6 BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established IS3I PUBLISHED BT THE TELEUHAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACK POLE President and Editor-in-Chief T. R. OYSTER Secretary GUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor , Published every evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 211 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. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago. 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at iIMHQMCtoD six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers At 53.00 a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. tfvrora dally average for the three A montha ending' Dec. SI, LJU4. W 22,692 w Average for the year 1014—2.1,213 Average for the year 1018—21,577 Average for the year 1912—21,1TU Average for the year 1911—15.861 Average for the year 1810—17,40:; = '* 1 ' - WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 27 "HARDSCRABBLE" AGAIN THE "J-lardscrabble" problem again has been referred to City Solicitor Seltz by Council with instructions that ho take such steps as ho may deem proper to adjust values equitably, and, failing In this, to ask l'or the appointment of viewers to fix the figures incident to the con demnation of the property involved along tho west side of Front street | between Herr and Calder streets. The movement to eliminate the "Hardscrabble" district has been going very slowly indeed. For weeks abso lutely nothing, so far as tho public is able to see, has been done. It looks now very much as though extreme efforts will bo necessary if tho propo , sition is not to be permitted to dwaddle along with littlo result during the whole of the present year. There ought not to be any excuse for further delay in this matter. City Council by ordinance has decided to wipo out this district and transform it Into a connecting link of the River Front park system. Tho property owners all know that at best their stay ■will bo but temporary. Tho only ob stacle in the way of the acquirement of this land by the city is the difference of opinion as to valuations. There is every indication that City Solicitor Seitz and the property owners will not be able to get together on this point. The next move following such a dis , agreement would bo the appointment of viewers, as indicated in the reso lution passed by Council yesterday, re ferring the matter back to Mr. Seitz. No time, therefore, should be lost in ascertaining the views of the solicitor and the owners concerning what their land is worth and what the city is will ing to pay in order that the next step may be promptly taken. There is nothing to be gained by delay. THE MAN OF TIIE HOUR THE man of the hour in British naval circles is Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty. Beatty was in command at tho battle off Heligoland last August when the Eng lish made a successful attack upon the German fleet at that place. Op portunities wh(cli Beatty was not slow to turn into fame for himself and the squadron under his command came to him again on Sunday when 110 not only frustrated a repetition of tho re cent German attack on tho English coast, but sank one of the raiding war vessels, damaging a number of others and sent the remainder scurrying back to safety of their mine fields. It is notable that Beatty is the only commander in the North Sea who has distinguished himself during the present war. He seems to be not only bravo and resourceful, but watchful and vigorous in action as well. Be cause of his successful operation of Sunday it is likely that the Germans will hesitate before attempting an other of their daring raids on the English Coast. OUR LOCAL CHARITIES THE Home and Foreign Relief Committee has undertaken tho very laudable task of canvass ing Harrisburg for the raising of funds to relieve conditions here at home and to send garments and food abroad for those who have been ren-1 dered homeless and helpless by the | vicissitude of war. This is a good work and should be liberally supported. But there Is an-! other side which we must not forget.'! Charity begins at home. In our gen-J erous attempts to alleviate the distress 1 of the unemployed and to save from ' suffering and starvation helpless wo men and children abroad we must not forget our local organized and per manent charities. These we have al-' ways with us and always there Is need for every dollar that those who conduct them can procure. Among the institutions that are do ing year in and year out their unsel fish work for the benefit of the poor and the suffering are the Associated • Charities, the Children's Aid Society, the Harrisburg Hospital, the Poly clinic Hospital, tho Home for the Friendless, the Nursery Home, the Maternity Home, tho Florence Crittcn don Home, the Children's Industrial Home, the