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■won dolly average for the three
t aiontha etidlna April 30, 1915.
★ 21,844 *
Average for the year 1914—23.213
Average for the year 1913—21,577
Average for the year 1912—21,175
ATerage for the year 1911—15.851
Average for the year 191(^—17.495
J THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 13
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THE PROPOSED ROAD LOAN
SENATOR SPROUL'S resolution to
submit to the people of Pennsyl
vania in 1915 a proposal to float a
•loan of $50,000,000 for road building
purposes ought to be rushed through
the Legislature without delay. No
chance of failure by a fluke in the ex
citement of the closing moments of the
cession should be taken.
By such a loan as is proposed Penn
sylvania can lift herself out of the
slough of road despond into which she
has fallen, and by no other means.
The revenues available from direct
taxation are not sufficient to meet the
immediate demands. They are only a
drop in the bucket. The State road
system as it now exists was devised by
the Legislature at the request of farm
ers and was adopted with the thought
that the road loan to come before the
people In 1913 would be approved. It
was not. however, and the State has
been left with a vast highway mileage
on its hands and scarcely enough
money to keep it in fair repairs, let
alone reconstruct it along approved
lines.
The Camp Hill automobilists re
turned from Maryland this week loud
In their approval of the roads of that
State. These were butlt by means of
Just such a loan as is proposed for
Pennsylvania, Without a loan Mary
land would be worse off to-day than
Pennsylvania. Anybody who doubts
the wisdom of a loan has only to take
an automobile trip through the Com
monwealth immediately south of the
Mason and Dixon line.
A majority of the people who voted
against the loan of 1913 did so be
cause they had been misled by selfish
politicians who feared the popularity
of an administration that would give
the farmers and the automobilists the
kind of roads they want. By putting
stones in the path of the Highway
Commissioner they hoped to make po
litical capital for themselves. They
succeeded to the extent of defeating
the road loan and leaving our highway
system In deplorable condition, but
were ignominiously defeated when they
attempted to use the Highway Depart
ment as a stepping stone to power in
the government of the Commonwealth.
It is to be expected, therefore, that
there will be no such opposition to the
Sproul loan as that which was care
fully cultivated against the loan pro
posal of 1913.
Business will now turn from the
Interstate Commerce Commission
toward the new Federal Trade Com
mission. Great doubt prevails as to the
operations of this new regulative body,
but large interests are hopeful that the
experience of the Interstate Commerce
Commission anil the indication of pub
lic disapproval of the policy of investi
gating and regulation run mad will de
ter the new body from pursuing similar
tactics. One of the phases of the multi
plicity of regulating bodies created by
Congress which is attracting attention
is the possibility of disputed jurisdic
tion. It may be well for the business
of the country if these various commis
sions get into a row over who is who.
THK BUSINESS OUTLOOK
SPECULATION on the Stock Ex
change has been given a jar,
and those who have money to
risk in the market are disposed to be
more conservative. Outside the spec
ulative lines there is a growing dis
position to look upon the future with
optimistic eyes. Speculative move
ments are not necessarily an indica
tion of prosperity, but they may be
regarded as an index of the public
mind respecting securities and busi
ness conditions.
Europe is wasting untold billions
end It remains to be seen whether the i
reconstruction period which must fol
low will be as beneficial to the United
States as some financial experts be
lieve. Europe is drawing heavily
upon this country for supplies, includ
ing enormous quantities of war mate
rials, but what the conditions will be
at the close of the war and the sud
den ending of superficial prosperity Is
hard to foretell.
Despite the extraordinary Increases
in exports of products consumed by
the belligerents, the total value of our
exports and imports for the nine
months ending March 31 was $137,-
600,000 smaller than In the corre
sponding nine months of the previous
year, when the world was at peace.
