6 ; HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Eslablithtd lijt PUBLISHED BT TUBS TKI.KfiR \PH ritlNTmC cm. *. J. STACK POLE President fid Edittr-inChitf F. R. OYSTER S ternary OUS M. STEIKMRTZ Jfotio£ir:g Editor (Published svery •vening (except Bun 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 Tork City, Hasbrook, Story <1 Brooke. ■(Western Office, Advertising Bulldlnr. Chicago, 111., Allen St Ward. Delivered by carriers at <OTE?C®T3nE> six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers St $3.00 a year Jn advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harrls burg. Pa., HK second class matter. Strom dally «vrr«ff for Ike three ★ rnonthn rndlnK .Inn.Ul.lUir*. A 21,757 w *»"*ge for the yenr 1814—211.213 Average for the year 1813— 21,577 Average fer the year 1812—21,175 Average for the year 1811—18,851 Average for the year 1810^-17,405 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1. A PROFITABLE TRANSACTION IT is estimated that it will not be many j-ears before the properties bought by the Commonwealth for extension of Capitol Park will have doubled in value. The natural growth of Harrlsburg and the increment that will follow the erection of handsome Hbulldings YiKe the Technical high school and those Ivhich have been , projected to front on the proposed Ipark will literally make the value jump jyear by year. Everyone familiar with ijeal estate conditions knows that the K'apitol Park Extension Commission •drovo some mighty keen bargains in behalf of the State and it Tyould take i very little study on the part of a 'stranger coming to Harrlsburg to see j (that the proposition to acquire the twenty-nine acres in the extension dis trict for $3,000,000 would be good busi fncss. It is YIOW estimated that $300,000, lor 15 per cent, of the money originally i calculated four years ago, will be re quired to buy the churches and other ibuildings remaining unowned by the Commonwealth. The $2,000,000 ap propriated will not- reach and as the commission has not been forced to go to court on purchase of any one of 430 ( parcels of property it is right in ask ing the additional sum to enable it to • complete the work. In plain language, the purchase of the property for park extension was a better thing financially for the State than for the city. Harrisburg gave the sicreage in thtf highways and loses over $2,000,000 in taxable property. I lie State will get the whole district for $2,300,000 and in five years' time will have a plot greatly enhanced in value above the purchase price. The commission has been business like, as anyone dealing with its mem bers knows, and its request for addi tional money, which has been carefully worked out and brought before the proper authorities, should have prompt and favorable consideration. THIS CITY FAVORED HAHRISBURG has been more than fortunate this winter in the quality of the lectures and the music offered to those who crave something better than is ordi narily possible in cities of its size. It 'is to the credit of our people that they .have shown their appreciation by pat ronage and attendance. The illus trated lecture of Irwin S. Cobb, for in stance, drew a large house and there is every indication that the concert of the noted Irish tenor, John McCor 'maek, this week, will break the rec ord for the winter. Cobb spoke only in 'Pittsburgh, Reading, Harrisburg and 'Philadelphia. McCormack will sing only in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Harris fhurg and Philadelphia, in this State, j«o it will be seen that we in Harris burg are especially favored. There is |cnly one way to encourage these visits of stars of metropolitan magnitude and [we seem at last to have hit upon it igenerous patronage when they come. 'The large attendance at the concerts !«f Mfelba, Paderewski and others, was (•the argument that is bringing other •artists of world-renown. THE "MOW FREEDOM" BY far the most astonishing state ment of the long series of sur prising theories, beliefs, asser tions and dictums to which [President Wilson has committed him self since his Inauguration was that of last week in which he declared with inuch force that business is now free niter having been checked and re stricted for twenty years. If this be freedom and the prosperous days that preceded the Wilson administration were restriction, then by all means let jus have more restriction. What the (President should have said was that '.business has been restricted for the fj'a.st two years, but like the man who jsaid that married men do not live I longer than unmarried—it only seems (longer—perhaps to the President the (•past two years have seemed like twenty. But seriously, is business leas re stricted now than ever before? Isn't lit. facing the bigsest regulative experi ment this or nny other government ever attempted? The President has caused to be passed n | a \v providing for the operations of .