nation whose gov ernment is founded on ihe principles ■of living laid down by the Great Mas ter of Christmas Himself? In all truth we have more need of the spirit of Merry Christmas in our hearts to-day than ever. The great example of giving that He set should he before us now as never before. The hearty good will, the pleasant cheer, <the sweet charity of Christmas in America this year will hearten ihe whole war-racked world, just as out gifts of food and clothing will put new life into the hungry and the de spondent. Here and nowhere else the fire of the Christmas spirit burns bright. Let us all add our mite of fuel to its flame, until again it shall illuminate even the darkest corners of those lands wherein its light is no longer seen or where its flashes are but faint and fitful. I,et us celebrate Christmas as never before! Let us rejoice that it has been given to us. not only to bear the torch aloft, but that we have the THURSDAY EVENING, wherewith to make Christmas real to millions who would but curse the day were it not for Christian America. TIIE TREATY OF GHENT DISPATCHES from New York re call the fact that had the Euro l»ean war not interfered, there would begin to-morrow night, in Ghent, Flanders, a celebra tion of the one hundredth anniver sary of the signing of the treaty of Ghent by representatives of the United States and Great Britain. The burgo master of Ghent was to have tender ed a banquet to fifty American, lifty English and fifty Canadian delegates In the hall where the treaty was signed. 1 Later. Sulgrave Manor, the ances tral home of George Washington in England, was to have been presented to the American people by the Bri tish peace centenary committee. The home already has been purchased. It probably will be rehabilitated and pre sented later. Believing, despite the war, the an-j niversary should not pass unobserved j in the United States, a number of j widely-known citizens or this coun try who ure interested in the move ment last night Issued a communica tion abking that the day be remem bered and celebrated at specified dates beginning February 14, and it is to be hoped that the idea will be well received. Now is the time to talk peace. We have no thought of war in our hearts. Every tie that will strenghten the peace bonds be tween the United States and any other nation ought to bo fostered. In light of the fact that Ghent is | now the very center of a bloody war J in which England is one of the con testants, it is interesting to note that one hundred years ago to-day there was signed in that city the treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States, which marked the close of what has happily proved to be the last war between English-speaking peoples of the earth. The American Peace Centenary Committee rightfully holds that this anniversary ought not to be allowed to pass without inviting thej thoughtful attention of their fellow citizens to the contrast presented by the century-long period of peace which English-speaking peoples have enjoyed among themselves on the one hand and the appalling destruction of life, properly and great monu ments of civilization which the Euro pean war involves on the other. It had been the commission's hope that the example which the English-speak ing peoples set in their relations with each other would be followed by the other great nations of the earth in their several international relations and that the spirit of peaceful and friendly co-operation which each of these peoples manifests toward the people of the United States would also mark their dealings with one another. But notwithstanding the untoward cir cumstances that have marred the an niversary, the celebration should not [be entirely abandoned. We are quite in the mood to jubilate over the blessings of peace. JOIN THE MERKY THRONG ABE you going to join the merry throng about the city's big Christmas tree this evening? It will repay you to do so. The committee in charge of the municipal Yuletide celebration has thoughtfully eliminated speechmaking in this year's program and everything from start to finish will take place with a snap and go that will keep you interested every minute. While the municipal Christmas tree idea grew out of the wish of the char itably inclined to provide a tree for the poor of the city who could afford none pC their own,.last year's observ ance proved to be a time of gathering for poor and rich, young and old alike. It is doubtful whether in the history of liarrisburg so fine a spirit of good will of all toward all was ever seen. And this year the spirit of Christmas seems to be abroad in the land more than ever. No matter how young or how old j you are; how rich or how poor; you can not help but be better and bigger for hearing the old Christmas