8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH , EsUtbluhid IS3I PUBLISHED BY TBS TEI.EURAPH PRlxn*G CO. E. J. STACKPOI six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers •t IS.OO a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harrls burg. Pa., as second class matter. S won dally average lor the three ★ months ending Mar. SI, 1915. m 21,832 * Average for the year 1914—23.213 Average for the year 1913—21,577 Average for the year 1912—21.175 Average for the year 1911—15.551 Average for the year 1t1*—17,495 ] TUESDAY EVENING, A PHI I, 20 LOCAL OPTION ALL. the arguments in favor of Local Option that can be made have been made. It only re mains now for the Legislature to cast the vote. The members of the House to-mor row will say whether or not they pre fer the will of the people to that of the liquor ring. They will be called upon to say whether they prefer to give the peo ple home rule or to fly in the face of public opinion in defense of a minor ity that has no thought for them or anybody else aside from its own selfish interests. They will be called upon to register their names on the roll of honor or to sign their own political death war rants. Few who vote against the local op tion bill to-morrow will come back to f the Legislature two years hence. Their constituents will not trust them. They will have registered themselves as men careless of the will of the ma jority and an aroused electorate will attend to their case in the future. And they will sacrifice themselves thus for what? Merely that local option shall be held back only two years. Just as certainly as the sun rises and sets, the next Legislature will pass a local option law If this one does not. Only, the legislators who oppose it this time will not be there to partici pate in the ceremony. This is not any attempt at" prophecy. It is a plain statement of facts as a majority of people see them at this time. Let any lerislator doubting its accu racy as such read it to the first fifty people he meets this evening and keep a record of the opinions he receives thereon. THE LEO FRANK CASE DESPITE the decision of the Su preme Court that may send Leo Frank to the gallows, there will be many who will continue to doubt that justice has been done in this case. So many entangling cir cumstances and so hiany involved con troversies have been injected into it. that it would only seem the part of fair play to the defendant to have given him a new trial far from the prejudiced community in which he; was convicted and where he made j such a gallant fight for his life. Nobody saw Frank commit the crl? > of which he is convicted. Cir-1 cumstantial evidence alone connects; him with the case. Race feeling and ! politics beyond question entered Into j the verdict. This alone should have' been ground for setting it aside. That two justices of the Supreme Court dis sented from the decision handed down yesterday ought to be enough to have given Frank another chance. Human life is too precious and the rights of the individual too sacred to be trifled with even by a divided de cision of the Supreme Court. IX FULL SWING ORDERS for new equipment for the Pennsylvania Railroad which went out yesterday will affect 11,650 men directly. Un less all signs fail, vastly more than that number of workmen will be bene fited indirectly. Twenty million dol lars expended by one railroad com pany will Bet the iron mines to work ing. the blast furnaces to belching and th« rolling mills to humming. ■TUESDAY EVENING, Freight traffic itself will receive a stimulus and the better business that will be engendered thereby will have the effect of putting men to work, setting factories in motion and of sending customers into stores all over the country. Within ninety days the United States should be enjoying the height of pros perity. Great war orders are being placed in this country' and even an early declaration of peace will result beneficially, for Europe will not be able to outfit itself for the great re building program that must be in augurated immediately upon cessation of hostilities. There is no ground for Democratic rejoicing, however, in this condition. Secretary Redfield's claims of return ing prosperity correspond exactly with the facts in the case, but he Is over lapping when he gives credit therefor to the Democratic administration. In fact, just the opposite is true. When the war broke out the coun try was in sore distress due to the operations of the Democratic tariff law and the experimental legislation at Washington. The war has had the effect of abrogating the tariff law tem porarily. It is as though a high tariff Wall now existed, so far as exports from are concerned, except that our imports now bring us little or no revenue as compared with re ceipts under the Payne-Aldrich law, and instead of having our govern mental bills paid by foreign exporters we now pay them ourselves by means of the stamp act imposed by the Wil son administration to make up for the losses caused by the operation of the Underwood law. This condition will prevail until European manufac turers (fret back to a normal basis fol lowing the war, by which time the mistakes of the Democrats will have been corrected by a Republican Con gress. In short, American manufacturers may now proceed as confidently as though protected by a high tariff law, and they realize this and are proceed ing accordingly. There remains noth ing, therefore, to stand in the way of such an era of prosperity as the coun try has never known, but this, as has been pointed out, is not due to the Wilson administration, but despite it. BUY IT NOW THERE is a thought for everybody with a prospective