8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established itjl PUBLISHED BT , THE TEUEGRAFH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACK POLE President and i: dit or-in- Chief F. R. OYSTER Secretary OUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published every evening (except Bun day) at the Telegraph Building, 218 Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at <HSIS£f-TfiDSfc> fix cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at $3.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg. Pa., as second class matter. ■won dally MTencr (or the three ★Months ending April 30, 1915. & 21,844 * Average for the year 1914—33.213 Average for the year 1915—21,377 Average for the year 1912—21,175 Average for the year 1911—15,851 Average for the year 191®—17.493 THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 6. "COMING EVENTS" ON Saturday the school children of Steelton will hold field day exer cises in celebration of the open ing of the Luther R. Kelker park and the occasion affords one opportunity for a glance into the future of Har risburg and Its surroundings. Warren H. Manning, who laid out the Harrisburg park system and whoj has been engaged to do the same for Steelton. is a far-sighted architect. He sees the time when Harrisburg and Steelton will be one in name as well as in fact. The dividing zone between the two places Is so small that for practical purposes it does not exist. Steelton needs Harrisburg and Harris burg needs Steelton. Both would be better off for the union that must come eventually. The absurdity of maintaining two municipal govern ments for adjoining communities that are really one has been apparent for years. It becomes more so as time passes. Mr. Manning is wise in designing the Steelton park system to be a link of the chain of drives and parks that surround Harrisburg. for eventually they will be a unit, and it is in line •with good judgment and proper mu nicipal planning to prepare now for the future. IMPORTANT FOR HARRISBURG THE one big item of interest for . Harrisburg people in the re- organization plan of the Cen tral Iron and Steel company, which has been for some years in the hands of receivers, is that under its terms the works are not only to be con tinued, but enlarged from time to time. This, in the judgment of the creditors' committee in charge, will best serve the Interests of those finan cially involved, and certainly it Is highly desirable from the standpoint of Harrisburg. The Central Iron and Steel mills have been for many years one of this city's largest industries. The com plications that took them into the hands of receivers were not due to Inability of the management tv get orders and it has been the hope, therefore, of everybody concerned tjiat eventually a plan would be de vised whereby the company would be put back on a sound financial basis. Smoke pouring from the stacks of the Central plants is a cheerful sight to lower end people and they will be glad of the assurance that there is to be more of it than ever in the fature. IMPORTANT LEGISLATION THE evident intention of Governor Brumbaugh and the Legislature to extend the teaching of agri culture In Pennsylvania and to im prove farm conditions in general is to be commended. Particularly im portant Is the subject of home econo mics. As a recent report of the Depart ment of Agriculture puts it, the chief objections of women to country life are usuall ythe generally small re turns in farming, the drudgery of farm work, and the social isolation. More money for home conveniences and greater efficiency in household management both have in view the lessening of the drudgery of farm ■work and the securing of certain periods of leisure to farm women •which may be used in productive, so cial and recreational ways. ~ nj Farm women need more money for home purposes. The purchase of home conveniences, the installation of water, sewerage, lighting and heating «ystems, kitchen and other conve niences, and the bringing of literature and music into the home are, in the majority of country homes, depen dent upon greater net profits in farm ing. Knowledge of these conveniences and other desirable things is good, but money to buy these desirable things is a vital necessity if country life is to he made as acceptable to women as town life. These include such matters as 'wholesome food properly prepared and served In adequate supply and variety, throughout the year, the care \ot the home and the. family linen and i■wardrobe, the care and management |Of children, and sometimes the hand ling of certain farm enterprises like poultry and eggs, milk and butter, the '.garden, small fruits, etc. Efficiency In farm home management contem plates the maximum of accomplish ment with the minimum of effort to the end that the farm family may Itlnd satisfaction and contentment