Sylvan Heights Orphanage, tho Salvation Army, the Rescue Mis sion and others too numerous to men tion. These must not be made to cur tail their operations through lack of funds because we have given gener- WEDNESDAY EVENING, ously elsewhere. Wo must see to It that they have their full share. Tho call upon America Is great and we must respond in proportion, but we must not do so at the expense of our home Institutions. We must give twice, that is all. We must double our gifts, even triple them if the need demands, but wo must under no cir cumstances neglect our worthy home charities. NOT SERIOUS THE passing of the dividends on common stock yesterday by the United States Steel Corporation, while none too pleasant an oc currence in the financial world, should not be taken very seriously. Failure to declare a dividend Is the natural effect of tho period of depression through which tho steel Industry has recently passed. It reflects more of past conditions than either the pres ent or the future. The same newspaper dispatches that announced this action of the Steel Corporation directors also gave prominent mention to the fact that every man in the employ of the Pitts burgh Steel Company at Charleroi and Monessen during the period of its prosperity have been ordered to return to work. Every department in the company's extensive plant has been placed in full operation and 2,500 men who have had no work for some timo are .back In the mills at their old positions. The same depression estimated the payroll at Pittsburgh for tho past j week to have been the largest in more | than six months, and that industrial conditions there are rapidly improv ing. Nearer at hand, in Steelton, the same encouraging state of affairs ex ists. More men are at work than at any time during the past year, and prospects are bright. The Steel Cor poration itself is looking forward with optimism toward the coming year and there is every reason to believe that the next quarter will see the dividend on common stpek restored. | THE FARMERS AM) ROADS THE roads committee of the State Board of Agriculture favors a "pay-as-you-go policy" with re spect to highway construction in Pennsylvania. It would be of little use to favor any other method at this time. Direct appropriation is the only moans left for the procurement of money with which to carry on the good roads program mapped out by previous Legislatures. The farmers of the State turned down the $50,000,- 000 road loan project two years ago, bv which the people of the cities and tho corporations of Pennsylvania would have footed the bulk of the highway building bills. Under that plan the agricultural districts would have got their good roads with slight cost to themselves. But they would have none of it and even if they were now of another mind it would require about live years at least to make a road loan available. The farmers have gone on record for a "pay-as-you-go" policy anil they must be content with one of two things—either to wait until the State's revenues are sufficient to warrant the kind of a road building appropria tion the rural districts demand or they must face a special tax for the pur pose. There is scarcely any other im mediate way out of the difficulty into which the farmers themselves have plunged the Commonwealth. The farmers want roads, but they do not want to be taxed for them. The State's revenues, promise to be less during the next two years than during the past two years by at least $8,000,000. Those who have formu lated the good roads report will find that their ideas are more high sound ing tlian practical. STARTING RIGHT TIIU action of the presiding of ficers of the two legislative chambers and of the chairmen of the appropriations commit tees in assuring Governor Brumbaugh last night that they intended to work with him in holding appropriations within the revenues is the right kind of action. It starts off the General Assembly with the Governor and the guiding hands of tho two chambers in harmony on the most important subject, and experience has shown that lawmakers can hold the appro priations within the estimated revenue when they will. Governor Brumbaugh met the legis lators fairly and told them what he desired to avoid and what he hoped to do. He informed them that if the appropriations were held where they should be and duo provision be made for roads, conservation and other vital projects, that ho would co operate in the fullest sense with tho Legislature. There is no reason to doubt that the agreement will be kept. It will be of vast benefit for the State to know exactly what tho revenues will be and that the appropriations will not be made on any spurious basis, but in accord with what is in sight. THi; BIG CKIiEURATIOX IT is beyond question that the bulk of tho public improvements to which Harrlsburg now stands com