purchase in . mind In the announcement of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany that it expects to "save between $2,000,000 and $2,500,000 by going into the market at this time" for the equip ment that it must have to take care of the growing volume of business. "Buy it now" is the slogan of a cam paign started recently throughout the central west by the proprietor and edi tor of the Omaha Bee. It has been endorsed by many newspapers throughout the country and now the Pennsylvania Railroad management adds its words of approval in a very substantial manner. The feeling is general that there are now no real obstacles in the way of a resumption of active business In this country. Everybody knows that the way to resume business is to re sume. That, however, is easy to say but difficult to accomplish. Men who have given the thought a great deal of attention believe that the situa tion may be greatly helped by the "buy it now" movement. In brief, they urge that anybody with money in bank, or in prospect, who has any purchase he intends to make this year or any improvement he desires to inaugurate in the near future, make his purchase or do his contracting now. There is good sense back of this, aside from the benefit to general business that would follow the adoption of the plan. The mar ket for all manner of supplies, labor included, is at comparatively low ebb. With the rapid improvement of financial conditions, prices are bound to go up. Therefore, one may adopt the "buy it now" policy either from a purely selfish standpoint or for the benefit of business as a whole. The result will be the same, and the hold back is going to pay heavily for his conservatism. PROFIT FOR CANADA THE ofttimes sensational, but al ways entertaining and enterpris ing, New York Journal calls at tention to the following card posted in the Canadian building at the Panama-Pacific Exposition: All the Canadian railroads are making ready for the enormous in crease in Canadian grain export by the Pacific route which will be brought about by the opening of the Panama Canal. It is estimated that in twelve vears from now over 300,000,000 bushels of Canadian grain will be shipped yearly by this route, at a cost of five cents a bushel less than by the shortest route to Eu ropean ports. It is to be seen from this that Canada hopes to make the Panama Canal yield it a handsome profit— "3,ooo,ooo times 5 cents a year," fcs the Journal puts it Nobody objects to this. It only shows how much the Panama Canal was needed and what a great work the United States per formed for humanity In constructing it, but there is another point not brought out. While the Canadian farmer is saving for himself some fifteen millions of dollars, what is the American farmer getting out of it? It will be remembered that through the instrumentality of President Wil son American coastwise vessels are made to pay canal tolls In the same sum as those of every other nation. The United States farmer, who is taxed to build the canal, and all other United States citizens who use it are given to understand that their duty and profit commenced and ended when they btlllt the canal and threw It open for the use of the whole world. In other words, they spent their millions, not for their own special benefit, but for the world as a whole, with special reference to the English shipper and the Canadian Pacific Railroad Com pany. The law to which President Wilson and the Democratic Congress in their national platform were committed has been repealed. The canal from which wc were assured wc should derlv# such extensive profits has keen to all in tents and purposes turned over to England. Such is the patriotism and business foresight of our friends In Washington. EVENING CHAT 1 This is the season when the man in Harrlsburg who owns a cottage aJong the'Juniata (|r in the mountains that come down to the Susquehanna or in the shades of Mount Gretna or one of the numerous haunts of Har risburgers in summer heat commences to mink about what repairs are neces sar>" and fine afternoons are apt to find men taking automobile trips to look over "the place." It is aston ishing how little repairs the average cottages really do require after the winter. A shingle or two or some fix ing up of windows or overhauling of the drainage or spouting is about all that is needed except paint. Prob ably more cans of paint have left Har risburg stores heading for sumfner cottages in the last ten days than the average man would dream. Cottage life has become so generally accepted us a part of summer existence in this community that It has to a certain ex tent taken the place of the annual trip to the seashore or to the mountains, and there are families amply able to afford it who have cut out the ex tended vacation trip and made it a practice to go to the woods instead. These trips to spots along the Juniata, Conodoguinet, Swataru, or along the wide reaching Susquehanna, are made all the more enjoyable because of the development of automobile roads from the city. Probably hundreds of cot tages are owned by Harrisburgers now when five years ago there were dozens And when one comes to think about it there are no more delightful places close to a city in the state than those Which are to lie found within half an hour's ride of the State Capitol. Men connected with the gardening force of the State Capitol are working pretty industriously on patching up the lawns these days. Fresh earth lias been brought in from the country and is being used for filling in the spaces along the edges of the walks and, a 2,out trees where the gross was killed off last fall and grass seed and fer tilizer mixed in. The