->n Interstate Trade Commission. Ileslde its power those of the interstnte Commerce Commission and the Supreme Court nre as nothin* with respect to the loperatlons of trade. This new com mission is really a law unto Itself. llWTiat it can do and what it will do no- MONDAY EVENING, body, not even the President, pro fesses to know. So far as clearing the air for business it has actually be foggred the financial and industrial atmosphere as never before. The President says that "business in this country has been checked" recently "by a maze of interrogation points." This is true and the chief interrogation point has been the President himself. And like Cadmus and the dramon's teeth, where the President slew the monster before which business lias stood in terror, there has sprung up a million other question marks in the form of his Interstate Trade Commis sion and its possibilities. • The President loudly proclaims that a great majority of the business men of the country are honest, yet he sets over them like cross-tempered old school teachers, rod In hand, five mentors empowered to tell them what they may or may not do, and to pun ish Infractions. It would not be so bad were the "rules of the game" laid down definitely for the commission to follow, but largely it is to be the maker of its own rules and the busi ness man is likely not to realize that he is violating some one of them until he feels the sharp rap of governmental regulation on his finger tips. The "new freedom" of which the President so glibly prates is less ap parent now than it was before he be gan his remarkable career In the White House, and if business is im proving, it is not because of what the present administration has done, but in spite of it. Two years hence, we predict, we shall begin to undo a lot of the folly of those whose brief term of power has been crowded with more impractical theories and bad man agement than would seem possible to have packed into four short years. .NEED FOR STATE'S UANI) DISCLOSURES regarding the over crowding of dwellings in indus trial regions of Luzerne county emphasize the necessity for the Bureau of Housing established in the State Department of Health by the last Legislature, and it is to be hoped that the General Assembly will take care to provide funds adequato to conduct it. Under the terms of the act, which was sponsored by M. C. Watson, of Indiana county, the State lias authority to in spect any property outside of the mu nicipalities having their own supervis ory laws and to order correction of conditions menacing health and well being. Recourse to the courts on the part of both the Commonwealth and the owner is arranged so that the right of appeal is safe-guarded. Un fortunately, the revenues did not per mit Commissioner Dixon to do more than outline-tlie work and make some preliminary investigations. Operating through the system of medical inspection and the checking up of statistics which has been reduc ed to such an eminently practical basis in the Department of Health, officials discovered that 69 of 356 school chil dren in one ward of Xanticoke were suffering from tuberculosis and that others were in physical shape showing unsanitary home conditions, to say the very least. An inspection followed and a situation calling for prompt steps was uncovered. Local authori ties are acting with the" State officials in an effort to improve the state of affairs and further steps will be taken. There are probably many other dis tricts of the State where similar condi tions may be found and the Depart ment of Health should be backed up by a substantial appropriation to make its work in this line as effective as it is in others of which it has taken hold. BOARJ) OF PI'BLIC CIIARITIKS WHILE there may be some in Harrisburg, and in many oth er portions of the Pennsylva- nia, who will not display much enthusiasm over the recommenda tions of the State Board of Public Charities to-day, the fact remains that the board has demonstrated, as it did in 1913, that it can be of real service and that its conclusions are entitled to weight. In the consideration of the