12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established IS3I PUBLISHED BY THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACK POLE President and Editor-in-Chief • F. R. OYSTER Secretary GUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published every evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 216 Federal Square. Both rhones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern OfTlce, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasfcrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at <nSHK» XmS> six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at IS.OQ a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. ■ worn dally average for the three ★ months ending April 30, 1015. a 21,844 it Average for the year 1914—23,213 Average for the year 1013—21.577 Average for the year 1012—21,175 Average for the year 1011—18,H51 Averaae for the year 101<V—17.405 FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7. THE HIGH SCHOOL, PROBTJtM WITH true public spirit the Ro tary Club Is now giving thought to the Central High School problem. This organization of live wires can find in that avenue of activity abundant material for earnest thought. There is a growing impres sion that our present high schools are trenching too much upon the pre serves of the college preparatory In stitutions: that the curriculum is framed to suit those who contemplate entering the higher institutions of learning and that there is not suffi cient attention given to completeness of the education of the large percent age of the boys and girls who finish with tho high school. The public school system was de signed primarily to help the youth who could not hope to get into col lege and any change that tends to de prive the girl or hoy who must grad uate into his or her life work from the high school of the best possible equip ment for his or her future activities Is a serious defect. More and more the attention of educators is being given to the training of the youth of the country for the practical activities of life. If only a small percentage of those who enter the high school can go into the col lege or university, then it is not fair to lessen the opportunities of the larger percentage of students who can go no farther. It is, therefore, well that the Rotary Club and the public generally give at tention to the Central High School problem to the end that the building •which must come in the near future shall be the home of the best possible system for the larger number of stu dents. Several millions of people have learned that the Democratic party can reduce the standard of living whether it reduces the cost or not. HABITS OF A LIFE TIME SPEAKING to the members of the Associated Press, at Its recent meet In New York, the President said that no nation is competent to sit in judgment upon another. He was referring, of course, to the European war; but probably every man in the company thought at once of Mexico. The judgment which Mr. Wilson says no nation is competent to exer vise Is one which he has persistently attempted to impose upon Mexico. He has declared that Mexico must •vjiave not only the kind of government •which he prefers, but that such gov ernment must be composed, not only of the kind of men, but of the very men whom he favors. The judgment •which he denies to a nation he re serves for himself. The habits of a life time are not easily overcome. Secretary McAdoo Is out of tho hos pital, but the Democratic party's case has been diagnosed as incurable. A NEW APPLICATION TRANS- ATLANTIC steamship owners figure that the European war will save $275,000,000 to the American people by shutting off tour ist travel. The tourist will enjoy su perior scenery and get the benefit of more healthful outings without carry ing to foreign countries a quarter of a billion dollars of money needed by American enterprise. In effect, it is an application of the principle laid, down by Abraham Lin coln in his discussion of the tariff— that if we buy goods abroad, we get the goods and the foreigner gets the money, while if we buy at home, we have both the goods and the money. American tourists will get both health and pleasure, and America will keep the $275,000,000. The Post Office Department started a free employment bureau and then discharged hundreds of its own em ployes. Think of the Irony of it! RESULTS. NOT EXCUSES IN private enterprise, explanations and excuses don't go. The em ployer of a traveling salesman doesn't want explanations; he wants orders. The manufacturer doesn't want excuses; he wants buyers: The employe who comes back with ex cuses instead of orders, soon loses his if. •' i° K The Democratic administration has had many explanations for the busi ness depression that followed Its ac cession to power. First It was "psy chological," then a "state of mind," then, finally the European war furnish- FRIDAY EVENING. HARRISBITRG TELEGRAPH MAY 7, 1915. Ed a plausible excuse. But the Amer ican people, like all good