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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Established 1831
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GUS M. STEINMETZ
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months ending Dee. 31,1014.
W 22,692 Jf
Average for the year 1014—23,103
Average for the year 1013—31,577
Average for the year 1012—21,175
Average for Jhe year 1011—18,851
Average for the year 1010—17,405
SATURDAY EVENING, JAN. 16
WHERE EXPANSION IX NEEDED
EVERY now and then some one
rises and declares that Penn
sylvania can save a couple of
millions, or four or five, so ac
customed are we to dealing in millions,
on the governmental expenses of the
Commonwealth. Up to date not many
of them have shown that they know
what they were talking about and a
recent commission to report on econ
omy recommended some increases of
places to obtain greater efficiency. The
business methods of every govern
ment, even the marvelous machine
centered at Berlin; the strong govern
mental system of the British Empire;
the administration at Washington and
the plan of Pennsylvania are periodi
cally attacked. Probably the methods
of every big railroad or steel company
or mining corporation are also assail
ed, but we do not hear about It be
cause the soft pedal works on the
bucking stockholder and a roar about
corporation's housekeeping is not
available for campaign thunder.
Pennsylvania has made a name for
the efficacy of its supervision in many
lines. It is handling the work of regu
lating what we need to make us well
and happy in a manner that is at
tracting attention because of results.
Two striking illustrations have been
furnished by the dairy and food com
missioner's and the State banking
commissioner's departments. They
have not been criticised successfully
even frqm the stump, which lately ap
peared to be occupying a great place
as a correctional institution in the
minds of quite a few people. Now, not
only have these two departmental
staffs made good, as the saying is, but
in the case of the food officers the in
come of the office in a year more than
pays for the expenses of two years and
that of the banking examiners' force
almost balances the outlay. Thus, two
great checking-up departments are
paying their way as Hiey carry out Im
portant work in a laudable manner,
and the recommendations that more
men he added to enlarge the scope and
afford greater protection have double
force. Wifh growth <«f population their
work increases and os they find the
funds the legislature should listen at
tentively to the plana to expand.
CENTI'KY OF RANKING
UNDEII the title of "A Century
of Banking," the Harrisburg
National Bank modestly re
views the events of the full
century of its history just closed. The
book might have been entitled a hun
dred years of the financial history of
Harrisburg, for the institution the ac
tivities of «vuich it sets forth has been
so closely associated with the civic ad
vance. and business growth of the city
that the two are almost synonymous.
A century is a long time in the his
tory of a nation or an individual.
Less than twenty such periods have
passed since the beginning of the
Christian era. Not many business or
ganizations survive to celebrate their
hundredth anniversary, although it. is
likely that more will in the future
than have in the past, for we are
building more securely and perma
nently now than ever before. That
tho Harrisburg National Bank has
done this is because its foundations
have been laid firmly, like those of
others of out- banking Institutions, and
its structure raised with full regard
for stability and tho possibilities of
development.
A GOOD EXAMPLE
THE Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad lias gone
about the safeguarding of Its
coal miners in a very sane and
practical way.
At every colliery of tho coal mining
department placards have been post
ed offering SIOO in cash prizes for the
most valuable and practical sugges
tions for safety or the prevention of
accidents. The first prize Is $25; the
second. S2O; the third, sls, and there
are two of $lO and four of $5 each.
The management of the company is
making a special effort to reduce and
prevent accidents in and about Its
mines, and is asking for suggestions
from every one of Its employes. The
suggestions must consist of not over
1,000 words and are to be deposited
In one of tho thlrty-flve large boxes,
the size of letter boxes, labeled "Safety
First Suggestions," Installed at each
colliery.
This Is only part of an elaborate and
comprehensive plan for tho promo
tion of safety in the mines. The
SATURDAY EVENING,
Lackawanna has formed a series of
committees to have charge of all safety
work and devices and through which
all suggestions will be sifted.