drive up along the Susquehanna Is proving more and more popular as supervisors are completing the dam age caused during the winter and early Spring by heavy wagons driven over iV, 8 ro . Scores of automo biles, filled with pleasure seekers speed along the paved stretch these balmy afternoons. Instead of turning back at Fort Hunter, as con tinue on to Dauphin and sometimes even farther. An old resident at Rock ville who carefully follows the latest change in modelft and prices of auto mobiles from the catologs esti mated that $78,000 worth of cars pass ed his doorway in little more than an hour yesterday. People who have sat in trollev cars in Market Square awaiting their start may have noticed a very staunch busi ness like club hanging over the tele phone box on the pole between the tracks just on the line of the south j side of Market street. This club is kept for emergency use. for occasion ally say the trolleyinen some one gets gay at the terminal and the club has to be handy. Although men to fight the fires which have been raging on the moun tains north of the city have been rather hard to get because of the fif teen cents an hour rate the fire ward ens have had to literally chase boys away. The smoke has attracted soores of youngsters from the city to the mountains, some of them walking four to five miles to see the fires and to be around as boys like to be when fire rages. Some of the bovs jumped In to help fight the fires and had to be driven away for their own good. "It would not bo a bad thing for some of the people in Harrlsburg to take note of Governor Brumbaugh's arbor day proclamation and turn in to help put out any fires which mav be burning next Friday. I know of no more practical way to help," said a resident of the city yesterday. "The city should be more interested in for estry. I am glad to see that the Gov ernor refers to birds. The two go to gether and if we take steps to see that woods are not swept by fires we will be helping both trees and birds." Dickeys Run in Franklin county concerning which a man has com plained to the State Department of Fisheries that a farmer is draining off its water to run goldfish ponds, is one of the streams immortalized by Dr. Henry Van Dyke. It is the stream which lie has visited every year for a long time and which gave him inspir ation for some of his writings. This year will be the first in over a decade that he has not whipped the run for trout. Joseph Montgomery,the senior mem ber of the company which lost its stor age, places irf Sunday's fire, was com pelled by illness to remain at his home in State street during the fire. By the irony of fate he is the oldest man on the active list of firemen in Harris burg. He is over eighty and has been a member of the Citizen Fire company since 1850. He joined when he was but 16.and took an active part in fight ing fires for many years. He was elected an assistant chief when the fire department was put into a com plete organization. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE" —Dr. C. Floyd Haviland who is urg ing State care for all insane, has long been studying care of the dependents. —Congressman S. G. Porter, of Pittsburgh, will speak when the monu ment to Seaman DeLowry, killed at Vera Cruz, is unveiled at Pittsburgh. —Charles S. Calwell, Philadelphia banker, addressed the Philadelphia Real Estate Men yesterday. —John Gribbel, colonel on the Governor's staff, spoke at a mission In Germantown the other evening. —Henry Tatnall. vice-president of the Pennsylvania, is at Virginia Hot Springs. I DO YOU KNOW—=I That Harrlsburg use«l to make cannon balls for the United States army? — Fitting Out The Summer Home As soon as the Spring attire has been provided for attention turns to plans for the summer. Cottages and summer homes have to be looked up. New furniture the cheap and cool kind has to be provided. It is n time when every bit of helpful information Is a bless ing. Merchants know this and shape their messages accordingly. Always full of live news the advertising columns of the Tele graph are particularly good read ing at this season of the year. HARRIBBURG TELEGRAPH MEN INCH OF LOCH OPTION BILL Williams and Vickerman Both Highly Regarded by Their Asso ciates of the House TIOGAN'S LONG EXPERIENCE Gossip of the Legislative Halls and Mention of Visitors During the Session • The administration local option bill, which will be on third reading, th" lighting stage, to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock, is in charge of two of the most respected legislators on the floor of the House, men in whom their col leagues have evory confidence. George W Williams, of Tioga, spon sor for the bill, is former senator and is serving his third term In the House. He has been chairman of important committees and Is a member of the Republican platform legislation com mittee. He was a candidate for speak er and has been a local optlonlst ever since he came to the legislature. J. XV. Vickerman, who reported out the bill, comes from Bellevue. Al legheny county, and. a new member has made many friends and Is regarded as one of the strong men of the Allegheny delegation. He is editor of one of the newspapers of Allegheny county and a progressive and aggressive member. —J. Denny O'Neil, the Allegheny county commissioner, who had been 111, came here last evening to take a hand in the local option fight. He was given a cordial greeting by his friends. • —Representative Adams, of Lu zerne. says that serving in the Boxer and Philippine wars, was easy coin pared to being in a legislative session with a lot of big bills pending. . —Ex-Senator Fred A. Godcharles, of Milton, was among legislative