carols, seeing the pictures portraying the Birth, and for mingling with your fel lows of low and high estate. THE CHRISTMAS (iROI'CII i HOW will you spend to-morrow? Will you selfishly put your feet by your own warm fireside or under your own well-stocked table and refuse to move from the good things before you? <Jr will you bestir yourself enough to take a bit of Christmas joy into the life of some one whom you know is in need ? Even though you may not have caught enough of the real Christmas spirit to spread the gospel of good cheer to others, do not be that one thing which ail the Yuletide world despises—a Christmas grouch. If you are unwilling to take a bas ket of good things to some poor fam ily. do not growl at the fellow who does and declare that his work is done only for show and that "verily, he hath his reward." if you are not enough of a child to love to hear the young folks blow their horns and beat their drums, please don't bark at them for giving vent to their long pent-up joy. If you are so lacking in understanding as not to believe in Santa Claus, don't try to make other folk think there is none. They'll not believe you anyway. if you want to have just a little bit of Christmas joy—don't be a grouch. ON THE WAR MAI* THE war in Europe has brought to our daily notice many names of places which most of us would rather read in silence than try to pronounce aloud. Edi torial paragraphers and comic weekly writers are having fun at the expense of such places as Przemysl and Bzura. But a nation that carries its map such names as Kalamazoo, llaken daqua, Loupurex, Manunkachunk, Conshohocken, Conodoguinet and Conococheague hasn't much ground for indulging in Jokes over the tongue twisting monstrosities that masquerade as geographical locations in other lands. It Is all a matter of familiarity. f EVENING CHAT 1 As a matter of fact there is no rea son why liarrisburg should go out of Dauphin county or at least very far away lor its Christmas trees. The [mountains above the city, tlie York [lillls and the Cumberland Valley's two ridges are tilled with trees that make the very best kind of Christmas trees. Some of them are large ones. too. As a rule the trees from this county do not run very large, but the municipal trees of last year and this year show what can be found in this county. When it is considered that the upper lend of Dauphin county is belted by | mountains and that there are hills throughout the rest, man\ of them wooded, it can be seen that there are plenty of trees. Some of the spruce trees brought to the city are fine ones, the kind that make people talk about the splendid decorative properties of trees, while pines of a tine variety have also been found not ten miles front the city. There are probably a good many more people who have gone into the | woods and cut or brought their trees from the soil and they have obtained [bargains as well as the enjoyment of going after them. The valleys back of Dauphin and Halifax are noted for the trees they contain and the tires rag ing this Kali did not do as much dam age as feared. Perry county is noted for its fine trees and some splendid specimens have been cut in the last few years almost in sight of the State Capitol dome. In olden times such'a thing as a Maine tree or even one from Monroe county was not known here. The people got their trees right around home. With a little care the moun tains near here could be made to bear many tine trees for the home markets. A certain liarrisburg home has re cently acquired a player piano. The bead of the house is not a musician and before the arrival of the "player" had to be content to sit quietly in a corner while his wife performed. While dinner was in the course of prepara tion on the day the instrument arrived "hubby" thought he would do a little experimenting and while the piano was rattling off a lively air his 3-year-old son happened into the room and alter one amazed glance tied to the kitchen [crying: "Oh mother, come see. Fath er's learned to play the piano and he's doing it with his feet." "Christinas trees have been sold in Market Square ever since 1 can re member," sail! one of the old resi dents of town yesterday. "Back in the days,when the market houses stood there my father always went to the Square for our tree. 1 do not i regard Christmas as lairly at hand un til the trees are placed on sale there." Technical high school students re membered in a unique way the other day the fact that Professor Jesse F. Rets became a father for the iirst time. Friday a daughter, whpin it has been decided to call "Betty," was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kees. Proper and unanimous observance of the occasion could not be held by the student body until Monday. However, that allowed a