8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established 1831 PUBLISHED BY THE TELEGRAPH 1*1(191 TING CO. E. J. STACKPOLH President and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER Secretary QUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published avery evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 21( Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dailies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. HVestern Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. sif&Ffht Delivered by carriers at six cents a week. Mailed to subscriber! At $3 .00 a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. Brrorn dally averager for the Three ★ months ending Dee. 31,1014. a 22,692 W Avcraare for the year 1014—23,102 Average for the year 1913—21,577 Average for the year 1012—21,175 Average for the year 1011—1S.N51 Averase for the year 1010—17,405 MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ONE HUNDRED years ago Harris burg had tho pleasure of wel coming the Pennsylvania Legis lature to meet within its limits «nd to-morrow the 121 st General As elmbly will organize at the Capitol. It will elect its officers without any for mal recognition from the municipality of Harrisburg, but the people of tho city will extend their good wishes for a will extend their good wishes for a progressive session and an enjoyable stay on tho banks of the Susque hanna. This Legislature meets in less trou blesome times than its immediate predecessor. When the lawmakers of 3 913 gathered they were confronted •with all sorts of schemes, ideas, theories and demands growing out of a period of political unrest and tak ing the form, in some cases, of legis lation run wild. This condition caused presentation of morb bills than ever known before, tremendously expen sive printing and an output of laws which cumber tho statute books, some of them showing the effect their hasty consideration. Fortu nately, excellent provision was made through commissions for remedial nnd humanitarian legislation which the present Governor will bo able to transmit for tho action of the Senate and House and which will form more pleasant reminders of the trials and tribulations of 1913 than some other things which might be mentioned. The peoplo spoke, as the orators ■ay, in November and the Republican party dominates tho Legislature. It has pledged itself to do things and the new Governor has publicly said that pledges are pledges. There are great problems confronting the law makers and there is necessity for hard work. The caucus meetings to night are only preliminary to the task of making statutes and it is to be hoped that all legislators will forget such disappointments as may grow out of them and bend energies to the enactment of legislation for tho good of eight millions of people. For that is the way to serve Pennsylvania. V MAVTER OF INFORMATION THE PUBLIC LEDGER of Phila delphia publishes an interesting article on the passing of toll roads in Pennsylvania that very well might serve as a text book for the State Highway Department. At least it sets forth in as clear and con cise a manner as could bo desired the position of the department with respect to the abolition of the toll road, and constitutes a logical and convincing reply to the oft-repeated charge that the only good roads in the State aro tho turnpikes; and that the Commonwealth has been sin gularly neglectful of its duty toward providing proper roadways through out the State. It is well known that the present Highway Commissioner has pur chased under the act more than 100 miles of toll roads in the State, and that there are still 2,000 miles of turnpikes that the inhabitants of Pennsylvania are waiting to see set free. One wonders why the Depart ment has not explained long since why it has permitted these highways to remain in the control of companies or individuals. In the language of the Ledger It is all very simple and acceptable. About SSO miles of roads In the State are under the mainte nance of the Highway Commission, and an effort is being made to build about 400 miles of road a season. "While that is considerably more than a mile a day the year round, It does not take a mathematician to show that at the same rate almost a genera tion will be required for Pennsylvania to have good roads throughout its breadth and length. At least twenty years of regular effort at the same or better rate of speed would be required to give the State