6 BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Establishid iSjt PUBLISHED BT TO TELEGRAPH PRtXTTXO CO. H. -J. BTACKPOL.B President and Editor-in-Chiif F. R. OYSTER S tcrttar? GUS M. STEINMHTZ Managing Editor Publlihtd every evening (except San day) at the Telegraph Building, 21S Federal Square. Both phones. Ifamber American Newspaper Publish er*' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania AssocU at«d Dallies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at <Tnpwwf3L*i HI 1T L~> six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers sit SB.OO a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harrls burg, Pa., as second class matter. ■w*va dally average for ttie three month* ending April 80, 1813. W 21,844 ATerage for the year 181-4—23.213 Average for <he year 1813—21,377 Average for the year 1012—21,173 Average for the year 1911—18,831 Average for the year 1810—17.483 MONDAY EVENING, MAY 17 DR. DKRNBI'RG'S DEPARTURE DR. DERXBURG'S decision to leave the United States will not he mourned by anybody, but Just why the government should com ply with his demand for "safe trans port" across the ocean and through the war Bone is not easily understood. Dernburg has been a hostile influence ever since he came to the United States, bent on furthering the Ger man cause here even at the expense of internal hard-feeling and strife. Having done all the <lamage he could and having failed of his prime object he seeks to get out of the country be fore the Washington government orders his out, and In going wants to be assured that his precious life will he protected through the hostile wa ters and lands he must traverse back to Berlin. Dernburg had no thought for the safety of the passengers on the Lusl l.yiia. Indeed, he was one of the few in this country to justify the Ger man government in this murderous net. Why then should he ask for "safe conduct?" He is the last per son in the world, outside of the Kaiser himself, who, at this time, should ask favors of the United States. Let the learned doctor get home the best way he can. Perhaps a week or Iwo on a vessel that may at any time lie the target for a German tor pedo may awaken him to an apprecia tion of the agonies of those who went down aboard the Lusitania as a result of the operations of that war-policy of which Dernburg is such an enthu siastic exponent. AMERICAN RESTRAINT WITH an unanimity that demon strates the solidarity of the American people when the in terests of the whole nation are con cerned the press and pe.ople of the United States are standing back of the President for the sake of humanity. All political rancor has disappeared. In such a crisis parties dissolve and the people stand together united and firm for the maintenance of a princi ple that is higher than any party or institution. All hysteria and jingoism and mock heroics must vanish in the presence of a grave situation which calls for re straint and the highest form of pa triotism. William Howard Taft has set an example in his admirable attitude toward the President for all his fel low citizens. Tt is hardly conceivable that Germany •will further invite the reprobation of the neutral nations by persistence in Buch practices as are clearly in vio lation of the spirit and letter of Inter national agreements and regulations affecting neutrals In time of war, ROATHOUSES WITH the completion of the va rious improvement projects along the. river within the next few weeks and the final closing of the dam the question of providing proper facilities for the boating inter ests of the city will doubtless receive attention. Several places have been discussed from time to time and the disposition of those in authority is to provide adequate accommodations for the hundreds who will use the river for pleasure purposes. Park Commissioner Taylor realizes better than any one else, perhaps, the requirements of the situation and he may be trusted to provide what is necessary along this line. Some time ago he suggested the erection of an adequate boathouse along the bank south of Market street and Inasmuch as the embankment at this point is high and steep the place is ideal for the location of a proper boathouse. But one storage place of this sort will not be sufficient. There is need for at least one more in the vicinity of Broad street, and it has been suggest ed that the high embankment north of the pumping station provides an ideal location. It has likewise been suggested that the construction of concrete boat houses Immediately against the bank, BO as to escape the objection of an In terruption to the view along the the ghore line, would solve the problem in «. satisfactory way. These boathouses oould be built in such manner as to bp a part of the slope and the shrubbery would conceal the structure from the vlsw of those walking along the top of . tbe bank. Whether'these honthmises be muni- I clpUty owned or not Is a question, but MONDAY EVENING, It would neem to be a very proper en- i terprlse for the city and reasonable concessions might be granted to those whose Interests will be affected by the blotting out of the "Hardsorabble" district, which has been a boating cen ter for years. Whatever Is undertaken In this di rection will probably be set In motion before the work along: the River Wall shall have been finished. This will avoid disturbing the park lines and shrubbery hereafter. It is very properly held by the lov ers of the river and Its pleasures that their Interests are quite as important as those of the golf and tennis players at Reservoir Park. Commissioner Taylor appreciates this view and is dis posed to meet the demand for proper boating facilities withqut delay. As a matter of fact Commissioner Bow man, who is now constructing a beau tiful plaza at the pumping station, and Commissioner Lynch, who has deter