business men, want public servants who deliver results, not explanations and excuses. Penbrook Is preparing to .place Its streets In first class shape. This is well. Every borough, town and ham let within sight of Harrisburg should be spfc and span In everything that makes for attractiveness. JtffnCß HUGHES' DECLINATION THE announcement of Justice Hughes that he will not be a candidate for the Presidency opens the way for political discussion that will follow as a result of the grooming of other favorite sons for the Republican nomination. The self elimination of Judge Hughes takes a good man from the race, but there is so much strong timber in the party that his withdrawal Is causing no ex citement. It Is early for any man to make such a decision, but Justice Hughes feels most probably that it Is better not to permit his name to be drawn Into a contest from which a later withdrawal might he misunderstood with possible loss of prestige to him self. No Supreme Court justice ever has been elected to the Presidency, although a number have sought the honor and Justice Hughes Is apparent ly not to be drawn from a station he occupies with distinction, and for which he is admirably fitted, to seek a bright bauble of political preferment that may suddenly develop all the elu sive qualities of a will o' the wisp. CHINA AND JAPAN JAPAN doubtless will win Imme diate advantages from wasp of the east has the helpless giant at its mercy. For the present, Japan may do pretty much as she likes with China, if the United States sits as supine as President Wilson ap parently Intends, but the time will come when conditions will be vastly Changed. China is just beginning to get awake to her powers and resources. By and by, when European civilization and European* methods have been adopt ed generally by China, when her mines are turning out coal and iron, her rivers are teeming with commerce and her people more closely united and better educated than they are at present, Japan may want to let go and find herself unable to do so without paying a proportionately far greater price than she is now attempting to exact from her over-grown but help less neighbor. Japan can no more hope to subju gate China than England could to maintain permanent domination over Germany. In the end China will be come aroused by the indignities heap ed upon her and when the propitious moment arrives, as it is bound to do in the natural course of events, Japan will find that she has been fooling with a buzz saw of gigantic propor tions. THE "SMOKY OITY" NO MORE HO, you who have been calling Pittsburgh the "Smoky City," hearken to this. Dr. Schlesigner, of the Allegheny University, at a re cent luncheon of the Pittsburgh Cham ber of Commerce, pronounced Pitts burgh to be one of the best spots In the world for an observatory because of the steadiness of the atmosphere. With his big telescopes, he says, he is enabled to get almost perfect read ings from the heavens. A little smoke, says the observer, is good for astronomical observations, and he adds, Pittsburgh has very little smoke now. This is interesting. But what we would like to know is this—is the pres ent clarity of Pittsburgh's atmosphere due to smoke prevention devices or to the operations of the Underwood law? We have been looking for some bene fit to be derived from the factories closed by this new tariff. Perhaps we have discovered one. If so, the Dem ocratic campaign orators are at per fect liberty to use it. We shall not seek to copyright the idea. 1 TIPPING NO JOKE THE public will look In the future upon antl-tipping hills In the Legislature less humorously than heretofore. These perennial measures that seldom get farther than commit tee have been legislative jokes for many years. The Pullman company, through its head, Robert T. Lincoln, has been responsible for this change of view. The other day Mr. Lincoln told the commission on industrial relations that the company does not pay its porters a living wage because it ex pects them to collect tips sufficient from the passengers to make up the difference. This is a frank acknowl edgement that has brought withering comment from the newspapers of the country, and very properly so. There is a vast difference between tipping a porter or any other servant for service well rendered, or for some labor or favo? over and above what might be reasonably expected, and in being taxed an excess fee for Pullman fares in order that the company op erating the monopoly may keep down wages and keep up dividends. The wages of porters ought to be such that they would not have to exact tips from passengers in order to live. The passenger ought not to be taxed additionally in tips for service for which many are quite convinced they are paying enough when they .buy their Pullman reservations. [EDITORIAL COMMENT! England is thinking of taking over the brewing industry, remembering that many of its most illustrious fam ilies made their money that way. Chicago Daily News. Edison is said to have perfected an invention for keeping the air in sub marines pure. We wish he would do as much for offices, hotels, city halls, prisons, and other alr-tlght compart ments above water-level.