a reputation for its highways. If the 2,000 miles of turn pike were taken over at once it would bo necessary to kcop them in good condition, and that would mean an addition to tho work already under way, which either would retard the completion of the good roads scheme or would require an addition to the forces already at work. If the public understood these facts fully there would lie fewer complaints against tho State Highway Depart ment. Tho trouble is that we do not realize the tremendous problems in volved in the transformation of the MONDAY EVENING, highways of Pennsylvania now In pro cess. We only know that there Is great work to be done, that It Is not being done as rapidly as we desire. More articles like that quoted would serve well In establishing merited con fidence In a department that has been long misunderstood by thousands of Pennsylvaniana who have believed what they have been told, In many Instances, by designing politicians be cause nobody told them otherwise. THE "JOKER" IN THE DECK THE military critics and the pub lic at largo may be wrong in concluding that tho European war is to be a long-drawn-out contest in which "wearing down" will bo the principal factor. It would not be surprising to find an entiro change of tactics on tho western front with the coming of Spring. General Joffre's so far effective plan of "nibbling at them" may give way to a gigantic of fensive movement on the part of tho allies. The "joker" in the war deck at the present moment Is the force of 800,000 men now in training in British camps. When warm weather comes, Kitchener will throw them across the channel and with what forces France may be able to bring up will hurl them at the enemy. Much depends, of course, on the make-up of this new English army and it is likely to prove the very flower of British manhood. On tho other hand, Germany must rely now on her older mon. She has already put her best in the field. These are straws in tho wind. The war may not bo one of utter exhaus tion after all. For the sake of all concerned. It Is to be hoped that it will not be. A GRAVE SITUATION THE Underwood tariff law and the European war have united their more or less harmonious Influences to produce a deficit of over $80,000,000 in the national treasury. This, regardless of all the I carefully worded mouthings of Bryan, Redfiold and others of the administra tion who have been preaching good i financial housekeeping while aiding | and abetting those who have been ap i propriating money by the million for the purpose of building up the strength of the Democratic machine) In preparation for the 1916 campaign. ! And while the revenues have been shrinking steadily, expenditures have : been just as steadily swelling, until {at the close of the year $11,000,000 more had been spent in running the ■ National Government than in 1913. Tho question that naturally rises is the attitude President Wilson will take in what Is really a very grave emergency. Nearly all of the corpora tion and income tax which was ex pected to produce $80,000,000 is col leetci' in the latter half of the year, and tho Government will have the benefit of the emergency war taxes for the f,ull six months. It was esti mated that the Government would receive $54,000,000 from the opera tion of the new taxes in the first seven months, and it is understood that to date the receipts under this measure have exceeded expectations. There is some talk in Washington already of a sale of Panama Canal bonds to meet a deficit, but it is likely nothing will be done along this line until tho Treasury Department has had an opportunity to test the possi bilities of a recovery in the second half year. At tho present rate the Government will realize $50,000,000 between now and June 30 from stamp taxes, which, with the income tax, should wipe out most of the accumu lated deficit. Expenditures on ac count of the Panama Canal are run ning on a much smaller scale now that the new waterway is open to use, and a big burden will be taken from the Treasury in this way. Nevertheless, the future is uncer tain, if not actually dark, and Con gress ought at least to be curbed in its expenditures. The necessity of a stamp act and the possibility of being compelled to raise still other revenues by means of an emergency bond is sue to meet the running expenses of the Government, of themselves con stitute a condition, tho gravity of which ought to give even the most reckless and Inexperienced