This co-operation between the offi
cials and employes of the company
may be expected to have a markedly
beneficial effect. The keys of the boxes
in which the safety first suggestions
will be deposited are held by the cen
tral committee, so there is no danger
of any tampering in transit and every
suggestion will reach headquarters.
The simple and more inexpensive ones
will be handled by the local commit
tees, and the more elaborate and ex
pensive will be passed upon by the
central committee.
It is often the "man on the job,"
the workman familiar with conditions
and with knowledge of the dangers
that surrounds him, who is best able to
devise preventative means. The Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western has
set an example for other companies by
encouraging the miners to think con
structively along these lines.
HARRISRURG IN 1913
NOBODY is boasting of what Har
risburg did in 1914. It wasn't
a good year In this city's his
tory, to put it very mildly. In
deed. But in the language of the
small boy whose mother reprimanded
him for his disreputable appearance
after a collision with a playmate on
his way home from school: "You
ought to see the other fellow." By
comparison with other cities Harris
burg does not make such a poor show
ing as might have been imagined.
For instance, take the new build
ing record, which should be a trade
barometer of fair accuracy. Oper
ations fell off thirteen per cent, last
year in Harrisburg, as compared with
those of the year previous. The
American Contractor, basing Its fig
ures on the returns made by the
Building Inspector, estimates that
$1,269,500 was spent in this city dur
ing 1914 In new buildings. This is
quite a tidy sum and would have been
occasion for much boasting not such
a long time ago. However, it is not
only in volume of structural work
alone that Harrisburg shows up well,
but in the percentage column this
city made a better showing than any
town of its size In Pennsylvania, out
stripping many outside the State, and
has a better rating than municipali
ties even larger in other States.
FIVE YEARS FOR -11 CENTS
A SENTENCE of from five to
seven years at hard labor in
in the State prison was given
the other day to William Pet
ers by a Boston judge after the pris
oner had been convicted of stealing
forty-one cents from the cash drawer
in a lunch room. Peters pleaded that
he was hungry and had entered the
lunch room to find food, but had been
unable to resist the temptation to rifle
the cash drawer of the prioe of a
night's lodging. Peters was out of
work at the time and unable to find
employment.
This is the kind of law that encour
ages anarchy. The judge that would
pronfthhee suehasentence has no busl- 1
ness on the bench. He is guilty of an
offense against society far more grave
than the theft of a small sum of
money. \ •
How can the defendant in a case
like this be expected to come out of
prison with any respect for the law
or belief in the rights of the Individ
ual citizen?
We may be thankful that in Dauphin
county, at least, we are free from such
farcical exhibitions. In our courts the
merits of the case are the only ele
ments taken into consideration and
justice is always tempered with mercy.
High or low, rich or poor, the de
fendant may be sure of a "square
deal" here, as the records of the coun
ty will show. It Is only by such ad
ministration of the powers invested in
them that judges may work construc
tively in the up-building and safe
guarding of tho community. An Ill
balanced, narrow or unfit judge has
potentialities for evil far surpassing
thQso of the most dangerous criminal.
CONt - KUN IN G BIRTIIDAYS
PRESIDENT WILSON celebrated
his fifty-eighth birthday, re
cently. Congressmen and
other officials called. There
were telegfams and letters. It was a
public occasion, interesting many peo
ple.
In private life birthdays are more
intimato and secluded affairs. Tho
young and the old have jolly parties.
But in middle life there is an atmos
phere of condolence and effort at
cheerful philosophy.
The refusal of women to give their
age to the census taker is a periodi
cal joke, due for publication again in
the next national count of 1920.
Many women will leavo unfilled the
blanks for their age in legal docu
ments, taking the risk of invalidating
the paper.
This feeling is manifest jn a thou
sand ways, and is often carried be
yond the grave. Every newspaper
reporter recalls cases where tho rela
tives would not tell the ago of the
dead, out of respecj to the keenness
of her regret at tno growing years.
The obituary reporter recognizes that
any woman's age is an interesting
news item to her acquaintances. Be
ing human, he usually suppresses un
pleasant facts when asked.