Commenting upon this fact a financial
authority says, taking these figures as
a basis, it Is plain that our external
trade must have decreased within this
nine months' period to the extent of
THURSDAY EVENING,
$500,000,000 in the aggregate of other
products not consumed In supporting
armies in the field and equipping them
for the destruction of life and prop
erty. Part of the enormous decrease
in what are termed the products of
peace has been due to the reduced
buying power of the noncombatants in
the nations at war, to the interruption
of the annual foreign tourist traffic,
and to the depression in domestic
trade. ,
■\Vhatevei may be our private opinion
of the relative merits of the belligerent
discussion in Europe, it must be ad
mitted that the torpedoing of the Lusl
tanla has destroyed the neutrality of a
large number of American citizens. But
even so, now is the time to preserve our
equilibrium and restrain our indigna
tion.
GOOD WORK IN CPPER FAD
THE Millersburg Motor Club pro
poses to make Goods Roads
Day in the upper end a great
occasion. Not only the men. but the
women and children are to help.
Early in the morning the entire mem
bership will hie itself away to the
roads of the district and with pick and
shovel and scraper will put in a full
day making repairs under the direc
tion of State Highway Department
supervisors. In this way hundreds of
dollars worth of labor will be contri
buted to the cause of good roads and
the motorists will have spent a day
in the open with beneficial effects to
themselves.
The women and children will ac
company the adult male workers and
will serve lunc-n and lemonade for
the hungry and perspiring members
of the repair force. The Millersburg
club is meeting with hearty co-oper
ation on the part of the Lvkens club,
where similar plans are under way,
and the whole upper end Is aroused as
never before on the subject of good
roads.
More than one useful purpose will
be accomplished by this splendid dis
play of neighborhood and community
spirit. Not only will the roads be
smoother throughout the Lvkens Val
ley. but men will learn to know each
other better and all who participate
will have a higher appreciation of the
difficulties encountered by those whose
daily duty it is to keep the highways
of the State in passable condition.
Highway Commisioner Cunningham
is not so much concerned about the
building of more roads as he is in
making good those highways already
under the jurisdiction of the State. The
Telegraph believes he appreciates the
importance of making Harrlsburg. as
the seat of government of the Common
wealth, the hub of the best roads in
the State. If people cannot ride Over
good roads entering the capital, they
are not likely to have a very lasting
impression of the highways of Penn
sylvania.
Ql'O VADTS ?
THE scriptural inquiry, "Whither
goest thou?" might well be ad
dressed to this government in
connection with the regulation of rail
way rates and the arbitration, under
a Federal statute, of railway wage
questions.
Wages have been somewhat in
creased on ninety-eight western rail
ways by the latest Federal arbitration
and. if the future is to be Judged by
the past, these ninety-eight railways
will now apply to the Interstate Com
merce Commission for permission to
increase their rates, on the ground
that rates based on lower operating
expenses are not equitable, now that
those expenses have been increased.
Each time a board of arbitration has
increased wages a similar application
has been made by the railways
affected. Students of economics are
now asking if wisdom does not dic
tate the confiding to the Interstate
Commerce Commission of authority to
fix railway wages as well as rates.
Rates being largely dependent on
wages, and both having some measure
of relation to the return allowed to the
stockholders, would it not facilitate
railway control and management to
confide the other factor, wages, to the
same body as now fixes rates and as
substantially fixes the compensation of
stockholders? And if that is done,
how long will it be before the same
body is empowered to fix the prices of
railway other than labor?
Well may the thoughtful man stop
and say to his government—which
means to himself—Whifhergoest thou?
Governor Brumbaugh Is now In sight
of that pleasant job of making the
revenues fit the expenditures. He has
been given more aid in this direction
than his immediate predecessor, but the
day of final adjournment will leave
him a great burden of labor notwith
standing.
PORCH BOXES
ALREADY the crusade in the in
terest of a still more beautiful
city is bearing fruit. Window
boxes filled with flowers and front
porches decorated In like manner are
beginning to attract the attention of
people all over the city.. So little ef
fort and expense are involved in this
sort of decoration that we may rea
sonably expect to see a widespread
ornamentation of the homes of the city
in this way.