statesman pause for thought. THE FARMERS' CHANCE GOVERNOR-ELECT MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH will And many hearty supporters for his pro gram of agricultural advance ment at the meetings of the organi zation of the farmers, the dairymen, the breeders, the poultrymen and , others to bo held here late this month ' and his appearance before the State i Board of Agriculture will afford an ' opportunity for a keynote speech on his plan for betterment of life In tho country and the maintenance of our food supply. These matters will doubtless receive attention from the now executive in his inaugural ad dress, but there will be details which ho will desire to set forth before the assembled men from the country. | These organizations have taken i wise advantage of their biennial meet ings here to suggest legislation and this year the practice should bo of great assistance to the new Govornor who earnestly desires to help the country folks. Tho men who depend on the State or township roads for getting anywhere off their own prop erty will have some sound ideas on the subject and tho man who tills a farm which has been In uso for 100 years can give a side which is worth noting. It is the same with men con nected with other lines. They can all make known their wants and they will have a sympathetic listener in tho now executive. * This year the new Holstein-Freislan Cattle Association will bo welcomed to the series of meetings, but it is a matter of regret that those dominat ing the State Horticultural Society will not have the annual meeting here at the same time, as was the case for years. "EVENING CHAT Henry W. Shoemaker, to whom lovers of Pennsylvania owe a great debt for gathering and publishing the | legends of the Susquehanna Valley and i the Seven Mountains, has Issued an | other volume of folk lore of the Key stone State, preserving stories of the great woodland that formerly covered tho northern tier and extended beside the West Branch into the Alleghenles. The volume is entitled "Black Forest Souvenirs," the great belt of spruce, hemlock and other woods which cov ered Lycoming, Potter, Tioga and other counties "up the Stato" having , been called by that name many, many years ago. As in his other books, Mr. i Shoemaker has narrated the tales of 1 the mountains and the woods, of tho i pioneers and of tho Indians, of the ; wild life and of the seasons In "plain : United States." It redoubles the pleasure of reading them, for as every ; reader knows there is nothing more , wearying than wading through a story 1 with a real heart told In dia i lect. Wo have read so much of the ] Indians of New England and New York that we seem to be on almost intimate terms with Pequods and Mo ! hawks and we have been regaled with j stories of the Sioux and Apaches until i we unconsciously have given these I tribes and their distant hunting | grounds high place as representative of the vanishing race. Yet in our own Pennsylvania, up the course of the majestic stream that flows by our city, there was a race of Indians as brave, as proud and as influential in aboriginal says the state should at once free all in song and story, and the men to whom they yielded the wooded realm were of the folks from whom we are descended. Ilence the stories of the settlers and the Senecas and of the chiefs in Centre, Lycoming, Potter and McKean counties, of the desecrated woods and of the wild life that is gone furnish reading almost as close to home as the tales of the Susquehanna below tho great confluence. "Black Forest Souveuirs," with the other products of Mr. Shoemaker's travels and labors, will rank high in Pennsyl vania literature. The book brings back the life of early days and the figures stalk through the pages just as John Harris, black Hercules and the In dians who lived, traded and hunted about Harris Ferry In the days when our commonwealth was young lives in our local tradition. Dr. Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer, of Philadelphia, contrlbtues to the Jan uary number of the Review of Reviews the leader, for such it is, of an article on the galaxy of governors elected some weeks ago. Dr. Brumbaugh has been picked out as the most con spicuous of the group chosen to take up gubernatorial duties this month is made the subject of a special article, a distinction not accorded (Charles S. Whitman. Dr. Oberholtzer 'writes of the new governor in a pleas ant way, without tlattery, but men tioning what he really did in Pennsyl vania in the recent campaign, dealing with his wholehenrtedness, his direct ness and his ability. Into two pages are condensed no end of Interesting information, including the fact that in Sun Juan there is a street named Calle j Brumbaugh in honor of "M. G." Representative Charles A. Ambler has broken a precedent. For years and years, from the days when ilart ranft was a candidate for the Repub lican nomination for Governor, and possibly before, the placards announc ing candidacy have been white with big black letters. The letters were im pressive and the card brilliantly white, if there is such a thing. But Saturday night Mr. Ambler came to town with his Tiooni and liis placards. And when they were put up people saw that they were green, a light green, like green pea soup. It was not a Capitol Park grass green or a spinach green or a Spring wheat green, but a light green. Later on he sort of made up for the shock given by putting out smaller cards bearing his name and picture. They were white. The brilliant moonlight that pre vaited on some of the avenings last week and which will prevail part of this week hus been hailed by lovers of winter sports who have been enabled to go on long- skating trips or on slelghrides. In fact, there has seldom been a liner combination of moonlight anil winter weather for lovers of Ice and snow. It has caused a boom in the waffle market at country hotels. A big gun on a special car passed through the city yesterday and at tracted much attention from the curi ous and fears for violation of neu trality. The gun happened to be one that was being shipped from Washing ton. Joseph F. Shouler, director of pub lic safety of Wilkes-Barre, well known here, has arranged to give the anthra cite city a complete paid Are depart ment in place of a part paid system. He will also equip the city with motor apparatus. The change will be watched with interest by Reading and other cities. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE ) —John F. Hennessey, of Reading, lias been re-elected head of tho Berks County Agricultural Society. —Harvey J. Wieand, connected with the Lehigh prison for forty-five years, has been retired as warden. —J. D. Callery, president of the Pittsburgh Railways Company, is plan ning further Improvements to the company's lines. —Major S. D. Butler, of the ma rines. has donated two cannon given to him in Nicaragua to his native town. —Dr. J. Norman White, appointed coroner of Lackawanna, county, was former deputy to Senator W. M Lynch. —Wilmer Atkinson, of Philadelphia, says the stato shoudl at once free all toll roads. I DO YOI/KNiQW | That Harrisburjr Is on tho direct road of hard and soft oqjil to the seaboard? NOBODY KNOWS Where you can sell a long unneeded piece of furniture, unless it is the thousands of readers of tho Telegraph. An Authentic Test of Advertising In a large city a test was re cently made between street car and newspaper advertisii%. A certain article attractively priced was advertised In tho Street cars for one mouth. Hfvrnty-ninc Milieu were made. The same article was then ad vertised once In one newspaper. Two hundred *nlc* were made the next day. If tills little straw shows tho direction of tho profit making wind it Is a pretty good test of newspaper advertising. The great merchants prefer tho newspapers to any other medium because returns are better—and costs less. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH SPRQUL AND FLYI AREPATRIARCHS Chester Republican and Elk Demo crat Have Records For the Longest Service Here PROMINENT MEN IN TOWN Former Mayor of Corry Is Man Who Will Sit in House; Gar vin and the Bibles Senator William C. Sproul, of Dela ware, and Representative John M. Flynn, Elk, have the honors for mem i bers oldest in point of service In the Legislature which meets to-morrow. Senator E. M. Herbst, Berks, and Representative Fred C. Ehrhardt, Lackawanna, come next. Senator Sproul's honors as "Father of the Senate" are due to the fact that he will round out twenty years as a Senator next year. Ho was elected for the first time in 1896 and has served continuously ever since. He has been president pro tem. and may be Governor some day. Mr. Flynn is the Democratic leader of the Houso and was elected in 1902 and regular ly ever since. Senator Herbst was elected for the first time in 1902 and Mr. Ehrhardt in 1904. Mr. Ehrhardt will preside over the Republican cau cus, it being the first