mitted will have been completed be fore tho close of the approaching sum mer. This has been apparent for some time; so much so, Indeed, that the Har rlsburg Chamber of Commerce has laid its plans for a great municipal cele bration to be held as soon as the river wall, the ri\;er dam, the big sewer sys tem and other public undertakings of the kind are finished. But the Cham ber has been embarrassed in its prepa rations by failure of City Council to fix an approximate date for the com pletion of the work under its direction. Surely the heads of departments, by a little careful estimating, could be able to fix for the Chamber, approximately at least, a date which that body might use as a guide In planning for the big jubilee. Harrlsburg people are look ing forward to this celebration and they will not take kindly to any action or failure to act that will delay it un necessarily or make it uncertain. ] EVENING CHAT 1 Mutt and Jeff, the famous comic fel lows who do stunts almost every even- Ins for the amusement of Telegraph readers, are now being "done" in Span ish. The big syndicate which controls Bud Fisher's drawings has just com pleted negotiations with La Nation, the great Buenos Ayres newspaper, for the publication of this feature daily. Ship ments are made out of New York as rapidly as steamers clear for Buenos Ayres, and while the instalments are received there somewhat behind the date of publication in this country they are said to be just as eagerly awaited in the South American metropolis as they are in American cities. Inciden tally, it may be remarked, all of the inscriptions and headlines and all of the conversation between Mutt and Jeff must be couched in the Spanish language, else 1., a Nation's readers would not understand, for nine-tenths of them speak that language and all of them understand it. The syndicate has hired a native Spaniard who sits at Bud Fisher's elbow while the draw ings are being mode and translates the remarks into Spanish for the South American edition. La Nation has a circulation of 500,000 and is one of the largest and most influential news papers in the whole world, so it may be seen that Mutt and Jeff by no means lower their dignity by consent ing to be seen in Spajiish company. LaNation has engaged all of the wom- I an's page features now appearing in I ! he ..telegraph, including "Married Life," and Warren and Helen are now telling their troubles to hundreds of thousands of South American readers. It is interesting to speculate on the influence the publication of these newspaper features will have in the "Americanizing" of South America, if the term may be so used. Also, the fact that they are as of much interest to Spanish-speaking readers of another continent as to the English-speaking people for whom they are written is a testimonial to their broad human appeal. In compiling a list of former Select and Common councilmen who served Harrisburg since 1860 under the old bi-cameral system of government City Clerk Charles A. Miller, the new president of the ex-Councilmen's as sociation discovered some curious facts about the number of city officials who are still living. Since IS6O 462 Common and 110 Selectmen have served as "city fathers" and of the Commoners 180 are still living and of 'the Selectmen survive, a total of 219 all told. And it is this entire membership that it is hoped to enroll in the new organization. James B. McCalley, a former Har risburger and a skilled aviator, has just been appointed captain and ad jutant of tho Fourteenth regiment of the National, Guard at Pittsburgh. Captain McCalley, who is the son of a man well known in militia circles for many years and attached to the adjutant general s department, served as a sergeant in company I of the Eighth regiment and went through several camps. lie then took up aeroplaning and made a number of very successful flights especially In the southern States. For several years he has resided in the western part of the State. The last few bright days have tho effect of stirring up interest in gar dening and dealers in seeds and flow er slips say that they have had many inquiries. One man who does a large business in supplying people living in the suburban districts with materials for their gardens says that he has booked a dozen or more orders of real good size for delivery when the robins nest again. Next Monday will be the eighth an niversary or the burning of the Grand Opera House where so many conven tions and other notable meetings were held and the hole is still in the ground awaiting the days when some one will conie around and build the big hotel which the city needs so much. And the next day, ground hog day, will be the eighteenth anniversary of the de struction of the old brick .State Capi tol, so well remembered. .It was one of the worst days for weather ever known in the city. W. W. Hall, who took an active part in the discussion of matters in the borough league meeting yesterday, is a former legislator. He represented a part of Luzerne county. He is now solicitor of West Plttston. Governor Brumbaugh's remarks in Pennsylvania German yesterday at the Capitol attracted much attention among German speaking people. There are about fifty men in the legis lature who know what he meant, but the newspapermen at whom ho fired it arc still puzzling. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —A. E. Burgoyne, former Pittsburgh newspaperman, is cleaning up some places in Pittsburgh, where he is in charge of the bureau of morals. -—W. M. Coates lias been elected president of the Philadelphia Board of Trade. —J. L. Keplogie, vice-president of the Cambria Steel company, has re signed. —Edward is the new head of the Central Labor Union of Phila delphia. —George B. DeArment, prominent Meadville man, has gone to California for the winter. —Ex-Judge F. J. Kooser, of Somer set has been appointed a receiver in one of the ITniontown cases. That Harrisburg used to be a center of cm- manufacturing? I NLW £ [From the Telegraph, Jan. 27, 1865] Considering. Peace Annapolis, Jan. 27. F. P. Blair, Sr., peace commissioner, who was sent to Richmond, reports that every Southerner, even Jeff Davis, is con sidering peace. ltob Bank of $150,000 Meadville, Jan. 26.—The Crawford County Bank was robbed of $150,000 in U. S. bonds this evening. No ar rests ha\ e been made. Expect General liutler Boston, Jan. 27.—General Butler is expected at Lowell to-morrow. Teach Your Dollars to Have More Cents An alert storekeeper has this sign posted on his counter. Every reader of this newspaper should copy It. Teach your dollars to have more cents! In other words, be sure to get the full worth of your money when you buy. Know the market. Know what suits your use tile best. Know above all else where the best ser vice and prices prevail. To be posted read the adver tising in this newspaper. Compare offers and prices be fore you buy teach your dol lars to have more cents. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH PUBLIC SERVICE GIVEN A ROASTING Municipal Home Rule League Would Have the Whole Body Abolished by Legislature SHARP ATTACKS ARE MADE Spangler Bill Will Affect Dauphin County Officials and Their Salary Lists The Public Service act and the com mission were bombarded for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon in the Senate caucus room by members of the Municipal Home Rule League, an organization which was formed to pro test against the feature of the act of 1913 giving the commission authority over borough public utilities. The meeting wound up by resolving to work for abolition of the whole com mission. Some of the speakers were real vigorous about it and stated that 153 boroughs had taken action and that 300 of the 950 odd in the State were lined up in the movement. Just before adjournment one member call ed attention to vacant chairs, there being about eighty men present, anl urged that steps to get all the bor oughs in line be taken. —D. L. Starr, Bellevue, and T. R. Crostwaite, Hanover, presided by turns and speeches were made. by ex-Repre sentative W. W. Hall, West Pittston and others severely condemning the act, tho commission, its rules of prac tice and other features. The meeting was a sort of side issue to the Associa tion of Boroughs, which endorsed the movement. —Senator Frank Graff, who pre sented the repealer, said that he had a job on hand and asked members to get their legislators to help. This they agreed to do. And the war is on. —The meeting of the State College trustees yesterday was the first Gov ernor Brumbaugh has attended and ho had with him about the table as fel low trustees Vance C. McCormick, his rival for the governorship, and "Farm er" Creasy, who ran on the Demo cratic ticket for lieutenant-governor. The meeting was held in the office of Commissioner John Price Jackson and was a real harmonious affair. The Governor outlined what he thought should be done and gave assurance of his abiding interest in the welfare and development of the college, especially in extension of agricultural instruc tion. —Members of the Association of Boroughs complimented Deputy At torney General W. M. Hargest for his explanation of the manner in which the code was drawn up and its pur poses. He addressed the meeting yes terday. The Spangler bill designating salar ies and duties of county officials in counties having less than 150,000 pop ulation affects this county as well as York and Northumberland. It abol ishes. fees and would put things on a new basis. It is in line with previous bills and is attracting much atten tion. Attorney General Brown believes in the dignity of toil. Yesterday he started to ilx up his private