in jthe home, and that the time of the THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MAY 6, 1915. farm woman may be conserved. The farm woman needs time for reading, self-development, child teaching, so cial life and recreation, just as much as her city sister. Many farm women have reached this happy condition. More have not. Education of the kind proposed by bills before the | legislature is the remedy. | DKSTROY THK FLY "NCRSERIES" ONE of the prime objects of clean up week is the destruction of the residing places and nurseries of Mr. and Mrs. Typhoid Fly. Recent issues of the medical journals have devoted much space to literature on the fly and its menace to health, and a vigorous campaign has been started against the pest. Once flies were considered merely a nuisance, but since science began delv ing successfully for causes of the ills that afflict mankind it has been dis covered that they were the carriers of disease germs and primarily respon sible for many of the fevers that are deadly during the summer months. In the* Interest of health it therefore be comes important to devise means of eliminating files or reducing their num ber by as many millions as possible. Screens and due attention to the flies that manage to force entry to the house afford protection, but the great est safeguarding of health in general lies in preventing the pests from breed ing. When it Is realized that the de scendants of a single fly number more than a million during a season It will be readily understood that systematic effort to keep the eggs from hatching can accomplish a great deal. Experts state that 98 per cent, of the eggs are laid in stable manure and 2 per cent, in garbage and other filth. The period of incubation is ten days. Among methods of prevention suggested are the spading of the stable refuse into the ground every day and placing the refuse in pits covered so as to make them inaccessible to flies. The campaign against mosquitos has driven yellow fever out of cities where It formerly reaped a yearly harvest and has rendered remote the proba bility of that disease In this country. A vigorous war against the house fly is the next thing in order. AMERICA'S GREAT WORK UPON America has been impressed the greatest task a country has ever been called to face, that of keeping an entire nation and an an cient and historic state upon the face of the earth. Some of the men will come back from the war. They will establish homes, begin life again. Thousands upon thousands will never return. The sturdy little Belgian na tion and the Polish state will dwindle to a handful unless America keeps the spark of life alight. Every Belgian baby and every Polish child must be kept alive if their countries are to be saved. It can be done in only one way. We must feed Belgium and Poland. We must feed those able to work until conditions are adjusted and work cre ated for them. We must feed those unable to work—the old and the sick men and women. We must feed the children. We must feed the mothers, the mothers with the little babies in their arms. HUB OF FINE HIGHWAYS EVERY highway leading to Har risburg should be In first class shape and Governor Brumbaugh doubtless realizes how Important It is for the seat of government to set an example for the entire Common wealth. Harrisburg should be the hub of the best system of highways in Pennsyl vania and we believe the government will see the force of adopting some such plan for its educational value. There has been much Improvement In this respect during the recent years, but there are still a number of high ways that are a disgrace to the State. MR. MANNING'S I-ETTER THERE will be general disappoint ment among all who favor the city beautiful over the statement of Warren H. Manning, the city's land scape architect, that the Harrisburg Light and Power Company Is not fol lowing the architectural lines origi nally agreed upon in the erection of Its coal dock on the island near the filter plant. We can hardly believe that the officials of the light and power com pany mean to deliberately break faith with the city in this important matter. In a letter published in another col umn of the Telegraph this evening Mr. Manning calls attention to the situation and all of Harrisburg will hope that immediate steps will be taken by the public utility in question to correct the condition of which the city's landscape adviser complains. LET THE EAGLE SCREAM THE Allies at Dunkirk were amazed the other day when the Germans began dropping shells into that city from a cannon stationed twenty three miles away. The whole world marveled at "this new big gun" that could "shoot twenty-five miles," and truly the feat Is wonderful enough. But now comes Uncle Sam with the announcement that he has had in his possession some time a twelve-Inch weapon that will do as well in point of distance