time In years that any one except the late John H. Rlebel, of Philadelphia, has had the honor. Mr. Rlebel died during the last session after long service. —Chief Clerk Tom Garvin, of the Houso, was busy to-day buying Bibles. He was getting them for the "swear ing In" of the members of the House. A clothes basketful Is purchased and Tom says that In all his expcrienco only one ever came back. Tho mem bers generally keep them or give them away. This one Bible was kept for three days by a member who had re ceived It,. Then he showed up with It and said he would liko to have it. "Keep it," said the chief clerk. "I was sworn in with it and I'd like to have it given to me," said tho member. "Well, you've got it. Keep it." "But was it given to me?" "Yes. I gave it." "But I want to get it right." "Sir, you are formally presented with tho Bible," said Thomas, rising, and the Interview and presentation ended. —Casslus Alexander, member from Erie county, was Mayor of Corry and resigned to become a member of the House. R. J. Hoffman, one of the Habgood heavy guns, was Mayor of Bradford. —Bill Adams, of Luzerne, who is next to Malilon Sliaaber, of Reading, as the tallest man of the House, is I being called by his friends tho Colonel of the Coldstream Guards in honor of his exploits. —Edwin R. Cox, one of the Pliila delphians longest in service, is being mentioned for chairman of the House appropriations committee, on which ,he served for a long time. James F. I Woodward, of Allegheny, is also out for it. —Mayor Jermyn, of Scranton, is here l'or tho start of things. He was a caller at the Ambler headquarters last night. —Harry Mullen, who preceded Jo siah Howard as member from Cam eron, serving also years ago, was one of the throng to see the start of things. —George W. Williams was sponsor for the civil service and conservation bills last session. lie is one of the best liked men in the House and has many warm friends even among the Ambler forces. —Some one called tho anti-Ambler people the allies last night and In surance Commissioner Charles John son, the Ambler field marshal, heard of it. "Well," said he, "I think I hear some one heating a retreat." —Bill Fairman, the Democratic warhorse of Punxsutawney, came to town last night with a sombrero, a fur coat with tho hair outside and a pair of arctics. The Colonel came to "look around a wee bit." he said. He is a familiar figures at all gather ings, but especially when a Democratic war Is on. He wanted to be minister to Panama, but started to Washing ton to get it on a day when the mer cury was at zero and he wore a l'ur coat. The combination did not go well for Panama. —Frank Harris, county treasurer of Allegheny county, was an Interested spectator of the doings about the headquarters to-day. —William D. Grimes, of Pittsburgh, prominent attorney and candldato for Senator, was here to see the opening moves. —"Squire" Walton, Of Lawrence county, one of the Republican stand bys of the House, is back aguin. He will sit on the "Bloody Angle" and keep an eye on third class city legis lation. His cotleague rejoices in the name of E. F. G. Harper. —Senators-elect Tompkins, of Cam bria, and Lynch, of Lackawanna, at tracted some attention In the crowds. Both were good "mixers" In the throngs at the headquarters. —"Good Roads" Jones arrived to day from Susquehanna county, where zero weather is common. lie has a valise full of road legislation to talk over with Dr. Brumbaugh. He headed the roads committee of tho House last session and will likely do so again. —A. R. Mechltng, former member from Forest county. Is here to see the organization effected. —James N. Hunter, former member from Pottsvllle, is around to keep an eye on railroad men's legislation. —Fred Newell, of Canton, promi nent In tho State Editorial Associa tion, is one of the live men about the Habgood headquarters. Ho issued n statement In behalf of tho McKean man last night. —The organization of the Legisla ture has brought many newspaper correspondents hero. Walter J. Christy, the Allegheny county chair man, is hero for the Pittsburgh Ga zette-Times and is dean of the cor respondents from elsewhero, the local honors resting with Colonel Thomas M. Jones. Others hero are Messrs. Reltlnger, The Associated Press; Brenn&n, Philadelphia Inquirer; Knight, Pliilodelphla Bulletin; Dar lington and Holmes, North American; Walker, Public Ledger; Taylor. Even ing Ledger; Ellmaker, Philadelphia Press; Solomon, Philadelphia Record; Mackrell, Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele graph; Ball, x'lttsburgli Post and Sun: Goshorn, Pittsburgh Dispatch; Hart, Scranton Times; Rowenow. Scranton Tribune-Republican; Phillips, Scran ton News. W. P. Gallagher Is looking after Republican news and K. L. M. Pray for tne Democrats. Colonel Sam Hudson expects to write some In teresting pieces about tho passing show. —Mr. Ambler has a perennial smile. 