—New York Evening Sun. What Germany needs is a couple of allies-that do not require so much help.—lndianapolis Star, . ["EVENING CHAT I Of all the varieties and kinds of j signs used on the vehicles of the city those which decorate the jitney cars of Harrisburg take all honors. The signs are as numerous and different as the cars that have been whizzing about in the latest branch of public service. The signs range all the way from pen nants to big canvas affairs as large as I the rear end of a car. One car sped about the city yesterday hearing seven pasteboard signs, painted in Ink which had encountered a rainstorm. A couple of cars have boards placed along the tops of the hoods announc ing that they belong to the jitney bri gade. while several cars have signs on the fronts of the radiators which can be seen for a block. Streamers along the tops of the cars are the common way of advertising for business. How ever, one of the most unique signs is that borne by a car of E. F. Eiseiy, the Allison Hill Jitney king, which reads: FROM HERE TO THERE—Sc The display of horse chestnut blooms that makes Capitol Park a pleasant place to visit every Spring is on and some of tho older trees are filled with an unusual number of the conical blossoms. The horse chestnut trees in the park are all fine specimens and being well taken care of their bloom ing time is watched by lovers of trees who find them as attractive as the magnolias. More students have been visitors to the galleries of the legislature this week than at any time this session, i'he prospects of an early close have attracted attention and hardly a ses sion has been held without a score or so of boys and girls being in the gal leries to see the manner in which business has been transacted. These visitors have hugely enjoyed the pe riods of fun which have occurred in the House on several occasions, not ably when some member is called to the chair by Speaker Ambler and his colleagues start to send up jocular resolutions which are curtly and cruelly ruled out of order. They tell a good story about Uncle Heinrich Houck—again. It seems that Uncle Heinrich was invited to make an address at the Harrisburg Academy and accepted. Ono day he was remnded of the date and told that the people in charge wanted to keep the address on the same high plane as they had started, mentioning casu alty that ex-President Taft, Governor Brumbaugh and other prominent men had spoken. "Oh," said the veteran secretary. I'll not keep on the plane. 1 11 make it ascend. A couple of real bright jitney oper ators are making themselves very I much at home about the Capitol and their excuse for venturing on what has hitherto been forbidden ground is that there is a demand. Yesterday a couple of cars whizzed up in front ot the Capitol and kept moving slow ly so that they would not bring them selves under the prohibition of cars being stood on the plaza. They had hardly gone half the length of the building before they were filled up and were heading off for pleasure rides. F. W. Walker, of Beaver Falls, who was here yesterday, is one of the prominent manufacturers of the Bea ver Valley. He has been prominent in various organizations and has at tended numerous hearings here. Some of the songs that are being sung in»the name of charity about the streets of the city need a censor. The other evening two men tried to out sing each other for the sake of at tracting attention and alms and a couple of crowds duly gathered, the singers being "egged" on by the pass ersby. They sang all the popular songs of the day and then suggestions began to be made. Coupled with the suggestions were some visits to thirst quenching emporiums and toward the end the crowds told the singers to disappear. The State's big coal pile at Fourth street and North alley is a pretty good indication of the honesty of the city. There are several hundred tons of river coal stored on the lot, which is one of those bought for Capitol Park extension and although no one appears to watch it very closely, the pile is just where it was months ago, say men who have been observing it. There is no fence or any enclosure about it and the coal, as far as known, has not been touched. The jitney lines have put the night hawk oabs and automobiles out of business. Anywhere for a nickel be fore midnight and a dime after with special rates for the suburbs have ended the rule of the men who charged a dollar to go to Maclay street or out to Eighteenth. Some of these cars were used for joyrides and they say that even jitneys are invading that field. The automobile touring season ap pears to be on. In front of hotels this morning there were to be seen cars bearing New York, Virginia. lowa. Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts licenses. Most of the parties were on their way to Gettysburg. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE | —Dr. J. George Becht is to be one of the speakers at State College sum mer school. —Carl N. Martin, of Philadelphia, has been elected president of the Tren ton, Bristol and Philadelphia rail road. —Archbishop Prendergast will cele brate mass at the opening of the ses uion of the Knights of Columbus. —Addison Candor, Williamsport lawyer, is spending the week at the seashore. —Craig Biddle, of Philadelphia, has returned from Europe. —A H. S. Cantlin, Allentown trac tion man, has been delivering a series of addresses on electrical develop ment to students. —C. S. Foos, the Reading school superintendent, is out for a new girls high school. I DO YjQ KNOW-=H Tliat Harrisburg's park system lias Ihh'ii still further |>»|>ulaiizc<l by jitneys? / v Profits For Pioneers ■—— Advertising reverses precedent by being of greatest profit to the pioneers. There are lots of businesses that "can't be advertised." Then one day some one decide* to take the "t" out of can't and lines It. A harvest flows his way and before his competitors wake up he has gotten a flying start. Is your business in that cate gory? Would you like the Telegraph to show you how to "blaze the trail" and reap the profits? Ask us. ILL EFFORTS BENT ON ADJOURNMENT Legislators Now Think That They Can Get Away by the 20th of the Month CORRESPONDENTS DINE Governor and Other Guests Told a Few Things About the Session and Get Back In spite of the talk that there is a possibility of the legislature continu ing in session until May 27 it seems that there is a pretty consistent'effort being made toward adjourning on May 20. The only thing that would be likely to cause a prolongation of the session would be workmen's com pensation or revenue raisers. The chances are that the compen sation bills will go through with com paratively little difficulty. Some amendments will be made, but a week from now the bills may be in the House. The proposed hearing in the Senate will not be a very large affair. The revenue raisers bid fair to cause some discussion and it may happen that conference committees will be named. Yesterday was the date fixed in tho House resolution to adjourn and Speaker Ambler said last night that he was ready to quit on May 13, if it could be arranged. The general ap propriation bill and several important measures are scheduled for Monday and then the House will be out of the woods. The Pennsylvania Legislative Cor respondents held their biennial dinner at the Board of Trade last evening with the traditional guests, the Gover nor, Lieutenant-Governor, Speaker and private secretary, and things mov ed at a pretty lively clip. The decor ations were elaborate, consisting of dogwood and other Spring (lowers in profusion. State and national flags and the colors ot the big cities of the State, while the dinner was one of the best eaten in the series of this session. The fun began at the start when a gray haired man came in wearing the liv ery of the Western Union to hand a message to Governor Brumbaugh. Cries that the child labor bill had gone into effect immediately arose. The Governor was game and read the mes sage which was to the point. Soon after he was presented with a red flag to wave as a danger signal. Other telegrams followed and the Governor got back by making various members of the correspondents' group read them. Then he made a speech In which he turned the tables a few times. Lieutenant-Governor McClain was in rare form and discussed the incidents of the session with free dom, remarking incidentally that he liked his job. The other guests of honor made short speeches and then echoes from bygone sessions were given by John F. Short, owner of the Clearfield Republican and former cor respon'ent of the Pittsburgh Dis patch; Peter J. Hughes, of Philadel phia, formerly with the old Philadel phia Times; Walter J. Christy, George J. Brennan and Frank Bell, former presidents of the association. John IP. Dohoney, also a former correspon dent, was given leave to file his re marks. L. R. Goshorn, president of the association, with the assistance of Mr. Brennan conducted a symposium on newspaper correspondents, ethics, politics and running the State. E. J. Stackpole, W. A. Connor, Peter J. Ho han and other men who were active in the organization of the association just twenty years ago, sent letters. The hearing on the Williamsport bill yesterday has attracted much at tention because of the manner In which the Harrisburg dam legislation of 1913 was brought into it. The Gov ernor will act on the bill in a few days The Senate committee in charge of the "equal rights" bill will have a hearing Tuesday. PROSPERITY THAT AWAITS US Jacob H. Schiff. the New York banker, on his way to California, in an inter view at Colorado Springs on April 25, as to the future of business in this country, declared that he looked for ward to a return of "days of prosper ity the like of which has seldom been seen in America, especially by this gen eration." Already he