Take, for Instance, the comfortable
homes on Eighteenth street, along
Second street north of Reily, and on
many other streets of the city with
attractive fronts and porches, not to
mention the many smaller homes all
over the city that might be thus bene
fited. and one may have a vision of the
loveliness and heauty that would fol
low individual effort of this sort.
All that we need In Harrlsburg to
make this a remarkable city not only
for cleanliness and up-to-dateness In
the matter of public enterprise, but
for beauty as well, Is city-wide co
operation in the planting of flowers
and the painting and keeping clean
of p-lvate residences.
Let us all join In the movement.
Just such a rain as that which began
to fall gently yesterday Is the sort of
mol»t\ir« which the Department of
Parks has been waiting for to start
the shrubbery,grass and trees that have
been planted during the Spring. It Is
the hops of Park Commissioner Tay
lor to complete all the grading and
planting from Iron alley to Maclay
street before the end of May, so that
the new grass and shrubbery may have
a fair start for the summer months.
I EVENING CHAT 1
It is interesting to note in view of
the death of the bill for the proposed
constitutional convention that no bill
to submit such a proposition to the
voters of Pennsylvania has made any
headway in the Legislature since 1891.
Several times bills have been present
ed and last session one got through the
House, only to be buried in the Senate.
Several times bills have been Intro
duced in the House, but never got out
of committee. The death of the bill
Vesterday after all of the discussion
on the subject rather indicates that
the legislators have not been hearing
from home in favor of a new consti
tution as strongly as some of the news
papers and the legislative leaders as
well as the political tribunes would
have us believe. The last time the
people voted on a new constitution was
in 1891. Prior to that time there had
been "knocking" on the constitution
of 1873 and it culminated in an elec
tion being held November 3, IS9I, af
ter the procedure outlined In the bill
defeated yesterday had been follow
ed. Since that time there have been
a dozen or more amendments submit
ted. those presented in 1909 being de
signed to cure all of the ills and turn
ing out to do little more than allay
some dissatisfaction. The vote in 1891
was 173.813 for a convention and 420,-
59S against. It is of interest to note
that Dauphin voted 4.552 for a con
vention and 9,646 against it. Cumber
land was even worse. Only 622 people
over the river voted for a convention
and 6,887 voted against it. Franklin,
Juniata and Mifflin were heavily
against it. and Lebanon was 4 to 1
against it. In Perry in a vote of 5,'-
000 the proposition lost by only 800.
When it came down to changing the
constitution the people of the State
have some strong ideas.
Harrisburg will he far better equip
ped than ever before to combat an
extraordinary big tire, after City Com
missioner Harry F. Bowman's rear
rangement of the city water mains be
neath the Paxton creek bed is com
pleted. Two gigantic valves will be
installed, one on the east and one on
the west, side of the creek, and these
will be so placed as to make it readily
possible for any employes of the water
department to switch off the water
supply leading: to or from the reser
voir. by a mere turn of a wheel. The
valves will weigh at least a ton and
will cost several thousand dollars
apiece.
The delegates to the labor conven
tion have attracted considerable at
tention because of the white badges
and yesterday after the discussion of
the subject they were facetiously
termed the "White Ribboners." In one
hotel the men were requested please
not to enter the bar.
Jitney cars are proving a benefit to
pleasure seekers. Five people had a
two-hour joyrtde last night. The
total cost was S-. Each paid
4 0 cents. The regular price for a ride
of this kind, counting the cost of hire
for an auto, would be $5. Even a
taxicab at the rate of $2 an hour for
two persons would have cost at least
$5. The jitney picked up the five per
sons at Third and Market streets. The
first trip was to Sixth and Division
streets. * "Take us back to Market
street." was the request when the car
reached the city limits. Back to Mar
ket street the jitney came with the
jolly crowd. "Now take us to Twenty
first and Derry streets." came from one
of the young women of the party. Out
on the Hill they went. The next re
quest was to come back to the city,
and back came the jitney. Next the
route was to Second and Division
streets, and back in Front street. Then
the crowd rode to Reservoir Park and
back, and finally were delivered at
Thirteenth and Derry streets, not far
from the homes of the riders. It was
a great night for the jitney joyriders.