as the German gun and six miles beyond. The highest point reached by the shell of the German gun is seven miles. The highest point of the American weapon's shell Is ten miles, and the distance of thirty-one miles over which the gun can be fired with accuracy is traversed by the shell In about two minutes, which Is going pretty fast considering the upward swing, which nearly triples the extent of the flight. When it comes to war preparations your Uncle Samuel is not so far behind in some respects. AN EVENING THOUGHT I would have you be like a fire well kindled, which catches at everything you throw In. and turns It into flame and brightness. —Marcus Aureliua f EVENING CHAT 1 Those who have been out througn! the country district during the last week must have been impressed with] the beautiful coloring of the hills, es pecially in the Manada Gap region and along the road between Harris burg and Liverpool. Especially at tractive was the stretch of road along the Gettys Rocks on the way to Liver pool. These rocks are covered by columbine, arbutus, rhododendron, dogwood, the mountain pink and Ju das tree. It is unfortunate, however, that so many of the people who pass along these beautiful stretches of scenery are not satisfied with admir ing but enter upon a destruction that must eventually destroy most of this attractive wild life. Whole tops of dogwood trees were broken off last Sunday and there ought to be some regulations to prevent this sort of iconoclasm. During this week of celebration of its 75th anniversary by the hardware firm of Henry Gilbert & Son. his many friends in the city recall the activity of Spencer Gilbert when he was the junior member of the house. It was a common thing for the pres ent senior of the firm, fresh from col lege to deliver hardware in a wheel barrow. And the same hustling qualities and democratic spirit which have made Mr. Gilbert one of our most beloved citizens were developed in those days of muscular endeavor. Most of our old people have interest ing recollections of the Gilbert store and the fact that it has always oc cupied a prominent place In the activ ities of the business community shows the high character of its management. Two Dauphin men who had just bought a Ford decided the other day to take their first ride and had it rolled out of a local garage. They both knew all about cars, they said, and wanted no assistance from the garage owners in getting it started. One man took the wheel and the other began cranking. He cranked until he was red In the face and his breath gave out. Then his pal got out and he began to crank. For half an hour they took turns on the cranking job. "Guess they have sold us a-dead one." ventured one of the men. "It's worse than dead," was the re tort. "If you'll look you'll rind your car without gas, oil or water," ventured a chauffeur, who with several other drivers was an interested spectator. When the car was provided with the running necessities, it cranked easily and the owners drove away delighted. The jitney has given a local attor ney living up the river during the summer a thought whereby he ex pects to pay for his gasoline and the upkeep expenses of his car. There are quite a few Harrisburg business men who summer at Dauphin and the lawyer has contracted to bring them to the city every morning for a "jit ney," and to take them home each evening for the same consideration. It's cheaper than going by railroad and certainly a lot pleasanter to ride on the good State roads between this city and the upriver suburb. When City Commissioner Taylor shall have completed his grading and seeding of the River Park, there should be some way of preventing tramping over of this new park dis trict. Unless precautions are taken to prevent people walking over the new ly graded section much of the work will go for naught. Perhaps It might be a good plan for several weeks to employ watchmen to patrol not only the parks, but also the river wall. Much damage has been done by the boys throwing large rocks over the steps and thus damaging much of the concrete. If the festive caterpillar that has heretofore enjoyed himself so thor oughly every summer at the expense of Harrlsburg's trees and feminine populace, expects the usual picnic this year, he'll be doomed to much disap pointment provided City Forester Mueller's request for additional funds Is compiled with by Council. In mak ing his request for S3OOO more to con tinue the forestry work for the re mainder of the year Mr. Mueller stipu lated about S2OO for "singeing, pois ons, etc.," in fighting oatterpillars and other tree pests. So, if Council heeds, 'ware caterpillar! Some of the customers of coal dealers in this city are commencing to take notice of the litigation over the anthracite tax and to nose around and see If they cannot obtain some memorandum of the amount of tax they