110 says It Is worth while. f OUR DAILY LAUGH ) V-_ «/ t«!• *• I. A* A»ToX^ You'Ve l eH J|uliur is artfully bald. Why "the wolf don't you wear a o k^ he O ° or . wolf Mr. Pester —lf „.J" clee '}L-t T vSS I worn- ii. tvi w tv ny don t j>ou everybody woulS hniiK it on the notice that I'm w ' iere . t * bald. seeMt^ w Meanest Man In the Faahlon That fellow is Miss Willing, a . l l ul3 ' , , will you bo mine'.' F°f why. Never * I tolii nlm I Well.' will you bossed my wife let me be yours? and he went ana told her. TELI. ME WHY By Win* Dinger There is something 1 I can't figure, Matters not how hard I try. And I'm wondering if you can Tell to me the reason why When about to leave the office It starts raining, and a fellow Finds that he has left at his home Every bloomii)' umbrella. Or, we'll take it vice versa. When for work he leaves his home In the rain, without protection To the office he must roam Just because all his umbrellas. Two or three, or maybe more. Are still standing in the office, Where they \yent some days before. And the same is true of rubbers; I own two or three good pairs, But if it rains or gets slushy On the busy thoroughfares If at home, I'll find that they are At the office, or in case At the office they aro needed Then they're at the other place. i I [From the Telegraph of Jan. 4, 1865.] I'liomaM On the March Columbia, Tenn., Jan. 4. - General Thomas has given orders to his army to march. The sick and wounded have been sent to Nashville. Hood Cut OIT Decatur, Ala.. Dec. 31. General Steadman transferred his men to the south bank, cutting oft another chance of Hood's retreat. Sight Steamer* Fortress Monroe, Jan. 3. Several steamers have been sighted near here. Nationality is not known. IN w ARRIS BURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph of Jan. 4, 1865.] Legislature In SeMluu Legislature is now in session. The Governor has sent his annual message to House and Senate. Firemen to Vl>lt Here The Good Will Fire Company, of I Philadelphia, will visit this city and Washington when President Lincoln is inaugurated. I GAITHER OX PUBLIC SERVICE! COMMISSION | 's [From the Pittsburgh Press] I Governor Tener's appointment of his secretary, Walter H. Gaither, to fill the vacancy on the State Pubbiic Service Commission created by the death of the late chairman ot the ' commission. Judge Ewlng, puts Mr. ' Gaither in one of the most important ■ and responsible public offices in the Commonwealth. The Public Service ! Commission deals with corporate in terests of enormous extent and value, and tlie manner in which it deals : with them directly affects, moreover, not only these vast property interests but public Interests of like lmport ; ance. Mr. Gaither, who is a graduate AMUSEMENTS I « Photoplay To-day Maurice Contello nnd daughter, Helen In .-act drnnin, "By the Governor's Order" I COMING WEDNESDAY Feature PRODUCTION ' EVEI-YN THAW nnd her «on RUSSELL THAW, In a ."-act Lubln Drama, "Threads of Destiny" v —J Palace Theater 333 Market St. TO-DAY Murd oe k MaeQuarrle and, i "Mother" llennon In a --reel 101 I IllMon druutn, "The Foundling of Father Time." Stanlcv Walpole, Will Sheerer and Irm'a Earle In Uclalr'H Moun tain Dramn, "The Mountain Trail." Henry Patlie I.ehrmnn, Bllllc Ritchie null (ifrtrndf Selliy In an L-Hu Comedy, "The Rural Demons." Vlctor'a latent drama, "The Wayward Son." HepwortU Comedy, "The Kleptomanic." c Admission, 10c. Children, Sc. WHAT A WOMAN WILL DO" TOMORROW IN FOUR PARTS « A Love Drama off Intense Interest JANUARY 4,1915. PHPH U BETTER MERCHANDISE FOR LESS MOHLY Ul I Opportunity Day I Tuesday, Janudry 5 This is the day that every woman in Harrisburg and suburbs should make an effort to visit our store for two I reasons: Ist. We give more merchandise, better merchandise for I less money. 2nd. In addition to our already ridiculous low prices we have again reduced every garment in our store by 17%. LJ Visit our store and convince yourself of the genuineness UJ U of our advertising. 81 In our offering to-morrow you will find: COATS | |