Here's another jitney story:
It seems that a man was on his wav
home and did not like the looks of an
approaching trolley car. In fact, he
did not like the looks of anything. He
was sore on the world and when a jit
ney came along he hailed the driver.
"Want to go home." said he.
"Where's home?" asked the cautious
driver.
"Don't want to go home. Wife's
there."
"Well, where'd you want to go?"
"Oil, you make the going."
The jitney artist started down Mar
ket street and stopped his car at Union
Station.
| The man solemnly paid him the sec
i ond time, thanked him and disap
peared into the waiting room.
say it is remarkable how
many men and boys have been "In
sv.immin' " already this year. From off
the bank of every island in the warmth
of the afternoons dozens of swimmers
can be seen taking a plunge. But let
it not be thought that the swimmers
have all worn one-piece bathing suits.
There have been lots of girls in swim
ming. too.
Twelve hundred tall stakes have
been ordered by the city forestry de-1
partment to help support just that
many young trees about town. The
trees, while very young, require some
thing to lean upon, figuratively and lit
erally, until they grow old enough to
stand alone, in the opinion of City
Forester Mueller. Many youthful trees
have been planted under the jurisdic
tion of the forested and these will have
to be supported.
1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE"!
—A. S. McSwigen, State deputy of
the Knights of Columbus, used to be
a Pittsburgh newspaper man.
—Mayor George H. Lysle, of Mc-
Keesport, will not accept any free
tickets to shows of any kind.
—Thomas C. Blaisdell, new dean for
the liberal arts school of State College
is a native of this State but has been
working in western States.
—Director Cooke, of Philadelphia,
was forty-three on Tuesday.
—Dr. Anna H. Shaw is to speak in
Pittsburgh this week.
—George Gregory, the new com
mander of the Golden Eagles, is a
prominent resident of Readihg.
I DO YOU KNOW-^=~]
That Harrishurg is one of the
■ best known convention cities of
the country?
Selling a Propaganda
Over In England a recent news
paper campaign in the interest
of a certain public policy has at
tracted widespread attention.
The author when questioned
about it said:
"I nin not preaching. I
mi Helling a coile of morals.
"I iiin ■ businessman anil
I choose the way of the
hiiNlnesnmnn—newspaper ad
vertising."
The public discussion this Idea
has provoked is another ••vldeuce
that the newspaper reader Is a
responsive individual.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LOAN PROPOSAL
AROUSES INTEREST
Members Generally Believe That It
Will Pa»« the People When It
Is Understood
MANY FAVORING IT NOW
Former Legislators Talk in the
House—Personal Notes of the
Closing Sessions
People connected with politics were
quick to study the proposed consti
tutional amendment to permit issu
ance of $50,000,000 in bonds for roads
'yesterday when the resolution was
presented in the Senate. It appeared
to be the general opinion that the
proposition would pass next time be
cause everyone sees now how difficult
it is going to be to secure revenue to
improve the roads and to meet de
mands from townships from current
revenues. The automobile licenses may
take care of the maintenance, but lit
tle else.
—lf the Sproul resolution passes, as
seems likely, it must be voted upon
next session, which will be In 1917. It
will then be the business for the
election in 1918, the year of the next
gubernatorial election under the five
year amendment clause.
—Governor Brumbaugh yesterday
brought his veto list up to 41. He has
signed 176 bills.
—Ex-Auditor General A. E. Sisson
was among visitors to the legislative
halls yesterday and Was given a warm
greeting by his friends among the
legislators. He was accompanied by
a number of friends from Erie coun
ty.
—T. Henry Walnut, former member
from Philadelphia, was about yester
day seeking to stir up some interest
in the State civil service bill.
—Capitol attaches are looking with
longing eye toward the Governor's of
ficß because the time for action on the
semimonthly pay bill for the Capitol
Is drawing to a close.
• —The Senate sessions are attracting
a good many spectators these days.