appropriations made by the last Legis lature, which presented the worst problem ever laid on the desk of a governor, John K. Tener found that the recommendations of the board were so well worked out that he ap proved within $26,000 of what it fav ored. The board has developed its policy against recommending any public money for buildings for institutions or establishments not under direct State control. It concludes that the bounty of the Commonwealth extended for maintenance should be sufficient and that cost of construction should be borne by the community benefited. In the end, this is wise. Sooner or later the State will be forced to re vise Its system of charitable aid and a hint that local support should be more extensive and less dependence placed upon a State grant might be found In the interesting reading mat ter which prefaces the recommenda tions. THRIFT IS GROWING MUCH thought is being given just now to the matter of teaching the American people to save. Saving Is a habit, just as is spending, and the National Society for Thrift and kindred organizations arc endeavoring to impress through the printed word the thought that only by saving in youth can one enjoy pros perity in the lean years of old age. That these agencies are being suc cessful in no small measure is Indi cated by the fact that the Federal Bureau of Education In the Depart ment of the Interior at Washington reports that there, is now on deposit in the school savings banks of the United States a total of 11.250.000 deposited by 217,000 pupils. Small savings accumulate rapidly and the boy or girl who learns to put his pennies at interest will have a fair foundation upon which to build what ever fortune he may be able to acquire in later years. It is gratifying to note that Pennsylvania ia not behind hand in this respect. Pittsburgh and Chester pupils having to their credit more than $60,000. The school banks have been success ful wherever established. The lessons they teach are invaluable. Every city in the State should have a branch. I EVENING CHAT I The first robin to visit Pennsylva nia's capital city tills winter on the hunt for Spring may have been all right In his selection of Saturday, but he was certainly mistaken as to what liind of weather to expect. The robin showed up on one of the elms along the old "boardwalk" about noon 011 Saturday when the sun was shining brightly and the temperature was Ideal for a winter day. The robin appeared to be perfectly satisfied for he let out a couple of chirps and darted toward the Susquehanna. He was probably disgusted yesterday morning when lie found the snow. Two years ago when i tbe city suffered sonic severe weather about this time the first robin came on February 1. having been seen near Pine street c hurch. However, he went away because the mercury did some awful tumbling later that month. Up to date no sliadflies have been spotted, although F l . F\ Stevlck is authority for the presence of some mosquitoes in the vicinity of the federal building. These mosquitoes need cause no alarm in view of the snow-covered ground to day. To-morrow is the historic day for the groundhog. It is inseparably associated in the minds of Harrlsburg ers with the Capitol fire on February 2, 1897, and the Grand Opera House lire ten years later. Both lires occur red when weather conditions were atrocious. Muskrats have been report ed along the river front and the signs of Spring may be said to be appear ing. One of the veteran policemen at the State Capitol is wondering what makes people get twisted on their directions in Harrisburg. Another is of the opin ion that some folks are so much in terested in the Capitol that they do I not think about other places, while a third says that some are wrapped up In Harrisburg affairs and do not real ize what the Capitol is like. The Capi tol guides tell some funny stories about the comments made by visitors to the great building. The remarks run all the way to the awe-stricken to the captious and absurd. One loyal Penn sylvanian informed a guide the other day that the Capitol had the Capitol at Washington "skinned," while a fat, overdressed lady asserted with vigor that the beautiful Senate chamber was in disadvantageous contrast to Select Council chamber in city hall, Phila delphia. One man asked a guide to show him where the "bosses" met to give out their "orders" to the legisla tors. Possibly one of the most amusing In cidents occurred the other day when Captain Thomas S. Cook, one of the Capitol policemen, was