6 HARRISBUKU IBLEURAPh EflabliiStd lijl PUBLISHED BY THI TBLERHAPH PRINTING CO. X. J. ? TACKPOEFI Prtndrm: and Eait*r-t»< htif F. R. OTSTBR Secretary •US M. STEINMETZ J.'ainjm; Editor Published •vary evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 111 Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish, era* Association. Audit Bureau oi Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dailies. Eastern Office. Fifth Avenue Building New Tork City, Haabrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building Chicago, 111., Allen A Ward. - Delivered by carriers st <ffS3gCjf six cents s week. Mailed to aubicriber* *t $3.00 a year In advance. Kate red at the Post Office in Harris- Pa., as aecond class matter. !*»r« dally average for the three ★ months rndinc Feb, 2S, 1915. M 21,745 * Average for the rear 1014—UJit Average (or the year ltlS—a 1,577 Average for the year 1W13—'J1.176 Average for the year 1911—IS,SSI Average far the year J»lf -17.495 WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 3. THE GOVERNOR .TESTIFIED GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH WON the first point in his fight for the passage of a local option bill when the law and order com mittee of the House .yesterday after noon voted to comply with his wish to keep the bill in committee until the temperance forces of the State have had time to develop sentiment in its behalf. The Governor's request was reason able. Tears ago those opposing local option tried by every means known to the devious ways of legislative mani pulators to keep the option bill in .omniittee. That its friends are now striving to prevent it from being pre maturely reported reflects the growth •f the local option sentiment in Penn sylvania and indicates a fear on the part of those who are endeavoring to defeat the passage of such a law at this session that some of their mora or less wavering adherents may hearken to the call of those at home: :ind the Intimation of personal opposi- j tion by the Governor himself when' they come out for renomination two' years hence. There arc those who pretend to see j :n Ihe declaration of Governor Brum-, bt.ugh that he will oppose for renomi nation every legislator who does not vote for the option bill, an attempt to drive members into line, regardless of their opinions or pledges. Would it not be far more in accord with tho' well-known square deal policies of the executive to believe that he deemed it only proper to tell legislators at this time that he is determined, in event of defeat of the local option measure, to •lo his part toward the election of a legislature in 1916 that will be certain J to enact the law to which he is pledged? It would have been unfair for tho tJovernor, having decided on this ••ourse, to have withheld information concerning his decision. Legislators nnd the public know now exactly where he stands and there can be no future charge of unfairness or lack of information if circumstances should make it necessary for him to go before the people two years hence on this issue. Sooner or later a local option bill will be enacted in Pennsylvania. Tha sentiment is growing by leaps and hounds and there is no stopping it. The people have a right to decide whether or not liquor is to be sold in the communities in which they re side. The temperance question is far more vital to the welfare of society than many of the proposed constitu tional amendments submitted to the people in recent years and the voters are fairly entitled to express theni nelves thereon at reasonable intervals. The local option controversy will be a bone of political contention until it is brought to a conclusion by giving the people the law which so many thou sands of them so insistently demand. The question in this session of the Legislature will not be decided by a partisan vote. Republicans and Demo crats will be found on either side. Nevertheless, responsibilty is bound to rest heavily upon the majority with respect to ony legislative action and the Republican party ought to lead the way in the world-wide movement that has freed Russia from the curse of vodka and is spreading fast even in France, the land of the grape and the winepress. REA. AX OPTIMIST IN his annual report as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad com pany. Samuel Rea displays the best kind of optimism. Recognizing every difficulty that the business inter ests of the country face and fully aware of the perils of injudicious leg islation confronting them, Mr. Ilea nevertheless anticipates for the imme diate future a prosperity such as the country has not enjoyed for the past two or three years, qualifying this opinion only with the reservation that to attain this happy state business shall henceforth be given that reason- Able consideration which he believes is indicated in the recent decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission granting the five per cent, increase asked for by the railroads. Particularly significant is this opti mistic view of the Pennsylvania's pres ident in light of the Tact that it is made despite one of the poorest annual earnings reports made by that com pany in recent years. Another important feature of Mr. 