The proceedings yesterday were at
tended by many people. The prospects
of a late session this week will bring
more.
—The newspaper correspondents
will tender their biennial dinner to
the messenger boys at the Capitol to
night. E. I.ee Ellmaker, of the Phil
adelphia Press, is chairman of the
committee on arrangements and has
prepared a program of stunts.
—Officials of the game associations
which have been urging legislation
entertained the sponsors for the bills
last evening.
—Speaker Ambler will give a sup
per for the legislative correspondents
to-night after the close of the House
session.
Ex-Representative Joe Call and
Fred O'Neill, of Philadelphia, were
legislative visitors.
—Representative Samuel A. Whlt
aker, of Phoenixville, chairman of the
House judiciary special committee,
was presented with a pair of diamond
cuff links by the committee at a dinner
last night. The presentation was made
by Speaker Ambler on behalf of the
members. Clerks Garvin and Leib
were guests at the dinner.
—Ex-Auditor General Sisson, Mayor
Stern and a delegation of Erie people
to-day asked the House to increase
Hie appropriation for State armories so
that Erie could match a State appro
priation and get a big building. The
committee reported the bill for
$350,000 and will not grant any more.
—Representative George W. Wil
liams last night called Representative
Lipschutz, who was acting as chair
man. The Tioga man wanted to vote
"no" on a bill and did not get a chance.
He demanded to know if a member
did not have "any rights." The tilt
aroused considerable comment.
—The bill to provide funds to fight
bee diseases has been reported out.
*—Congressman-elect John R. K.
Scott, the stormy petrel of last ses
sion, and A. W. Mitchell, one of the
Erie members in the session of 1913.
addressed the House during a recess
last night. Mr. Scott told of old days
and of the men he had known, com
plimenting W. H. Wilson and others
for the manner in which they had
handled business this year.
—The Whitaker bill creating the
commission of Agriculture was mes
saged to the Governor to-day. He Is
expected to name the commission dur
ing the summer.
—The House last night concurred in
the third class city fire and police
department civil service bill.
—Representative William Haggerty,
of Lackawanna, who has been 111, is
not expected to be able to return this
session.
—Several of the Episcopal clergy
men here to attend the celebration,
were visitors to the House.
SHORT SHRIFT FOR A VICIOUS LAW
[From the Philadelphia Public ledger.]
The Pennsylvania Legislature has
done a fine day's work by finally repeal
ing that vicious extra-crew law. The
Governor's signature to this repealer
will place the question of crew disputes
just where it belongs, with the Public
Service Commission. That body, if well
constituted, will be an admirable Judge
of whether railroads should employ
two men to do one's man work. It will
be able to decide whether or not it Is
for the public welfare that the rail
roads be forced to haul little trains,
after spending millions for tracks,
bridges and locomotives in order to
haul economically big trains. To leave
these questions to the employes of the
roads Is to get a prejudiced decision
in advance. To depend upon the Legis
lature to know the correct number of
employes to operate a railroad Is folly.
Common sense and the public service
demand that primarily the owners of
the road employ the number they deem
necessary. Then, if there is any dis
pute about it, the Public Service Com
mission should Investigate and deter
mine the facts In the case.
JUSTICE TO THK RAILROADS
fFrom the Philadelphia Record.]
The Senate of Pennsylvania, having
passed the full crew law repealer, it
now only awaits the approval of the
Governor to complete the very much
desired change in the manner of regu
lating the handljng of railroad trains.
We have no doubt Governor Brum
baugh will meet public expectation
and approve the bill. Under the pro
visions of the law. as It will be when
approved by the Governor, the Public
Service Commission will decide how
many men are required to man the
trains operated by the steam railroads.
Every member of this commission is t"0
be appointed by Governor Brumbaugh,
and he will name men who can be de
pended upon to make rules under which
the railroads will be required to man
all of their trains as fully as the Inter
ests of the public demand.