have paid. The Legislature plans to probe the imposition of the tax on the consumer, because it is repre sented that in some places it is be yond reason. Coal dealers have ar ranged with operators to get a mem orandum of the amount of tax they have paid, but have not succeeded. The best way is to save the coal bills. Vacant lots in the Capitol Park ex tension zone are being pretty ex tensively used for baseball practice and even for some games these days. Almost any afternoon men and boys can be seen limbering up at battery work on plots from which the houses have been removed and some of the larger spaces offer fine opportunities for scrub games for youngsters. Harrisburg visitors yesterday in cluded Dr. James A. Dale, of York, former State fish commissioner and member of the Legislature. Dr. Dale is a banker and one of the best known men in the southern tier of counties. I WELL KNOWN PEOPLE ) —J. V. Thompson, who is getting on his feet again, believes that the coal lands will soon Increase In value. —R. G. Jennings, of Pittsburgh, has been spending some time In North Carolina. —Dr. J. William White. Philadel phia surgeon, will go to Paris with the Red Cross. I DO YOU KNOW-^H That Harrisburg used to manu facture cannon baUs years ago? \ Meeting Local Con ditions The flexibility of newspaper advertising appeals to th* think ing manufacturer and distribu tor. Conditions and tastes dlfTer in various parts of the country. Newspaper advertising in readily adjustable to meet these varying problems. It can be made 100 per cent, efficient and it assures the co operation of the local distributor. Manufacturers with problems are invited to address the Bureau of Advertising. American News paper Publishers Association. World Building, New i'ork. HOUSE PIGES WIN BIENNIAL BUTTLE Legislators Attend the Real Base ball Event of the Season at the Island Ground ADAMS GETS BIG BOOST Occasion of Being in Chair Leads to Boom For Sheriff Being Launched in House The question that has overshadow ed everything for weeks, being: larger in the opinion of some than local op tion, workmen's compensation, child labor and even adjournment, was de termined yesterday. The House pages defeated the Senate pages at baseball, the score being 8 to 7. —The game was played at the Island with the kind offices of Repre sentatives William Walsh and Warren Graham, Philadelphia, as umpires and they never worked harder in their lives. Frank Ambler, speaker's clerk, played in the field. The Senate bat tery was Hummel, Hackett, Cooper and Stitler and for the House Grissing er and Heirbert. —Powers made a home run for the House and Kothermel for the lower branch contributed a two bagger. Grlssinger struck out ten. —Colonel "Bill" Adams, of the Cold stream Guards, was presiding officer in the House last night and was "jol lied" and boomed for sheriff of Lu zerne. With mock gravity members presented various motions which the speaker pro tern urbanely, but firmly ruled out of order. Some of his rul ings were to the point, notably when he decided without waiting for the "noes" but the House went along. —Members of the Senate will be guests of Senator Vare at his home in Ambler to-night. —The record of the House the last two days Is one of the best in years barring last weeks of sessions. The House is away ahead of Its work and Speaker Ambler said to-day that he was proud of it. —Governor Brumbaugh. lieutenant Governor McClain and Speaker Am bler will be guests of the legislative Correspondents at the biennial dinner to-night. —Walter Merrick, former senator from Tioga, was among the visitors to the Legislature. —--Representative W. T. Ramsey, of Delaware, presided in the House. —Representative Baker was given the "glad hand" when he voted "aye" on a bill last night. —A breeze occurred in the House last night over the Hackett bill re garding women's labor. Mr. Maurer made one of the "hottest" speeches of the session and got a series of cheers. —Warden John Francles. of the Western Penitentiary, a former mem ber, visited the House. —Dr. S. L. Zeigler, Philadelphia! di rector of health, was at the Capitol. —The Illnn grade crossing bill was given a further lease of life last night. Its time was extended. I OUR DAILY LAUGH I right. ■Vftv, A wife is a J xtan's dearest aossession. j Ice It these hard vIS Imes, especially. BiKU A-n,AYIN» By Wing Dinger Just can't keep my foet still, 'Pause the circus band Is outside a-playin' Music mighty grand. Aint no bands to beat it From the little Dutch To the park-pavilion. Minstrel bands and such. Hear those grand cornetists. Hark to that trombone, Bass drum and the cymbals— But 'taint that alone Keeps my feet a-goin', But also the fae' That to-day the family Is a-comin' back. f NEWS DISPATCHES 1 OF THE CIVIL WAR j [From the Telegraph of May 6, 1865.] Strnrabunt* ItimnlnK Fortress Monroe, May fi. The steamboats