'Rea * findings and recommendations la WEDNESDAY EVENING. nls suggestion that the Interstate Commerce Commission be enlarged as to membership and given additional powers for the regulation of such railroad matters as from time to time shall be laid before it. Only a few years ago our railroad managers were telling us that the Interstate Commerce Com mission would ruin the railroad busi ness of the country if given too wide a scope. In sharp contrast to this is this suggestion that the Jurisdiction of the board l>e increased and its regula tive functions enlarged. Mr. liea must be pretty thoroughly convinced that henceforth the Commission will treat the railroads fairly. It would seem to be good sense to increase the size of the board in view of the fact that railroad business is' constantly growing and that more and more the Commerce Commission will be called upon to decide points of difference be tween the shipper and the transport ing company. It is vitally important that no more such ruinous delays shall occur as that which marked the in vestigation preceding the decision in I the five per cent, rate case. That de lay was not only disastrous to the rail roads but Oilst the businessmen of the United States millions upon millions of money which might have been kept in circulation had it been found pos sible to render an opinion in this case with the promptness that the situa tion demanded. Hnrrisburgers will rejoice that there is to be no delay in the completion of the great freight station and freight yard improvements now under way. and everybody will join with President Uea in his hope that the railroads in: the near future will come into the pos- ; session of the means necessary to un- j dertake many other large enterprises! long contemplated, but held up by rea- : son of poor business conditions. THE BEIDU.MAN Bil l. IT is to be sincerely hoped that Sen- j ator Beidleman's county receiver' of taxes bill will be passed by thej legislature. The effect of this j measure would be to save thousands of! dollars to the county annually and j put an end to the cumbersome and obsolete system of tax collectorships now prevailing. There would then be no question as to when taxes are to be paid nor to whom. The authority would be invested in one man and two deputies, one or more of whom could always be found at the courthouse, and whose duties it would be to sit two i days out of every year in each of the ; voting districts of the several counties j coming within the scope of the pro- j posed law. | Tax colleetorships have been made j : for years to serve political purposes in every county in the State. This would j j not be so bad were it not for the fact < I that the system has burdened the j ; taxpayers with expenses that are en-j ' tirely unnecessary. ! The B«idleman bill is thoroughly in keeping with modern ideas of con ducting public affairs with the same care and economy that characterizes private business. There is no reason why it should not be passed and every reason why It should be. The only ex cuse that any legislator can find for withholding his vote from it will be that he is more interested in pro viding places for henchmen than in the public welfare. i THE 11. A. C. HELD IT would be too bad if in the event that Harrisburg should have no Tri-State baseball team in the field this summer circumstances should arise that would prevent the Harris burg Central and Technical high school teams from using the island field. The school athletic associations rely upon the money they realize from at tendance at baseball and football games to meet their expenses for all manner of sports during the year. They have no other means of raising the revenue necessary to keep ath letics alive, and it is to be sincerely hoped that nothing will be done that will prevent them from using the is land grounds under conditions that will permit them to charge admission to the games they conduct there. There is no other place in the city adapted to the purposes and if they were barred from charging admission to the island the boys would be left without means of uniforming their teams and buying the paraphernalia without which athletic sports in the schools would be impossible. HAVE EXTIXOriSIIKHS READY IF the stable in which was housed the cow, which, by upsetting the coal oil lamp that started the great Chi cago fire had been equipped with & hand extinguisher it is extremely like ly that that conilagration would not huvo occurred. It is a very easy mat ter to put out a small fire if the means is at hand. The most disastrous con flagration in the history of the world was no bigger than the spark from a match head when It started. This is why John Price Jackson. State Commissioner of Labor, is so in sistent in his demands that the State regulations with regard to fire fight ing apparatus in industrial establish ments be observed. The extinguisher tliat hangs on the wall from year to year without inspection is an invfst ment of a \ cry doubtful character. Most likely when it is needed it will be found to be out of working order. The hose that stands rotting on its i reel only occupies space that might be better used and is entirely worth less from a protective standpoint. The Commissioner is right in having given official notice that fire fighting equipment must be regtlarly Inspected so that it shall be ready for instant use, and his recommendation that all such equipment be placed in charge of some capable person in each in dustrial establishment is worthy of prompt attention by those whose plants may any day be turned into ashes as a result of their own care lessness. The Interests of the com munity and the lives of employes de mand the strictest kind of fire preven tion measures. j