office and took off his coat and worked in liis shirt sleeves arranging his books. William If. Allen, of Warren, former counsel to the railroad commission, was among visitors here yesterday. Kx-Representative S. B. Bayle, of Erie, famed for his patriotic orations last session, was a Hill visitor. Governor Brumbaugh, President Kline, Speaker Ambler and Appropri ation Chairmen Buckman and Wood ward got together yesterday afternoon when things quieted down and talked over appropriations, which it was agreed to hold within the revenues. The llscal officers will make up an estimate and if the legislators adhere to it the governor will sign the bills as they reach him. The governor is anxious to get a liberal allowance for roads and education aa well as agri cultural conservation. Congressman John R. Farr, of Scranton. former speaker and mem ber of the Legislature for several terms, was here tho other day to see how things are going. Representative A. Holland Twibill, of Philadelphia, has the unique dis tinction of never having visited our fair city until he came here to be sworh in. He likes it now. Ex-Representative Harry S. Ly dick, of Pittsburgh, was among Hill visitors. Quay Hewitt, the assistant to Reading Clerk G. F. J. Falkenstine, is a young man of tino voice. He made 104 speeches in Jefferson county and other counties in his home district last campaign and also made good. In his younger days Hewitt was connected with a circus, so they say, and when the "barker" was off duty he tilled in. He is a lively and capable clerk, almost matching the Falkenstine tones in the reading of bills. Col. Harry C. Trcxler, quartermas ter general of tho National Guard, and Col. C. T. O'Neil, of the Fourth regi ment. were at the Capitol yesterday. T. Henry Walnut, member last ses sion and champion of civil service al ways. was here yesterday. He recall ed with feeling the sleep he lost dur ing that frightful closing week of the session of 1913. W. Atlee Brumbaugh, one of the Blair members, is a cousin of the Oovornor. "1 am with, for and by him in all his policies," said he in talking about legislation. "That's the way the people are ln our county." The Association of Boroughs yester day took a whack at the Department of Health because of its administra tion of the act of 1905 in relation to water and sewerage. A committee was named to draft legislation to cur tail tho power of the commissioner because of criticisms leveled at his ac tion. Under the act of the Governor, the attorney general and the com missioner act as a unit in passing on permits, orders and decrees. Senator W. C. Sproul, of Chester, has been ill this week and unable to attend the session. He hopes to get here next week. Senator Herbst, of Berks, has also been ill. EVENING THOUGHT The soul is like the sun, which disappears from our mortal eye, but which in reality never disap pears, but ceaselessly gives light in his progress.—Goethe. CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears Signature of j OUR DAILY LAVGH ') BETWEEN FRIENDS. ©h, joy! Oh. A ') f $ joy! I've lost ten '"'•i pounds! A* Don't worry, llfrvr^ dearie. You'd \ /Af never notice It at ■ 4'i X". TAKING i IBL CHANCES. S she = ° ,v# m# >Ss f- a week to think \_l your proposal He: Sure. If ln that time, I'll W let you know. BLOW ON! *4! i Blow, -winds o* ;EjfK We're feeling mighty good \| | When the big oali 3^l• Mllhl/I Are is blazin' 41 for planning entire trip—address f LjMujL WJf I J. It. POTT. Dist. Pass. Agent, l/Umktgl lioom 205-0-7, Park lildg., ' tinprdon. Filbert to Franklin, Brings to old Harrisburg families. It will be morn Bucks, Park to Pike, Calder to Clarion of a Capital City to have tlicm named or Cambria, etc. after the counties of tho State. Even if it is necessary to change the Yours respectfully, names of some streets named after AL.BEKT M. HAMISR. BiwiiSlißMl YOUR to your family is not only to provide for their present 1 welfare but also to provide for their future welfare. And it is only through a properly drawn will and an Executor who is sure to carry out your wishes that the most satisfactory distribution of your estate is assured. It is therefore to your advantage to consult with the officers of this company. This company acts in all trust capacities. tmm A Clear, Steady, Even Light You simply pull a chain or touch a button and flood the store with mellow, evenly distributed light when you have SEMI-INDIRECT These exceptional new lamps are equipped with a short chain or can be arranged to light from push but tons at a central point. They are neat and clean. The gas burner is down in the bowl where it is not seen. The rays of light are mellow and soothing. The light is reflected from it to the ceiling, walls, show-cases and shelves leaving no shadows or dark places. 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