asked by a much preoccupied man to tell him what was in No. 10S. The captain ask ed if he meant room No. 108. The man nodded and the. captain asked casual ly if there was any official there the caller desired to see. The questioner said lie did not know, but desired to know all about IDS. The captain started to tell htm what was in room No. 10S and to show where it is locat ed. Just then the man woke up and said, "Are you sure it is on this street?" "Street?" What are you asking about? This is the State Capitol" said the captain. The man consulted a memorandum and found he wanted No. 108 North Second street. He appeared to be per fectly sober and very much in earnest about getting to 108. People familiar with the trees in the city's parks and along the river front say that they have escaped much dam age this winter in spite of the heavy snows and that some of the big fellows were far more fortunate than those along the main line of the Pennsyl vania railroad. Some of the fine trees that line roads in Lancaster and Ches ter county and along the Reading through Lebanon and Berks suffered from the weight of snow early in the winter and last week's snow and ice also did damage. When County Superintendent F. E. Shambaugh visited the Enhaut schools the other day, one of the boys, Paul Loudenslager, presented him with a paper-weight curiously but daintily carved from a piece of anthracite coal. The gift was from the lad's father, Charles Loiulcnslagcr and had been carved for Mr. Shambaugh by Louden siagcr senior when the latter was a miner in Wiconisco in 1910. The eld ed Loudensiagcr. however, never had an opportunity of presenting his gift as he and his family soon afterward re moved to Enhaut. When he learned of Professor Sliambauglrs visit he sent the lons deferred gift. Francis J. Torrence, chairman of the State Board of Public Charities, whose report is published to-day, was formerly a member of the Legislature and has been a student of the charita ble institutions of the State for over a quarter of a century. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —Professor Clyde W. King, of the (University of Pennsylvania, surprised an audience the other day in Phila delphia by saying that the magazines, journals and newspapers ran the coun try. —President H. S. Drinker, of Le high, declared to Philadelphia alumni that athletics occupied a deservedly high place In college life. —Judge S. J. Telford, of Indiana county, granted only one retail liquor license*. ITe is well known here. —The Rev. Dr. W. If. Roberts, stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, was sev enty-one yesterday. —W. 11. Haws, of Johnstown, well known here and in Steelton, has sold his patent cross ties to the Dominion government. —A. H. Durborrow, president of the Western Pennsylvania Brotherhood, was chief speaker at the Lutheran banquet in Pittsburgh. That IfaiTlsbursr steel plates have been used for construction work in Alaska? WAXTISD—ANOTIIICIt l(il,V DAV By Wing Dinger You will agree that this has been A mighty rotten day— I hope that Tuesday's like it, though, —t mean just what I say. I know you'll think It strange of me To have a liope like that. But when T tell you why. you will Join me, right off the bat. You see to-morrow's groundhog day, And when the sent conies out Instead of sunshine I would have Deep shade all 'round about. Tor then his shadow he won't see, .And. as the story goes. Cold weather's baik will broken be, —We've had enough, dear knows. AX EVENING THOUGHT To choose time, is to sa.ve time. —Francis Bacon, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH RILLING MAY BE A COMMISSIONER Democrat Mentioned as Possible Successor to Frank M. Wallace on Set-rice Board BULL MOOSERS WORRY Plan Scheme to Keep on the Map; Regret Death of Former Lieutenant-Governor John S. Rilling. prominent Erie at torney and chairman of the Demo cratic State committee In the !ate nineties, is being mentioned in Capitol gossip to-night as a possible successor to Frank M. Wallace, of Erie, as a member of the Public Service Com mission. Mr. 