visi tors at the Capitol. -Ex-Representative G. W. Moses, of Johnstown, looked In on the House last evening. —Representative Richards, of Phil adelphia, came here last night after having been very ill for several days. —J. B. Martin, of Middletown. mem ber last session, attended the full crew bill debate last night. -—The Borough League, which Is fighting for some changes in the Pub lic Service law, has opened headquar ters In this city to conduct its cam paign. —Robert A. Orbison, of Hunting don. a former attache of the State gov ernment, was a capitol visitor. —The appropriation bills passed by the Senate reached the House last night and went to the committee where they will be held for the present. —Patrick Conner, the Philadelphia member, who Is sponser fo rthe Wil liam Penn Bridge bill, used to be a fireman in Philadelphia. He is one of the veterans of the Quaker City delegation and is not often heard from except when he votes. —Representative Samuel McCurdy, of Blair county, has only missed three sessions since the legislature began. —Senator Henry A. Clark, of Erie, used to write editorials when he re turned from college. Then he owned a paper for a while. —Among visitors to the Capitol yes terday was David Martin, former sen ator, secretary of the Commonwealth and insurance commissioner. He called on Governor Brumbaugh and his presence set a lot of people talk ing because he has a couple of pretty close followers in the Legislature and his attitude on local option is inter esting. —Senator Asa K. DeWitt, of Lu zerne, has been in the harness in banking in his community for thirty five years. —Senator John G. Honisher, of Lancaster, is one of the foremost au thorities in the State on laws pertain ing to justices of the peace. He served for years in that capacity and pub lishes a magazine devoted to their in terests and information. —Representative W. D. Walton, of Lawrence, has a very healthy boom for congress coming along out his way. When the session is over he is going out to take hold of it. r »U (From the Telegraph. April 20, 1865.) liooth Near Reading? Reading, April 20.—1t was reported here late to-day that John Wilkes Booth, passed through here on a train en route to Pottsville. A special train was sent in pursuit of the assassin, but the man being pursued escaped at one of the smaller towns. Burial Place For Lincoln Springfield, April 20.—A plot of ground, six acres in extent in the heart of the city will be purchased as the burial place for President Lincoln. A MOTHER'S VISION Sitting alone in the firelight, with aged head bent low Over some little garments that were worn long ago, A woman, old and faded, was dreaming of other years; And the faces of absent loved ones she saw through a mist of tears. All was silent; no echo of footfalls swift and gay; The dancing feet of her children had wandered far away. Busy and happy and thoughtless, they were scattered far and wide: All grown to be men and women —save the little boy who died. It was strange that of all the children, he should feel to-night so near. His little grave had beer, covered by the snows of many a year; Y«t she fancied she saw him enter; that she saw him standing there, His blue eyes clear and smiling, the light on his curling hair. And a voice spoke from the silence, saying; "This for you I kept: But my meaning you could not fathom when for your child you wept. The living have left your hearthstone, but with you shall he abide In the beauty of deathless childhood, your little boy who died." —Gertrude Hockrldge, In the Christian Herald._ _ Sore Throat or Mouth. You must keep the throat and mouth ileaa and healthy. Any disease that attacks tbe canal through which must oass the food we eat, the Leverages wo drink and tbe very air we breathe is a serious matter. Why neglect Sore Throat or Sore Month when TONSILINE makes it so easv for vou to get relief? TONSILINE is the remedy speci ally prepared for that purpose, TONSILINE does its full duty— C' 1 vou can depend upon it. Keep a IS I bottle in the house—where you can rj | get it quick when needed. 25c. |!j I and .Vic. Hospital Size SI .00. M i All Druggists. bl I OUR DAILY LADGHI THE MEAN 1 I've been losing f&Sy' | ljulte a lot of my * Tou should V lP iock It up, de*r. WORSE. Gee, but this is JjQj fc t? JT& cold weather! y^w* l Y \ '•*■ Ever see any I ) \ colder? v\ 1 }l' "A No, not exactly, / | 4 L» But I tried to flirt 4| | with a Boston 9l Mil - Ctrl. one*. ■f'jfcSil <£>9ll IIIC'I.I, GET YOU n> \\ In& Ulngrr A malady is going 'round That gets most everyone, £n"At A.M. riirlHtlniin 7.12 A W. Mlddlt'town it.mi A.M. ParkexhurK 7.'Jit till Ellmabethtoivn «.18 A.M. C«ntr»vllle ..... T.-'U A.M. 0 *»3 A*M* nonnlDKtowa 7.3S A.M. Returning, leaven New York 9.50 P. M. See Flyers! Commit Ticket Agent*. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD (c _ I It's easy to do banking here, we make it that way for everybody. Union Trust Co. of Penna. Uaioa Trust Building You Smokers Who Like Strong Cigars Do you know that imagination has a lot to do with your taste? Don't bank too much on black tobacco. A full-bodied all Havana smoke with a rich aroma will touch the spot quicker and with less harmful re sults than the strongest cigar rolled. Get wise and get a quality smoke for your dime. M2^A Made by John C. Herman& Co. |; Buy Coal Now—Cheapest 11 This Is the month to order next winter'* supply of coal. There's |! a material savin? to be effected, and th« wise folk are taking advantage \! of present low prices. Buy before the advance comes, and buy Mont |\ \ gomery coal thus Insuring the most quality for your money. J.B. MONTGOMERY ij Both Phones Third and Chestnut Streets