EVENING CHAT I The new borough of Paxtang with ts electric lights and board of health is right up-to-date in everything ex cept debt and is Just now giving an illustration of fixing up its streets with the road drag. The drag Is being used on the streets effectively and is fur nishing a good demonstration of what can be done with such an appliance. The drag is being taken over all of the streets and is making even sur faces after the winter weather. Drags are also Jjeing used in a number of the townships of Dauphin and Cumber land counties to get the roads into passable condition and where such things wero unknown a couple of "So they are now quite common Within a short time the State High way department will put its repair gangs to work on the main highways which radiate from the citv like the spokes from a wheel and it is expected that by the first of April the roads I will be in. fair shape for automobile traveling in portions whore the winter . was severe upon them. Already there jis considerable automobile traveling |in the vicinity of the city and the I Pleasant Sundays have brought out ithc owners by the score. 'ilawkshaw, the Detective." a car toon service furnished to inanv of the newspapers for their Sunday"supple ments, was the leading character in a detective drama being presented on the legitimate stago in the sixties. The play was entitled, "The Ticket of 1-eave man." and was presented in this city March 8, 1865, in Brant's Hall, known as House's theater, and located in the present Commonwealth Trust Building. 22a Market street. J. \V. Jennings, a prominent actor at that time, plai'eii the part of "Hawkshaw," who was supposed to be the best sleuth of tho age. It is generally thought that the pres ient cartoons drawns by the comic ar- J tist originated from this character, I and that possibly some of the exciting j things portrayed in the comics were chosen from the olii-timo play. A number of the older residents of tho j city when asked about the play, said that they recalled !t, and also had seen ;it when they were children. All of I which goes to prove. "There is noth ing new under the sun." A number of prominent Pittsburgh newspapermen wero- here yesterday to call on the Governor about the child labor bills and to meet legislators. Among them were George S. Oliver, vice-president of the Gazette-Times: A. E. Braun, vice-president of the Post and Sun: A. H. Williams, of the | Press, and Edward Hope, of the I Leader. March has been living up to its repu tation since it came in according to the people at the weather bureau. The wind has been on the job steadily and the rate has been running about a dozen miles. Up at the Capitol and 011 the Mulberry street bridge the wind has been especially noticeable, and the folks instinctively put their hands to hats. The people who live up along the River Koad say that the wind has been blowing continuously and that it is hard work to keep flower beds covered. The St. Patrick's day dinner to be given at the Board of Trade on March 16 has been a biennial feature of life in the city for more than twenty-five years. It is arranged by committees of legislators and newspaper corre spondents and some of the best speak ers among the public men of the State have been guests. The Governors have always been the chief speakers and some interesting stories about St. Pat rick have marked the occasions. Judge Isaac Johnson, of the Dela ware county courts, who has been here tor a couple of days is one of the au thorities in Pennsylvania on the in-! sane, the dependents and the wayward. He has been long on the bench and has laid down some excellent rules and brought about good results with out attracting much attention. He is one of the most useful members of the State Board of Charities. The mobilization of the fire depart ment lor the alarm of tire in Market street yesterday afternoon attracted considerable attention from visitors to the city, including firemen from Pittsburgh. The apparatus gath ered in pretty fast time and there was enough to tight a first-class firo in short order. When the outlying com panies gathered there was more appa ratus than ooukl be handled in the street and it lined up in Market Square for inspection. People who have been on the city's island the last few days say that a <*ouple of the Capitol squirrels have established homes in trees near the "point"' How the squirrels got there no one can say. and the tollgate men declare that no animals "beat" it through the gates. I WELLkNOWN PEOPLE I —Dr. J. E. Smith has succeeded Dr. A. S. Stayle as president of the Al toona School Hoard. —Commander M. E. Heed is the new navy inspector at Pittsburgh. —\V. H. Shoemaker, the new Phila delphia judge, is a native of Pitts burgh and a graduate of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania. —Congressman James Francis Burke, of Pittsburgh, ends ten years in Congress this week. —Dr. James K. Young, well-known Philadelphia educator, is in Virginia for a brief vacation. —A. J. Barron is head of a commit tee of Allegheny lawyers which will investigate Pittsburgh police. That Hnrri*burjt was one of tlie first cities in the country to adopt the overhead trolley? Does the Newspaper Appeal to Women? Once in a while a national manufa'turc-r expresses doubts as to whether women read news papers. ire does not stop to think:— That «In- Kurrran of the mer chant rents In hi* appeal to no men. That the nrwapnprr contains thr urnt of 111* schools, of ■<>- rlrlj, of the ehareh and of cur rent events In which women are keenly Interested. That the newspaper Is a dally visitor to every home. That It Is a part or the home lifr Itself. No manufacturer whose pro duct appeals to tlie housewife can afford NOT to advertise in newspapers. Manufacturers who want proof of the Influence of the dally newspaper on women are invited to address the Bureau of Adver tising, American Newspaper Pub lishers Association, World Build ing, New York. HARRIBBURG '■£££s TELEGRAPH BOSSES IRVING TO IT INSURRECTION State Democratic Committee's Legislative Program Idea Is Explained CAMPAIGN DEBTS UNPAID State Chairman Morris Trying to Raise Money to Pay 1914 Obligations One of the reasons for the sudden activity of the Democratic bosses in endeavoring to stir up interest in the Doniocratic State machine and to gel a legislative program under way is said to be to head off an insurrection after the General Assembly adjourns. There are mutterings of dissatisfaction against the present leadership, much like those which were adroitly used by the present bosses to ride into power in 1911. and. with the knowl edge of how that revolution in the party was brought about, the chiefs of the gang are trying to lix their lines. —A couple of public statements have been made by Democrats about the supineness Of the present Demo cratic bosses on legislation, attention being called to the contrast between the present neglect and the activity displayed last session. This year the Democrats have not amounted to any thing worth while as a force in the legislature, although last Fall they were admitted to have one of the best machines in twenty years. —State Chairman Morris is trying to arouse some interest in the party and to get the debts paid, but ho is not suceeding very well, and it is bluntly stated that he will be lucky if he is not asked to get out before the year ends. Morris contends that he is State chairman until 1916, but. some Democrats are inclined to dis pute this. Others lose no chance to say that he ought to get out any way. Dissatisfaction and resentment over the courts of National Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer is rife in the State and he is likely to be brought sharply to book if the sentiment against Mor ris crystallizes. As for McCormick, not much attention is being paid to him, even to getting his favor for appoint ments. —The Old Guard is carefully building up its lines in Philadelphia and in Allegheny has the support of the influential party workers. The county chairman is a reorganizer, but since he got turned down for a post mastership he is a general with an army that does not follow him. In Pittsburgh the city organization is dominated by William J. Brennan, whom the gangsters turned down at a State committee meeting a few years ago and who is now supreme in the city. —Representative Freil Geiser, of Northampton, was visited yesterday by his father, George \V. Gclscr, ex district attorney of Northampton county. He met a number of the members of the House and called on State officials. —An exhibition of moving pictures was given in the House last night by Chief Censor Breitinger. who gave an idea of how the censors eliminate films which are suggestive. Some fine scenes were shown, and then there was a display of the kind that are barred, not as a whole, but just parts. A big crowd was present. —The House members plan to have numerous hearings next week and committees will clear out. legislation so as to be in shape when the big bills come in. —Representative Cramer says the House has about all the legislation in sight it can handle and get away by the middle of May. —liepresentative James Bergv, of Juniata, fell on the marble steps in the rotunda and severely injured a leg yesterday. He was taken home. —Representatives of the State School Directors' Association legisla tion committee and of the Allegheny County School Directors' Progress and Defense Association conferred with Dr. J. George Becht, secretary of the State Board of Education regarding legislation. The State association committee is composed of Thomas G. Magee. Altoona: M. H. Hennings, Wil kinsburg; James M. Wuchter, Allen town; A. E. Burnaford. Wllkes-Barre, and J. D. Orr, Leechburg, and meet ing with them were I- P. Wentz, Craf ton: Robert Malone and Andrew C. Smith. Pittsburgh. Mr. Magee stated that the State board had been asked to insert definitions in the school code and that his committee planned legis 'ation along lines advocated by the Slate Educational Association here last December. —J. Lee Plummer. former legislator and now Blair county Republican chairman, was on the "Hill" to-day. He is prominently mentioned as a candidate for State Treasurer next year. —Senator Charles A. Snyder says his boom for Auditor General is grow ing every day. —Ex-Senator James L. Adams, of Allegheny, was at the Capitol. —Members of the State Board of Public Charities are here drafting legislation to be presented next week. —According to reports at the Capl ol. Senator Penrose may visit tho city later in the Spring. He addressed the lawmakers in the last session. —A subcommittee of the House ap propriations committee will visit insti tutions in York. I-ancaster. Cliambers burg. Carlisle and Scotland this week. A subcommittee will also visit Mercer ind Washington counties. —Mr. Hess, rLancaster, introduced a -,111 to appropriate $60,000 to the Dan caster General Hospital. i wimvAgy i [From the Telegraph, March 3, 1865] Inauguration Prayers A number of prominent clergymen of the country have suggested holding an inauguration prayer meeting to morrow. firemen- at National Capital The Good Will Fire Company left for Washington this morning. Shipments Decrease Dumber shipped this season will be one-third less than amount of last year. CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears s*J£.o, G&ytfZ&U fOUR DAILY LAUGH I NAILING AN OTHER LIK. Well, you have f a sensible daugh- C*iS/r-J iS tci\ Hiram. X saw her waahi n* A jto dishes In the pan \ 5 tryjj u t now * But pKIB y wh> * does she f / need a red light? H |H / Washing •t <■ dishes? She never 1 ,5P — * ,ld * uch * thing £5§F vJ4 "*" in her life. She> developing photo graphs, old chap. NOW A-DAYS. Did tU«y do , fcT\Y in.rthtng un u- II lual after they I *\\\ tli^T Ire re married? \f )l ► jf h Why yes! They At \ if] J rtayod married. MB > rj k VM i ir *« >! | VICE VERSA. Does the hero i) marry the hero- J lne at the end i their Wb NO ' at th<? t) °" Ar.WAYS KICKING By WinK Dinner Gee. some folks are always kicking, ; Everything that's done is wrong; j Always ready with objections I At the slightest tap of gong. I If a man in public office Spends a thousand dollars, sny. To have work done for the city In the most effective way— . Then they cry aloud. "The robbers, I Public lias been filched again. Money wasted," and a lot of Other words of the sprne strain. But Just let the same official Save the burg some wads of dough— Take, for instance, the new coal wharf— Then another horn they blow. "All the coin that's saved they speak of As a few cents," and they bark 'Bout this very same official. Terming him "an easy mark." But. thank goodness, most good people Take a different view of life, And can see the good in others— Spreading peace instead of strife. I [From the Telegraph, March 3, 1805] Home Fop Disabled Men Washington. March 3.—Both Houses passed the bill to establish a homo for disabled soldiers and sailors. The cost will be $1,000,000. Deserters Increase Memphis.' March 2.—Rebel desert ers continue to arrive here in largo numbers. Torpedo Captured Chattanooga, March 2. —A liebel I torpedo was captured on the Ten nessee by seven men from this city. / ~~ V STORY RITEN' By the Messenger Boy Motorcykle nuts is a noosense and should be stopped by Kernel Huchi sen and the Mayer or the Socitv for Prevenshun of Kruelty to the Publick. The ordlnery cops dont appear to know how to take the number of a motorcykle when its goin 50 mile a hour, and they ought to have a civil service lest to teach em how to read in motion. The other day I was goin up 3rd st. as peacable as pie on my bike, and a motorcykle nut wizzed past and al most blowed me into the curb. His cut-out was wide open and everybody stopped to look at him. When I got to North st. he was comin back at the same rate, if not more so. I ast the cop who was standin at North why ho didnt get that fello on the motorcykle for speedin. He was much suprlsed and said why dont you get him yourself and supposed it was nono of his bisiness to catch speeders, but thought it belonged to the "mo torcykel cop" to catch em. A man standin there said, that's a hot one aint it? The motorcykle cops alnt on duty in the winter, so that means the cykle riders and automo bilists wont be hindered by the ordl nery policemen, but allowed to tear ahead and bust things up as they please, accordin to the ingerence of the cop I talked to. Seems as though they ought to start a policeman skool in the seller of the police station with detecktives Iback and Whitie to be teachers, (when they aint doin anythin else) so as to Instruckt the police orlicers in the in trickasies of the speed ordninces and other regalashuns that cops are sup posed to know about. They ought to know plain, ordinery rithmetick, like two and two makes 4. Cops shuld know the difference be tween black and white, and why hens cackle, also what makes the cows come home at night, and why it gets dark when the sun goes down, and the reason why the wind blows. I am not riten this way for the exasperashun of the Kernel and the cops, of whom I am very much afraid, because they might pinch me some dark nite; but I was rekwested to call em down a bit by a prominent Bitisen who rote me a letter askin me to do It. I have his letter stuck un der the matress of thed bed and can show It up if anybody wants to sec it. MARCH 3, 1915. Avoid colds. Don't get overheated standing over steaming tubs of hotwater. Wash your clothes in luke ■ warm water fuel and bother. Makes your clothes cleaner than when washed the hard, old fashioned, wash-boiler way. Fell & Co.. Philadelphia. ( See California in Early Spring There is no better time of the year to see the San Francisco and San Diego Expositions and the innumerable attractions of the entire Pacific Coast. On March Ist and daily thereafter to November 30th, round trip excursion tickets will be on sale at extremely low fares —en route stopovers as desired can be made in both directions. Make the "Grand Circle Tour" Take the fastest no-extra-fare steel equipped train," The Pacific Limited," direct from Chicago to either San Francisco or Los Angeles arrives either terminal morning o. 'he third day. Return by the Pacific North Coast and the "St. Paul's" picturesque " Trail of The Olympian." 2,000 miles of scenery viewed from the sumptuous all-steel'' Olympian. 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