'Wallace has been ready to retire for some time, according to undenied reports about the Capitol, —Mr. Hilling was a colleague on the commission which drafted the school code and of the State Board of Education with-Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh, and was talked of for Attorney General because of his per sonal relationship, although he dis couraged such talk. The fact that he is a Democrat and that Frank M. Wallace was classed as a Democrat years ago would take care of any ob jections on the score of politics, and in any event it would be a recognition of the numerous Democrats who ob jected to the nominees of their party last Fall. The Erie attorney has been in active practice for many years and enjoys a State-wide reputation. —The Interstate Federation of Philadelphia, which sent to Governor Brumbaugh on his inauguration day a message of good will and a promise to support him in his desire to give good government to this State, has re ceived an appreciative reply from the new Chief Executive of Pennsylvania, in which he says in part: "I beg to thank you most heartily for your mes sage of good will and prayerful con cern. Your loyal support will help me to serve arigh!. It is solemn and seri ous service that now falls upon me. You may depend upon my intentions if my judgments do err. I ask you to be patient with me, suspend your judgment until the issue is concluded, and give your people the counsel they may need, namely, the importance of coming bravely to the front in fear less support of right things and in equally frank criticism of wrong things." —Many in Harrisburg regret the death of William M. Hrown, congress man-elect from the New Castlo district and ex-lieutenant-governor of the State, who died suddenly in New York yes terday. Mr. Brown served in the Ken ate before being elected to the second office in the State in 1903 when Cain uel W. Pennypacker was elected gov ernor. lie was a native of Greeneville, where he was born in 1850 and when young went to New Castle where he studied law. He served for a while with the United States land office and then returned to Lawrence county, where he ran lor the House in 1876 and was defeated, lie was a candidate In 1880 and again was defeated. In 1596 he was elected to the State Senate from the Lawrence-Mercer district. In 1902 Mr. Brown was elected lieutenant governor. He served several terms as members of the Select Council of New Castle. As a member of the State Senate Mr. Brown held a con spicuous position as a leader of that body, making a very creditable record as a debater and achieved honorable distinction. Besides having been active ly engaged in politics, Mr. Brown was well known in the industrial world. In 1890 business interests compelled him to undertake the building and operating of an electric} street car line, which he eventually sold to Richard R. Quay at a heavy profit, lie also cleared half a million dollars in re constructing the traction lines at Syra cuse, N. Y„ then turned his attention to buying apartment buildings in New York city, in which, he very largely in creased his fortune. It was while look ing after his investments there that he was stricken with his fatal illness. —The Philadelphia Ledger says: "With the State Legislature in lull swing Washington party leaders in Pennsylvania are taking steps toward getting the Bull Moose back in har ness through reorganization of the forces which were shattered in the November election. In vl(>w of the various county elections to be lield in the Fall, in addition to the election of many judges on the nonpartisan bal lot, the Washington leaders realize that their chances for rehabilitation depend upon thorough county organi zation next November. Upon the show ing of the Mull Moose in the next ten months, they are agreed, depends the fate of the Progressive following in Pennsylvania." —Although Howard E. Butz, the present postmaster of Huntingdon, has but a few days yet to serve, as his term expiros February 4, no word has been received here from Washington as to his Democratic successor. Needless to say. the situation is tense, especially in the ranks of the Democratic party, which may be badly split as the result of the light for the plum. Some of the leading Democrats of the town bitterly opposed the candidacy of Jo seph G. Lesher, editor of the Monitor and acting chairman of the Demo cratic county committee, but Lesher, it is intimated, is Congressman F. L. Dershem's choice for the office, and he still feels contldent of his appoint ment. Lesher has a libel suit hang ing over his head and his election as chairman of the Democratic county committee is being bitterly contested by J. Murray Africa, who asserts the election was consummated through a fraudulent election return. John C. Dunkle is the other likely candidate for the post office whose partisans have sent largely signed remonstrances to Washington against Lesher's ap