Men are less sensitive about their
age, but often havo some reluctance
to having It known. You never
throw out hints to find out what
birthday your neighbor is celebrating.
In some towns lists of taxpayers or
voters give ages, and answer all such
queries. Such lists are read with
much attention, particularly by the
unmated element of women, if pub
lic men entertain anv sensitiveness
about birthdays, they never show It.
Their age is public property, and they
learn to get over the minor human
weaknesses.
So when a president has a birthday
he no doubt sees it in the true light.
It Is not an occasion for regret for
any person who has lived worthily.
Bather It is a time for joy, for perils
escaped, results achieved.
i EVENING CHAT I
■1? w '?*\ * could express the appre
ciation felt by Mrs. Tener and myself
at the courtesies shown to us by the
people of Harrisburg. Prom the day
we came here we have been male to
feel that we belonged to Harrisburg,
and the friendships we have formed
will never be broken. Your city has
been a delightful home to us," said
Governor Tener in talking about the
close of his administration to-day.
The Governor remarked that some
State capitals had ways of their own,
but that no matter where he might
go he would never ask more pleasant
relations than those which he enjoyed
along the banks of the Susquehanna.
"I have finished my tasks here and am
waiting to turn over my office to my
successor," he continued. "I'm neither
glad nor sorry. I have enjoyed my
work here, although I admit at times
things occurred which can be placed
among the burdens of government.
I am proud of this Capitol, it typifies
the splendid State in which we live,
and I am proud of its ideally located
Capital City and proud to call so
many of Its people my friends."
Governor Tener has made an ef
fort to clear up all routine business
and said that Tuesday there would
be no odds and ends. He is up to
the hour with the djuties of his ad
ministration and when he talked
about having "cleaned" the desk, he
got up and walked around the great
table which the State placed in the
executive chamber and opened the
drawers. He did not find anything
and said that such was the condition
he meant to leave them. Looking out
over Capitol Park he said he would
have been glad to have played twen
ty-seven holes of golf as a finish, but
guessed he would have to wait a
while. The Governor began to play
golf after coming to Harrisburg and
soon became a regular. He never
minded rain or shine or mud and he
liked to hustle around the course as
though he had to make a train. It
was seldom that he stopped before the
sun was setting, because he liked to
"clean up" the course. He is going
out of his office with everything In
the line of business "cleaned up."
In view of the fine weather the city
has enjoyed the last few days, a fcood
many folks are speculating as to
what the list will be next week. Most
people incline to the belief that there
will be something to make them pay
up for the ideal days of this week,
and many think that there will be
rain or squalls. As a matter of fact,
mid-January weather is always more
or less of an uncertain quality, and
yet, when one considers the inaugural
weather of the last twenty-five years,
almost all of the days have been pleas
ant, as winter days go.
When Governor Tener took the oath
of office on January 17, 1911, there
was a chill in the air and the skies
were lowering when the ceremony be
gan, but the sun came out while he
was speaking and the afternoon was
delightful. Tho Stuart inaugural day,
January 15, 1907, was rather sharp,
but the sun came out in the afternoon
and the parade was in hours that en
abled all to see It with pleasure. The
Pennypacker day, January 20, 1903,
was cold pnd stormy. There had been
snow and there was froat in the air.
It was not sunshiny. In the morning
the streets were slippery and that
night rain fell, driving people off the
street. Governor Stone was inaugu
rated January 17, 1899, which was a
very blustery day, snow having fallen
the night before and the air Oiing
damp. The fifteenth day of January,
1895, when Hastings became Gover
nor, was just like yesterday. It was
tine and the parade was witnessed by
thousands. Pattison's second in
augural, January 21, 1891, was clear
but very cold, while January 18, 1887,
when General Beaver took tho oath,
was one of the coldest inaugural days
known in years, being worse than the
Pennypacker day. The men in line
suffered very much during halts. Pat
tison's first inauguration, when he
walked to the Capitol without any es
cort and had an affair of Jeffersonian
simplicity, was on January 16, 1883.