little more time for preparation. So immediately after chapel exercises the ceremonies occurred. These consisted in the presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Rees of a tall flowering azalea pur chased by a general subscription fund of students and faculty. To the top most blossom was attached a tiny hank tilled with pennies. A card attached to the bank was inscribed "For Betty Only." Among i he visitors to the city yes terday was cx-S< nator I). F. Walton, of Green county, a former president pro tcm of the Senate. The former senator visited old friends in the city and called on the Governor. Another visitor was Representative E. K. Jones, of Susquehanna county, better known to people throughout the State as "Dirt Road" Jones because he introduced the township road bills, lie has been elected again and will probably head the roads committee of the House. Things are commencing to slacken about the hotels as is generally the case just before Christmas when the traveling men who constitute such a large portion of the guests hie them selves toward homes. One of the hotels yesterday had fewer guests for a long time and the ninht clerk re marked after shaking hands with a departing guest: "That's the sixth who has bidden me 'good-bye' and said that he was going home for Christmas. I.'m going to call up my wife and tell her I'm coming home for the day, too." 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —Recorder Ernest L. Tustin is be ing mentioned for mayor of Pliiladel j phia. I —C. K. Sprague has been named for ! postmaster at Waynesburg. —Speaker Alter spoke yesterday at jthe meeting of the Pittsburgh R.-al | Estate Board, it being the holiday i luncheon. —Sydney F. Tyler, prominent Phil adelphia banker, has been elected to 'the board of the Philadelphia Electric : Company. —J. E. Baum, Philadelphia liard ' ware manufacturer, has gone to Om [aha to spend the holidays. ! I— DO MKNOW — I i That llarrlsburg used to turn I out ill force oil <'lii-istnia.H eve to | sing? TO ( I UK ( III.I) IN ONK l)A1 Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. Druggists refund money if it I laiis to cure. K. W. GROVE'S signature iis on each box. 25c. —Advertisement. ! * The "Dead Level" and The "Lead Devil" "The business that stands at I a 'dead level' has a 'lead devil' I round its neck." A business can't stand still; j it must either go ahead or back wards. In dull times the wise business man only lights the harder. Jle watches every detail, he takes stock of his goods and ser vice and above all else be Is en ergetic in bis advertising. He bids boldly for business and Ills very boldness wins for him. Turn to the advertising' col umns of this paper and you will see the names of some of the men who are not willing to se<- their business stand on the dtad level. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH I AUNT ESTE'S XMAS WISH | fit Aunt Estc were-only Alladdin A She surely would be, oh, so pi ad, and : 5 i f She'd rub her queer lamp. T Til the genie would tramp :» | To her, if she were only Alladdin. W' Then she'd say, "Oh dear Mr. (ienie, '{*■ ■$P. ' guess sure I must he a green ie, fs a 1 don't know just how : 3| Xt 1 should act when you bow — 5 Please don't laugh at me, dear Mr. (ienie. :» mr " I'Ut 1 want to have all of my children— .S I IS My dear little newspaper children— jf:; iW I want them right here, jj» | « Every wee precious dear. •».' Sf Ves, each blessed one of my children." 5 I t Then the Genie_would run off a-hoppiug, ? J Vg: Nor ever a "minute be stopping, .V | 'Til he'd brought you right here, A I v Then I d shout out so clear — §! "MERRY CHRISTMAS," 'til 1 felt like dropping! jjt | But as Aunt Este is not Alladdin, :* ' t (If only, if only, she had been !) W i W: She'll put down in ink— ! V What she surely does think— , 'g;' fMAV VOL 11 AYE EV KRY WISH, like Alladin! * | j PENROSE THROWS i LIGHT Oil PALMER Senator Says the Post Office Dis tribution Is Little Short of a State Scandal DENOUNCES THE DEALS J Civil Service Organizations Come in For Some Share of the Senator's Comment Senator Holes Penrose last night turned the light on the underground! operations of the Palmer wins of the j Democratic party in Pennsylvania in the distribution ot' post offices, declar ing that it was a scandal. The Sena tor's declarations came as a reply to j Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer, who j resented the Senator's holding up of! post ofllce appointments until he wasl satisfied that they were without stain. In the course of his statement the! Senator made some references to the' fusion deals and the conduct of vari-! oils civil service organizations. Senator Penrose's statement reads: j ' If all the stories concerning cor-1 rupt and collusive practices in thei