pointment. —John J. Kehoe, the Garman lead er of Pittston, to-day assumed the du ties of postmaster of that city. Mr. Kehoe was backed by Congressman Casey and Judge Garman and the re organization bosses had to accept him because they saw that he could make good in his home town. —John B. Evans, of Pottstown, has been picked out for subtreasurer of the United States at Philadelphia. Ho has been an active Democrat and was friendly to the Paltner regime. His appointment Is likely to stir up a muss. —Media dispatches say that eigh teen people want to be warden of the Delaware county prison. —Edward C. Preene Is a candidate for judge in Venango county where JudKo Crlswell is expected to be a candidate asain. Stewart Given a Compliment by a Philadelphia Paper The Evening Bulletin has this to say of a man well known here: "Under flv« Governors of Pennsyl I""" - ' ■•nmwwiigf »»' »'»■« »««"«« P«e« ara wnu, uat nrcauae quautlf-a are UttenWHiWWWMHWHWI 0 Inventory-Taking Is But a Few Days Off i Stocks Must Be Reduced i Hence These Wonderful Values i ; .. C- r l c Mercerized Napkins 5?, 7? and Of: i ! New Millinery rtr early Spring Curtain Nets and Scrims .... 10? and 12' At i ! Here they are—New Turbans, New Sail- Window Shades complete 25? j j ors, New Small Close Hats, New Effects iji Cotton Blankets, each 25? ' | Straw and Silk and New Shapes in Satin Crib Blankets 15? and 25? i ! Hats—black and colors. Fancy White Goods * j j Trimmings include Flower Wreaths with ; Longcloth 8?, 10?, 12'/if to 25? ' \ combinations of flowers and fruit, new roses Striped Voiles and Lawns ~ 5? '' ; and a general line of new Trimmines, AT , , „ - ; I OUR USUAL LOW PRICES. Colorcd Ratme ! ! Wrapper Flannel 5? I ! Children's Dresses 25? Cotton Challie 4? ; ! Children's Rompers 25? Figured Rice Cloth 15? j ; Children's Toques 15? and 25? Kimono Crepe 12'/,? | < Ladies' Percale Waists 25? Mercerized Crepe Novelties 12'/ 2 f ! ! Ladies' Aprons. 1 Of, 12'/?, 15?, 19? and Stamped Pillow Tops 10? J : 25?,. 1 Stamped Collars 9? I I Ladies' Dressing Sacques 25? | Ready-made stamped Corset Covers .. 12'/? ; Children's Handkerchiefs .. If, 3? and 5? ! Finished Doilies 10? and 15? j j Ladies' Handkerchiefs 5? and 10? Japanese Baskets 10? and 25? ! Men's Handkerchiefs 5? and 10? Cushion Ruffling „• 5? I Ladies' Fabric Gloves, black and colors, all Children's Stamped Kimonos 25? I sizes 25? White .China for Hand Painting > 10? I Children's Wool Gloves and Mittens, Ladies' Black Silk Hats \5? ; 10?, 12'/?, 15? and 25? Children's Trimmed Hats 10? ; J. J. Clark 200-yard Spool Cotton 2? Fancy Feather Trimmings 10? and 25? 1 Aunt Lydia Cotton, 500-yard spool 5? Games s*, 9?, 15? and 19? I Hooks and Eyes, card, 11?, 5?, 0?, 1?, 8? and Pictures 19? ! 10?. Books 10? to 25? [ Fasteners, card 5? and 10? 36-inch Black Messaline. Special Prices. ! Cotton and Linen Torchon Laces, yard, New Dress Silk. Special Prices. 1?, 2?, '.i? and 5? Cotton Tape, bolt 1? and 2? I Val. Edges 5? Mirrors and Hand Brushes 25? I Oriental Lace Flouncing 25? Human Hair Switches, strand 25? | Imitation Oriental Venise and Ratine Bands, 8, 10, 12-qt. Gray Enamel Berlin Kettles, 25? ! t » 8? Gray Enamel Preserving Kettles 25? j Cambric and Nainsook Embroidery Edges, Mixing Bowls 10? ; 5?, 8? and 10? Clothes Baskets 25? ; 18-inch Cambric Flouncing 12/? Brooms 25? ; 18-inch Swiss and Nainsook Flouncing, Market Baskets 25? | 15? and 20? 9-4 and 10-4 Sheeting Muslin 25? ; 27-inch St. Gall Flouncing 25? Bolster Cases 25ti ; Ladies' Muslin Drawers ... 12'/? and 15? Outing Flannels . 0? ! Ladies' Gowns 19? and 25t Tcwels 5?. 10ft, 12*/$?, 'lit j Ladies' Corset Covers ... 9?, 12'/? and 15? Crashes 5?, 8?, 100 and 12j4? ; Ladies' White Skirts 25? Mercerized Damask 25? ! Children's Drawers ... 10?, 12'/? and 25? Ladies' Hosiery black and tan, 10? and 12'/1 ! Children's Gowns 25? , Ladies' Silk Boot Hosiery, all colors . . 25? ; Ladies' Flannelette Embroidery Skirts, 25? Children's Ribbed Hosiery, black and tan, > Children's Flannelette Sleeping Garments, 25? 10? and 12 T />? I Children's Ribbed Sleepers 25? Children's Lisle Hosiery, all colors .... 25? ! Ladies' and Misses' Fleece Lined Underwear, Children's White Hose 12'/ 2 ? and 25? | 25? Infants' Hose 10? and 1 2'/?. ; Ladies' Black Tights 25? Infants' White Dresses 25? I Children's Union Suits 25? Infants' White Slips 25c ! Children's Fleece Lined Underwear, Infants' Sacques 25 » v ; 10?, 12 ' j?, 15t. 19? and 25? Infants' Flannelette Kimonos 25«• ; Infants' Fleece Lined Wrappers 12'/? Infants' Bootees .. 