It was clear and cold and the streets
were slippery.
The Governor's Troop has been the
escort of the Governors from the time
it was formed. General Beaver was
Governor when it entered the Guard
and it escorted Pattlson under com
mand of F. M.. Ott, then first lieu
tenant and now a retired, lieutenant
colonel of cavalry. Colonel Ott com
manded the troop at every other in
augural ceremony except that of
Stone, when the second Governor's
troop was escort under command of
Captain Charles P. Meek. This
was the troop formed while the orig
inal troop was In the Spanish War
service. The Second troop was ac
corded the honor as the troopers were
still In the Federal service. The Har
risburg infantrymen have participated
in every inaugural parade since the
days of Curtin.
In the last half dozen Inaugurals
two Harrlsburgers have been grand
marshals of the processions. Con
gressman M. E. Olmsted served twice,
handling the two largest parades per-
I fectly. When Pattison was inaugu
rated the second time F. Asbury Awl
I was chief marshal.
A singular coincidence in fire alarms
in two days was noted by one of the
city's oldest firemen this week. On
.Tanuarv 9 there were alarms from
boxes; No. 24 and 47, one being for a
tire at 1219 North Seventh and the
other at 1217 North Third. The next
day there was an alarm from box 15
for a lire at 1217 North Second street.
[ WELL KNOWN PEOPLE. I
- John <*. Hearting, the Williams
port banker, has again been elected
head of the Susquehanna Trust com
pany.
—D. M. UoaHcr, of Pittston. well
known in politics, created a stir in
Luzerne county by moving for aboli
tion of tho office of superintendent of
schools. ,
—George C. Simons has bepn
chosen as head of prominent St..
Mary's financial institution again.
—-Henry C. Prick, speaking at Pitts
burgh. said ho was not enthusiastic
over the outlook.
r— bO YOU KNOW —I
That Harrlslmrg silk in much
used hi the manufacture of neck
wear in Philadelphia?
It's Prepaid. Take It
Mr. Merchant, If some oi{c sent
you a package of money prepaid,
would you take the trouble to go
to the express office and get it?
Of course you would.
You have on your shelves cer
tain goods of well-known brands.
When the manufacturer of one
of these brands romos into this
paper with his advertisement he
Is literally expressing you
money.
He is making a demand for
goods, the sale of which means
profit for you.
Is It any more than ordinary
sense to try and push these goods
to show them In your windows
and Ift the public know you havo
them?
Vi.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
DR. BRUMBAUGH IN
CITY FIVE HOURS
Goes Away With Jesse E. B. Cun
ningham and Rumors About
Him Start Vigorously
—Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, the
Governor-elect, spent Ave hours In the
city yesterday, visiting Governor Ten
er and some personal friends and leav
ing ii company with Deputy Attorney
General J. E. B. Cunningham, a cir
cumstance which revived with great
vigor the impression that the brilliant
first deputy attorney general will be
promoted to the post of attorney gen
eral. The appearance of James S.
Hiatt, Dr. Brumbaugh's campaign sec
retary, with him yesterday and the
fact that Mr. Hiatt spent much time
with Walter H. Galther, Governor
Tener's secretary, makes it certain in
the minds of many that he will be pri
vate secretary.
—Dr. Brumbaugh declined to make
any announcements yesterday and
after his Inspection of the mansion,
motored to the home of Senator Ed
ward E. Beidleman, chairman of the
■ joint inaugural committee, who has
been 111 for a week and talked over
the plans for Tuesday's ceremony ex
pressing the hope that the Senator
would soon be about. Then he went
to the residence of E. J. Stackpole, a
life-long friend, to tender best wishes
for a speedy recovery. On his trips
about the city the new Governor saw
the inaugural stand. About 5 he
returned to the mansion for a bite of
supper and left at 6.24 for Philadel
phia. Mr. Cunningham joined him at
the station.