MEANS EXERCISE - AND HEALTH
[From the Wllkes-Barre Record]
The newspapers are poking a good
deal of fund at the resident who
spends $lO on a garden plot that may
yield him about $5 worth of vege
tables. But there Isn't much occa
sion for Joking about the Inexperience
of the city fellow. He gets exercise
and health out of the business and
that is & good investmeent.
I _ 1 I
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The price of this new NoExtra » ls $lO, Monthly
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FIVE DEAD MEN
By W. N. Ewer.
First Soul—
I was a peasant of the Polish plain;
I loft my plow because the message
ran:
Russia in danger, needed every man
To save her from the Teuton; and was
slain.
I gave my life for freedom—this I
know:
For those who bade me fight had
told me so.
Second Soul—
I was a Tyrolese, a mountaineer:
I gladly left my mountain home to
flght
Against the brutal, treacherous Mus
covite:
And died in Poland on a Cossack spear.
I gave my life for freedom—this I
know:
For those who bade me flght had
told me so.
Third Soul—
I worked in Lyons at my weaver's loom,
When suddenly the Prussian despot
hurled
His felon blow at France and at the
world:
Then I went forth to Belgium and my
doom.
I gave my life for freedom—this I
know:
For those who bade me flght had
told me so.
Fourth Soul—
I owned ft vineyard by the wooded
Main.
Until the Fatherland, begirt by foes
Lusting her downfall, called me, and
I rose
Swift to the call—and died in fair Lor
raine.
I gave my life for freedom—this I
know:
For those who bade me flght had
told me so.
Fifth Soul— ,
I worked In a great shipyard by the
' Clyde.
There came a sudden word of wars
declared.
Of Belgium, peaceful, helpless, un
prepared,
Asking our aid; I Joined the ranks, and
died.
I gave my life for freedom—this I
know:
For those who bade me flght had
told me so.
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HEADQUARTERS FOR
SHIRTS
SIDES & SIDES
MAY 13, 1915.
NEWS DISPATCHES
OF THE CIVIL WAR
[From the Telegraph, May 13, 1865.]
Potomac Army*at Alexandria
Washington, May 13.—The advance
of the Army of the Potomac is now at
Alexandria. General Meade reached
this city this morning. Sheridan's cav
alry passed through Richmond yes
terday.
Mexican Captures Reported
New York, via Havana, May 13.—•
Reports from Mexico received here
confirm the capture of Saltillo and
Monterey by the Liberals.
Davis Ncaring Georgia
Chattanooga, May 13.—Jeff Davis is
reported attempting to cross Georgia
In an effort to reach the Mississippi.
NO MOLLYCODDLING HERE
[From the New York World.]
Under the caption of "Keep Your
Phirt On," the Harvard Crimson, an un
dergraduate publication, counsels the
students against "too hasty and too
vigorous action" In prepaving for war.
The advice is good, but better still Is
the revelation that college English has
not become mollycoddled or effemln
ized.
On the 165-mile steamer trip through island dotted
Vancouver. Victoria and Saattla
■l/ , est scenery in the world along the Canadian
Rockies and you will understand why the
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| f IN H^ r ISBU r G FIFTY
YEARS AGO TO-DAY
[From the Telegraph, May 13, 1865.]
Oldest Resident Has Birthday
Jacob Ziegler, the oldest resident of
the jcity, celebrated his ninety-third
birthday to-day. He is a veteran of
three wars, and was present with the
Friendship Fire Company, of which he
is a member, when the company was
at a lire in the lower end of the city.
Special Meeting Called
George P. Chandler, secretary of
the Harrisburg Typographical Union,
Xo. 14, has called a special meeting of
the organization for this evening.
Dedicate Synagogue
The Jewish Synagogue, Ohev Sho
lem, recently erected at Second and
i South streets, was dedicated yesterday
with impressive" ceremonies.
1 EDITORIAL COMMENTI
Let's hope Japan's new Diet will
agree with us.—Pittsburgh Gazette-
Times.
The latest explanation of Italy's con
tinued neutrality Is that she hasn't been
able to get her university professors
to agree on one story and stick to it.
—Philadelphia North American.