10?, 15?, 19? and 25? ! Men's Dress Shirts 25? Boys' Shirts 25? | Men's Fleece Lined Underwear 25t j Boys' Chambray Waists 25? ; Men's Working Shirts 25? Bovs' Wool Pants 25? ! Men's Mixed Stockings 0? and 9t Boys' Stockings lOtf- and 12'/? - Men's Colored Stockings 9? and 12'/? J Girls' Bloomers 25? | lc to 25c Department Store Where Every Day Is Bargain Day : 215 Market Street Opposite Courthouse vania in succession. Thomas J. Stew art has served as Adjutant General of the State, and it now looks as if he will continue in that post under at least the sixth. In reappointing him to it. Governor Brumbaugh has been prompt to recognize the service and the fitness of one of the useful men • that have borne a relation to the mili tary affairs of the Commonwealth. Mis experience in such affairs goes back to the time when he was a young soldier of the Union; lrf one way or another he has been concerned in them ever since, and by every Governor who has been in office during the past twenty years, he has come to be viewed as an indispensable aid and adviser, not alone in the Immediate administra tion of his department, but often on those occasions of ceremonial dignity when sound judgment and a knowl edge of the requirements of official conduct are especially needed. When ever there has been an emergency or a danger in which it has been neces sary to make use of the armed power of the Commonwealth or to prepare for the possibility of its use, he has been a trusted and dependable officer. He knows thoroughly the National Guard in Pennsylvania, and if the State were called upon to take part in a war against a foreign power, as it seemed for a while last Spring it might be in the Mexican rumpus, it is pretty certain that he would be as ready as he was then to mobilize the forces of Pennsylvania on' short no tice. To not only the older men Who take an Interest in military affairs, but to most of their younger com rades who appreciate the value of a level-headed veteran's experience, the, reappointment of Adjutant General Stewart will give much satisfaction. He is an example of the breed of j manly characters who are often to be found in the higher service of the, [ State and who know liow to perform i public duty genially as they do wisely." : ( OUR DAILY LAUGH 1| fj—2i_ il PLACING THE u BLAME. cij Mother: Who j vj\ BtarUd this row? j Llttl * Ethel: I y\ —Jimmy did. He ! IXJ \V wouldn't do as I told him to and I , rtiTY was only trying j M\ Try to ni a k e him i ll\— mind- AN KM:MN<; THOUGHT I charge thee in the sight of God, who glveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession: that thou keep the commandment, without spot, with out reproach, until the appearing of our txird, Jesus Christ. —I. Tim. : 6:13, 14. J FEBRUARY 1, 1915. I I [From the Telegraph, Feb. 1, 1865] Abolish Slavery Washington, Feb. I.—The legisla ture has adopted an amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery In the United States. At Albany and Boston salutes of 100 guns were fired. Try to Burn City Savannah, Feb. I.—A large amount of property was destroyed here in an attempt to burn the city. No casual ties were reported. OH. FUDGE "Why keep raking up the past?" "What do you mean?" "You are continually dating your letters 1914." REPLACE YOUR HORSES AND WAGONS WITH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS The new 1915 Models E and M represent all that is best, most reliable and most popular in Motor Trucks for light and medium capacity and quick delivery. The new Model "E" has been brought into exist ence by the demand for a larger capacity Motor Truck. They are now on exhibition at the International Motor Truck Department, 619 Walnut street. Come in and see them and tell us about your hauling problems. Uetter do it at and cut down your expenses. We can help you. international Harvester Company of America (Incorporated) Motor Truck Department, 619 Walnut St., Harrisburg Branch houses also at I'ittAlmrgli, Philadelphia. Baltimore, Klralrn and Parkersburc. v ; 1 1 [From the Telegraph, Feb. 1, 1865] Kx-Mayor Accepts Steamer Ex-Mayor Kepner formally accepted the new steamer after Its test, for the Hope Company. Rank Organized A National Bank has been organ ized at Shippensburg. Kilos i.undy Home Ellas Lundy, 18th U. S. regulars, is home on furlough. —Don't wash Japanned tea trays in hot water, but rub with olive oil. —A bit of alutn, will keep starch fresh for use for several days.
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