—Dr. Brumbaugh will not have his
legal residence here during his occu
pancy of the executive mansion. He
will vote in Qermantown.
—Senator Penrose, upon his return
to Philadelphia yesterday, says the
Philadelphia Record, declared that the
most cordial relations existed between
Governor-elect Brumbaugh and the
Republican Organization, and predict
ed that the present Legislature would
"make good" to the people of the
State upon the party pledges.
"Everbody expects the Legislature
to work in harmony with Governor
Brumbaugh to make earnest and sin
cere efforts to carry out the party
pledges," said Senator Penrose. "There
is no disposition on the part of any
one in the party organization to evade
these responsibilities or to juggle with
the propositions involved. In my opin
ion, the difficulties supposed to sur
round the various subjects of legisla
tion which will come up are greatly
exaggerated. I believe that substantial
compliance with all the party pledges
can be had in a way that will be satis
factory to the people of the Common
wealth, and for the time being, at
least, will dispose of these various
questions. The bills will doubtless be
introduced at once and the Legislature
will get down to hard work without
any delay. The Republican party has
won a great victory in Pennsylvania,
which has put heart in Republicans
all over the United States. The party
in this State must make good at the
approaching session of the Legislature
to the people of this State and to the
people of the country."
—With a view to embarrassing Sen
ator Boies Penrose, re-elected in
Pennsylvania by a tremendous plu
rality, A Mitchell Palmer, defeated
Senatorial candidate, and A. R. Rup
ley, defeated for re-election as Con
gressman-at-Large on the Washing
ton ticket, have launched a propa
ganda to have tho Department of Jus
tice institute an inquiry into the
Pennsylvania campaign. Palmer and
Rupley have urged the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections to
report favorably the Norris resolution
calling for an investigation of the
Pennsylvania light. Having received
no assurance that such probe will be
authorized by the Senate they contem
plate asking Attorney General Gre
gory to use the machinery of the De
partment of Justice to ascertain if |
corruption and bribery was practiced
to re-elect Senator Penrose. Both de
feated candidates announced to-day |
that they had written letters to
Democrats and Progressives in the
State asking them to organize com
mittees and co-operate with a view to
collecting "evidence."
—Thomas Finnerty, one of the
Wllkes-Barre members of the House,
was host to the Lackawanna and Lu
zerne members at a dinner at Wilkes
| Barre a few evenings ago. The din-
Jner was attended by men of all par
! ties and resulted in the legislators
from both counties getting close to
gether on matters which will coine up
affecting their section.
—The Central Democratic Club is
arranging for an entertainment and
dance to be given on February 3. This
will be the first of the kind and some
of the members wero wondering to
day if It was going to take the place
of the Jefferson Day dinner about
which so much fuss was'made when
certain men were ambitious to shine i
in the limelight. Jackson day passed
practically unnoticed by the club.
—Every legislative district of Penn
sylvania is to be organized to empha
size the opposition of women of this
State to their proposed enfranchise
ment. according to a meeting of sixty
leaders of the Pennsylvania Associa
tion Opposed to Women Suffrage, at
a luncheon given by Mrs. Horace
Brock in Philadelphia. Mrs. Brock if>
president of the association and was
first president of the State Federation
of Pennsylvania Women. She has
long been Identified with civic and re
lief work and prominent in State and
National opposition to Woman Suff
rage. Delegates from the following
places were present: Allentown,
Bethlehem. Carlisle. Chester. Doyles
lown, Gettysburg. Glen Kiddle. I-.an.s
downe. Media.. Milton. Pottsville,
Pottfltown, Pittsburgh, West Chester
and Wi'kes-Barre. Mrs. A. H. Parker,
an anti-suffrage organizer from Bos
ton, outlined numerous detailed plans
for the women's campaign against
votes to lie waged in Pennsylvania,
New York, New Jersey and Massachu
setts this year. In addressing her
guests, Mrs. Brock said that she is
certain that if woman suffrage is sub
mitted to the voters at the polls in
these four States in 1015, it will be
defeated by an overwhelming ma
jority.