running from Norfolk to Richmond and return started their trips to-day for the first time since the war. AxnainlnN to Be Tried Washington, May 6. The trial of the aci'omplires of John Wilkes Booth will be started here early next week. It is believed that the trial will take pl&ie at the arsenal. OuerrltlaN Kob Train Cincinnati. May 6. Twenty guer rillas robbed a train near the North Bend, fourteen miles from this city. The safes were blown open in the ex press cars. Many of the passengers also lost a large amount of valuables. I IN HARRISBURG FIFTY 1 YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph of May 6, 1865.] Crops Promising; Reports from all parts of the State indicate that the crops are better this year than they have been for some time. Purchases Hotel J. P. Miller has purchased the Black Horse Hotel at the corner of Front and Paxton streets. Man Killed An unidentified man was killed on the Valley Railroad, near Beaver Station. I EDITORIAL COMMENT] It certainly is patriotic in that Cali fornia volcano to resume activity while the exposition is In progress.— Nashville Southern Lumberman. Although not in a position to get arms from us, Germany is at least availing herself freely of our splen did interning facilities. Chicago Herald. In swapping ships for forts at the Dardanelles the Allies have the ad vantage. They have more ships than the Turks have forts. Chicago Herald. HEADftIABTERS FOR SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES 1 I This Player-Piano Absolutely Free For a Name Send in the Name 111 You Suggest To-day | READ BELOW We have just closed a I ■HI If I contract with one of the largest fac- V*"' tories in the world for a new Player- piano This instrument will b. built player action ; s especially for us, according to our ~ own ideas. It is destined to become simple, responsive and durable. It . . . plays full 88 notes. You can play it the most popular player-p.ano in and with the greatest £se this section of the State, owing to the first time you try. its very low price and extraordinary quality. The Price Coflf* $lO, or More No Interest, jJIj Cash The price of this new NoExtra » ls $lO, Monthly • , a.ng\~ ... 12 Music Rolls, Bench and Scarf player-piano is to be We Included want a suitable name for it, and we will give one of these player-pianos, This is an oppor as shown in the cut, absolutely free, tunity for some one to get one of to the person submitting the name these players FREE. All you have which is most suitable. Anyone, to do is to think of a name and send anywhere, may send a name. it in. Names now in use like An gelus, Cecilian, Pianola, Playotone, . Symphanola, etc., may not be used. This player-piano will nly one name from each contest stand for honest merit, at a most ? nt ; Disinterested judges will se . lect the winner. In case of a tie, moderate price. The quality of ma- dup ii catc awards will be given. Fill terials is sterling throughout. The o ut the coupon, or exact copy, and case is simple, but the finish is beau- mail today. All answers must be in tiful. It is medium size, and the not later than Monday, May 17, tone is true. 1915, at 9 P. M. ——————— COUPON " 'ffi 1 Address all answers to Tr ° up Mu ' ic House ' 15 S. Market Sq., Harrisburg, Pa. J. H. Troup Music House Gtntlemen: - I suggest this name for your new (Troup Building) $395 Player Piano 15 S. Market Square I Harrisburg Pa. Town R F D - M I have Piano Organ te^BOOK 3 and P|l Dr. Maria Montessori, the famous educator, recently passed through New York on lier way to the Pacific coast, where she will reside for at least four Leading American Clergymen Give Views of European Conflict \ Reply to noted English minister who pleads for "War of Love." All England became involved in a bitter controversy when Headmaster Lyttleton, of Eton, exhorted Britons to heed the scriptural injunction to "Love your enemy." His earnest speech has brought to light a new phase of the struggle—raised a question of man's spiritual obligations, stirred Christians throughout the world. America's most eminent and eloquent ministers have ex pressed their points of view on the subject in a remarkable article written especially for next Sunday's PUBLIC I&MLEDGER Order Your Copy Now months. During- most of this time she will conduct a training cljss for teach ers. , Mrs. Atherton's many friends will be triad to hear that she Is well on the , way toward recovery after her recent , serious illness. Ottumwa, lowa, is the birthplace of ' j . two of the most promising of America's | younger writers. Both Honoro Willsle, | whose second novel, "Still Jim," has just been published, and Edna Ferber, author of the inimitable "Emma Mc- Cheaney" stories, were born there. "Emma McChesney & C 0.." by Miss Ferber. hag been announced for Fall publication.
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