noted that our exports were "increasing rapidly," the business of railroads and steel com panies was "improving." activities on the Stock Exchange were "exceptional ly fine," manufacturing was "on the in crease," and farmers were "preparing to handle big crops." His general opin ion was confirmed a day later In let ters from many bankers all over the country printed In The Journal of Com merce. NEWS DISPATCHES OF THE CIVIL WAR [From the Telegraph of Ma" 7, 1865.] CaiierrllltiM Steal Bonds Cincinnati. May 7. Guerrillas yes terday stole bonds valued at about $15,- 000 from safes on a Ohio and Mississip pi train. Funeral Train Heltirna Washington, May 7. The funeral train returned here to-day from Spring field. Peace Soon Raleigh, May 7. The State Govern ment will be reorganized here and it Is believed that the State will return to the Union soon. I IN HARRISBURG FIFTY j [■■. YEARS ago to-day I [From the Telegraph of May 7. 1865.] Fire ItcMtrovN Lumber Fire In a saw mill, above the city, destroyed a large amount of valuable lumber owned by Dr. Heck. Soldier Shot A colored man named Bradley shov. a soldier In the thigh. Firemen Meet A special meeting of all the firemen will be held on May 16. to elect dele gates for the convention. 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Sue. t V itLI Take It from *A _ u " THE JITNEY RIDE r»y Wins Dinger My folks were waiting at the house For me. I was to take tliem to the show. You see. And I was In a nervous state, As on the corner I did wait. Because I was ten minutes late. Oh, gee. I thought the car would never come, By heck; A Jitney came along and speed Did check. I gave one look and then jumped In. My golly, how the thing did spin. And all the while my heart was In My neck. It looked quite innocent to me— Said I: '"Tis safe—it couldn't speed If It Did try." I thought the trip home would be fun. But e'er the distance had been run To jitney I bade more than one Good-by. jegft BOOKS and gfla Royal Dixon, author of "The Human Side of Plants," will deliver a series of lectures on "The Renaissance Point ot View in Plant Life." under the auspices of the Society of the American Renais sance. The publishers of Gertrude Atherton's recent success, "Perch of the Devil," have received the following letter from a reader of this novel: "I am now ruminating on Ida Comp ton's life as It must have been after ward—unless she had children certain ly there would he more ructions. The 'stronger magnet' with the average man is always physical where life with a woman Is concerned, whether he knows or acknowledges it or not. The pitv is that our girls are not taught to know that real side of the husband-to be and to train and accustom them selves to pay the price and avoid a rude awakening." Here is an interesting question. It also goes to show that same of our modern "best sellers" are reallv stimu lating and productive of thought. The publishers of Honore Willsle's new novel, "Still Jim," are sending an electric lamp device with a revolving il luminated shade to the retail book stores. These "Still Jim" lamps make an innovation In book displav advertis ing and a large number are now turn ing slowly round displaying a richlv colored picture of the novel that is announced as one of the best of the season. Tests Demonstrate Value of Electrical Propulsion Washington, D. C., May 7.—Lieu tenant Bryson R. Bruce, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, who completed last year a post graduate course In the Graduate En gineering School of Columbia Univer sity, has been appointed by the Naval Department to the important post of chief enginer in charge of the United States collier Jupiter. This vessel is the first electrically propelled ship used by the United States govern ment and important tests are being carried out with it. The success of these tests has induced the govern ment to install similar electrical pro pulsion apparatus in the new battle ship Calofornia. This will be the largest installation of its kind In the world. By the recent tests which have been made with the collier Jupiter, under the direct supervision of Lieu tenant Bruce, it has been demon strated that the electrical propulsion apparatus increases the speed of a ship with less weight of machinery and reduces the consumption of coal by one-quarter as compared with re ciprocating engines. Skill in maneu vering a ship Is also enhanced by rea son of the fact that the navigating officer, standing on the bridge, can regulate the entire apparatus by hut tons at the wheel without any inter mediate signalling. POTATO-FEI) HOGS IX GERMANY Farm and Fireside says: "Potatoes have been successfully used In Germany In large quantities in fattening hogs. The lack of pro tein was made up by meat meal and fish meal, and a small amount of bar ley meal. The potato-fed hogs were quite as good as barley-fed or corn fed hogs." MATRIMOXIAL ARITHMETIC JifUge You admit that you mar ried these three women? 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