ITAI.Y
By Wing Dinger
O. Italy, how sad thy plight.
As from the light of happiness
Thou'rt plunged in grief as dark as
night.
Poor Italy.
When nations 'bout you rushed to war
You took the Christian view—refrain
ed—
Redeemed those centuries before—
Good Italy.
You're deep In trouble, that is true,
But to place so much in your care
God surely must think heaps of you.
Kieh Italy.
100 Years Old
<]l This institution has just closed its hundredth
year in banking.
•
It is but natural that at the end of a century
we should pause and take note of what has been
achieved.
<1 And what a contrast we find in the conditions
under which we face the second century, when
compared with those that surrounded the little
group of men who inaugurated this bank back
in 1814.
•J Compare the limited facilities at their disposal
with the paid-in capital, surplus and profits and
stockholders' liability of to-day, totaling a million
dollars—a security that stands back of every
dollar deposited in this bank.
<1 Theirs was to win confidence—ours is to
sustain.
As we cross the threshold of the one hundred
and first year, we pledge ourselves to maintain
those principles that will merit a continuance
of the public's trust reposed in us—a trust to
which must be credited all our accomplishments
and successes of the past century.
Harrisburg National Bank
16 South Market Square
Capital, $300,000. Surplus and Profits, $400,000.
Stockholders' Liability, $300,000.
OUR DAILY LAUGH j
f Frank—My am
cestors were all
people of brains.
must have been
disinherited.
KISSING.
Does your fath-
er object to kiss-
I don't know. |Wf*i W fZ.
Shall I tell him l» -
that you would ■
Ilka to kiss him. M
tAj GETTING AC-
V QUAINTED.
r Don't go near
the horse, dear;
L he doesn't know,
My name 'lth
Ethel Harper,
IN HARRISBURG FIFTY
YEARS AGO TO-DAY
[From the Telegraph, Jan. 10, 18S5J
Convention Here
The miners' convention will open
here on the 18th .
Teachers at Linglestown
Next teachers' institute of the
county, will convene at Linglestown.
Sale of Organs
Automatic organs are being sold
In this city. »
i nm &
[From the Telegraph. Jan. 18, ISU6]
Prisoners nlid <;tins Taken
Fortro.ss Monroe, Jan. 15.—General
Ames attacked and captured Fort
Fisher, taking 2,500 prisoners and 72
guntt. Generals Whiting and Lamb,
Rebel commanders, have been cap
tured.
Gen. Hood's Movement
St Louis, Jan. 16.—Hood's position
is not known but it Is not thought that
he will concentrate at Corinth.
Thomas is at Clifton, Tenn.
DO IT NOW!
[From the Fine Arts Journal.]
If with pleasure you are viewing any
work h man is doing,
If yon like him or you love him tell
him now.
Don't withhold your approbation till
the parson makes oration
And he lies with snowy lilies o'er his
brow;
For no matter how you shout it he
won't really care about it;
He won t know how many teardrops
you have shed;
If you think some praise Is due him,
now's the time to slip It to him.
For he cannot read his tombstone
when he's dead.
More than fame and more than money
Is the comment kind and sunny
And the hearty, warm approval of a
friend,
For It gives to life a savor and It
makes you stronger, braver.
And it gives you heart and spirit to
the end;
If he earns your praise—bestow it; If
you like him let him know It;
Let the words of true encouragement
be said:
Do not wait till life is over and he's
underneath the clover,
For he cannot read his tombstone
when he's <UaA
TANUARY 16, 1915.
NOT IX MIDWINTER
"I suppose it must be delightful in
the country in the summer time."
"Oh, yes, but you enn't lure serv
ants out on that theory now."
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FLYING IN FLOCKS
The proverbial man who couldn't
hit a flock of balloons could get isormi
practice in Europe just now.