distribution of post offices under tliej Palmer leadership are anywhere ncarj true there is presented a scandalous I condition calculated to astonish the! people of the State. "I have no doubt that there is! foundation for a large number of these I reports. "In the early days of the adminls- j tration the scandals were confined j mainly to Schuylkill and York coun-j ties. I can safely say that three-j fourths of the post office appointments! under the present Democratic leader- I ship are involved in scandal and the I severest kind of criticism. "This condition of affairs may in a I large m'easure account for the defeat' of the party in the State for placing I the Democratic party in the third rank j in Pennsylvania. "The fact of the matter is that the postal service in all of its branches has ! reached a condition of demoralization j without precedent in the history of | Pennsylvania. The promises of both the Postmas- j ter General and Air. Painter that post-' masters with good records would be j permitted to serve out their terms! have been cast to the winds. "Postmasters have been ruthlessly l removed or their resignations have! been requested . on trumped up 1 charges simply to get rid of Repub-! licans. "A stigma has been placed upon, men of good character who have been competent oflicials in this way, with j no power on their part to answer hack j or to get vindication. "All branches of the classified pos tal service are completely demoralized and the morale of the employes com-I pletely destroyed. "Wherever possible colored letter i carriers and other colored employes have been dropped from the service, simply because of their color. "A score of reputable young colored | men in the service at the Philadelphia I Post Office have suffered this fate. "The delivery of the mails has been ' broken down throughout the cities of! the State. "On top of this comes a number of absurdities advanced in the House of Representatives by Democrats in the consideration of the postal appropria tion bill, including propositions to in crease the number of working hours of i postal employes, the curtailment of the 1 There's no way like the old way, Though we have tried to find a new, : j And so just "MERRY CHRISTMAS" 3j Is the wish we send to you. 5 ! Jerauld Shoe Co. | 310 Market Street | free rural delivery service and the| ■ substitution of the star route system |and the abolition of many needed of-1 11 ices simply to get rid of Republicans', ! who hold them and without regard for the requirements of the service, j "In this way they would overthrow j many reforms and betterments for I which I fought and which were ob tained while 1 was chairman of the I committee on post offices and post I roads. I 'While Mr. Palmer from his point I of view may consider the prostitution land corruption of the Post Office Dfe i partment as a trivial matter, his acts I in this connection as the dispenser of 1 patronage in Pennsylvania certainly j indicate tills view. I cannot agree I with him. | "The post office is one great depart , ment of the government which should |be nearly self-sustaining. It is one on which the social and business in terests of the country are particularly i dependent. i "Anyone can go among the carriers and other employes in Pennsylvania and get a confirmation of what 1 have ! stated. "When the post office appropriation j bill shall come before the Senate I {shall have something to say upon this i subject. ! "1 take this opportunity to state I that I am surprised at the indifference of the civil service associations, na {tional. State and local, regarding the | flagrant violations of the civil service I rules and principles, so rampant un jder the present administration and so jwell known to all men. | "They seem satisfied to proclaim their intent to extend the civil service system, but show no desire to prevent! | Democrats from violating it. When j I Republicans were in power if they ] j had committed as many violations In i | a year as are now done every twenty j four hours these associations and the j Civil Service Commission at Washing ton would soon ljave been heard from, j "The Civil Service Commission uu ider this administration, seems to be indifferent to these violations, and the | records of their proceedings will show | they have not interfered to correct j the abuses. j "The fact that sonie of the officers ]of the local Civil Service Association have been interested in playing a coni ! bination of Democratic and Progress | ive politics may account for the sud den lethargy which has overcome | them." OUCH! PAIN, PAIN, i RUB RHEUMATIC j ACHING JOINTS Rub pain right out with small trial bottle of old "St. Jacob's Oil." i Rheumatism is "pain only." Not 1 one case in fifty requires interna) I treatment. Stop drugging. Rub sooth ! ing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil" right i into your sore, stiff, aching joints and ;j muscles, and relief comes instantly. | "St. Jacobs Oil" is a harmless rheu -1 mutism cure which never disappoints | and can not burn the skin. | Limber up! Quit complaining! (let ! a small trial bottle of old, honest "St. Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, and i in just a moment you'll be free from rheumatic pain, soreness, stiffness and swelling. Don't suffer. Relief awaits you. "St. Jacobs Oil" has cured mil lions of rheumatism sufferers In the last half century, and Is just as good 1 for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, back ache, sprains.—Advertisement. DECEMBER 24. 1914. A good cigarette must be made of pure tobacco and the most choice leaf. Such is FATIMA—the most pop ular, mild Turkish-Blend cigarette now smoked almost univer sally in this country! "Distinctively Individual" l%£acco Oar. f OUR DAILY LAUGH *| «■ * £1 |v : j la | \ lllock 11i*Mif Ye« mill \o The barber lie Your, wanted to singe friend, Miss \V is my hair, but 1 quite chic, Miss | said no. H. Your caution She (a trifle en- , was comnienilahle. viously) Yes. He might have Clara may be a started a wood trifle chic, but fire. she is no chicken. ( THK MtiHT HDFOHK X M AS ll.i \\ Ihk hiiiKvr *Tis the night before Christmas, And all through the place In haste that's quite feverish. Daddy will chase. | First down to the cellar. He'll go at top speed. To bring up some boards That for platform he'll need. And then he'll trot down Once again for the tree. Doing all by his lonfesome Enough work for three. The tree being set. Then he'll hike up the stair. To bring down big armfuls Of ornaments there. Then up on a ladder For hours he'll stand. As tree trimmer, while others Remark. "Ain't it grand?" At iwo in tin* morning, All others in bed. He'll finish his j<4b And feel pretty near dead. But when in the morning He hears the kids shout He'll quickly forget that lie's all tired out. 11 "The Quality Store 1 ' | If XMAS GOODS I I AT h PRICE I f Drastic price reductions have been made on holi- •j* day goods—the savings are ONE-HALF and afford st* an exceptoinal opportunity to buy now for present ® : or f uture usc - % Pictures and Mirrors—Brass Goods, Jardinieres, ; f| : jf : Smokers' Stands, Ash Trays, etc. —Photo Frames— jff ® China —Fancy Baskets—Silver Plated Novelties jj» :& Toilet and Traveling Sets—Collar and Cuff Boxes— m Music Rolls and Cases —Stationery Mission and a X Fumed Oak Smokers' Stands and Sewing Taborets « are re( * uce d ONE-HALF. : ff. Store Open This Evening '»• | L. W. COOK j ! I ' f I THE I | Union Trust Company's | f Christmas Savings Club 1 Wishes Von : j i| A Merry Christmas 1 t and a 4 '| Happy New Year | | ji : join Now For Next Year. : J If $ I Union Trust Company | § Union Trust Building | • I IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY I From the Telegraph of Dec. 24, 1861. | Market I'rleen Liiohn lifted No ehanjre in prices of produce at markets. The weather is extremely cold. *i»e«*inl Service* in Churches* All of the churches will have special Christmas services to-morrow. (a lit aln Wen rick Die* Captain James K. Wenrh k, Company E, Ninteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, • lied at Columbia. S. ('. He was a for- I met* resident of this city. I N ™o s r fflffflagfcTl [From the Telegraph of Dec. 24. ISC 1.1 Saviiunali to < ll|ilt iilntc Baltimore. Dec. 23. Savannah will capitulate to the Union army Decem ber 29. ((■■let lit front Washington, Dec. 23. Grant's army reports that everything is quiet at present. Mail It out \icrotiml Washington. Dec. 28. A mail boat is frozen aground below here. AX EVKXIXG THOUGHT. Xor knoweat thou what argument Thy life to thV neighbor's creed has lent. Emerson. Deafness Cannot Be Cured 1 bv local applications, as they cannot reach th« diseased portion of tin* car. There la only on# i way to enre deafness, ami tliat is by constitution al remedies. Deafness is caused by an Intlamcd I condition of tti - mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed yon have a rumbling sound or imperfect healing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, anil unless the inflammation can be taken out anil this tube restored to its normal condition, hear i 1 ri tr will be destroyed forever: nine cases out of | ten are caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any caso of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot hi 1 cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu- I lars, free. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toleuo, 0. field by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
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