mined to eliminate the unsightly condi tions at Market street, are co-operat ing with the Department of Parks in so completing the Improvement of the River Front as to make the work as substantial and attractive as possible. Thousands of people who walked along the River Front yesterday were unanimous In their commendation of the splendid character of the improve ment. If you have anything on your mind that may be of public Interest, write a letter to the Telegraph, always aiming to be as brief as possible. CHARITY ENDORSEMENT TOWN DEVELOPMENT, a maga zine of national circulation, de- voted to the objects its title indi cates, has this to say of the Harris burg Chamber of Commerce plan for the investigation of worthy charities: Charity endorsement is one of the most vexatious problems of a com mercial organization. A policy of credulous approval is sure to further fraudulent practices, while a pollcv of rigorous severity is likely to trample on the pet pro jects of inflentinl members of the organization. Unerringly to dis criminate between the deserving and the imposter is quite Impos sible. The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, with its certificate of in vestigation—"not an endorsement" —seems to have hurdled between the horns of the dilemma in safety. Coming from such an authority, the officials of the Harrisburg Chamber may well feel complimented. There is nothing in the Harrisburg plan that is not praiseworthy. No charity worthy of the name can object to any of its provisions. The Cham ber, indeed, makes it easy for those who are soliciting for the benefit of worthy institutions by reason of the fact that it conserves the funds of the community that ordinarily find their way into charitable enterprises, by preventing them from being frittered away improperly. If there was ever any doubt about the necessity of closing the unsightly gap In the "Front Steps of Harris burg" at Market street, that doubt would be removed by the condi tions at present. With the practical completion of the, steps and walk south of Walnut street to-day, the fine char acter of the improvement impresses all who visit the River Front —residents and visitors alike. "JITNEY" REGULATIONS CITY COUNCIL must soon do some thing to regulate the "jitney" cars if serious accidents are to be avoided. One "jitney" driver arrested yesterday for violations of thfe traffic ordinance confessed, it is said, that he had never heard of such a measure. Pains ought to be taken to make every "jitney" owner or operator under stand that the safety of pedestrians and passengers is to be considered above speed. There is reason why the "jitney" driver should take some risks to reach his destination as quickly as possible. His earnings depend upon the number of nickels he is able to collect, and this in turn depends upon the number of trips he can make in a day. The more trips, the more nickels, and it is only human nature to suppose that a man working under such conditions will speed up as much as possible. Council faces in this "jitney" traffic entirely new conditions and problems. Some way of meeting them must be devised. The subject is worthy of the best thought of city officials. "Safety First" Is being forced upon careless employers of labor throughout the State, but the rule is being violated in Harrisburg by the "jitneys" every hour of the day. It is to be hoped that something will be done to remedy the evil before the need of regulation is emphasizad by needless sacrifice of human life. King of Italy is much in the frame of mind of the colored man passing through a dense forest. It was Impos sible for him to see except as the flashes of lightning showed the way. "O, Lord," he cried, "ef It's jes' the same to you, I'd rather have a little less noise and a little mo' light!" Emanuel is striving hard to see the light amid dissolving cabinets and clamorous sub jects demanding war. PROTECT THE DOGWOOD NEARLY every automobile return ing last, week from a run through the country districts brought back to town its load of dog wood "blossoms, most of them with ered and of little value for decorative purposes. It is to be regretted that sojourners in the country during the Spring sea son cannot keep their hands off the wild flowers. If such wholesale de struction continues it will be only a few years until the countryside is de nuded of these wonderful floral growths that make Its hillsides and glades resemble vistas of fairyland during the blooming period. Dogwood flowers are extremely deli cate. An hour after they are removed from the tree they are withered be yond saving. By the time they reach the city they are of no value whatever for interior decoration. The woods have been devastated to no purpose. This applies to many other kinds of wild plants, and the evil influences are greater to-day because instead of bringing an armful of flowers homo the vandals are not now content until they have Riled tyielr automobile*. EVENING CHAT When the Legislature adjourns sine die on Thursday, May 20, It will be the eighth General Assembly since the adoption of the present Constitution to adjourn in May and the record of the month of flowers will equal that of the month of roses for final adjournments. Thus far the General Assembly of Pennsylvania has adjourned oftener In June than any other month since 1874. Since that year, when the Constitution was formally put Into effect, there have been twenty-two regular sessions and two special sessions. Jn 1875 and the following four years there were annual sessions, the first biennial ses sion being held in 1881. The session of 1874, which was held under the Constitution of 1838, adjourned in May and that of 1876, the first under the new Constitution, adjourned March 18, being the shortest regular session, al though almost equalled by the session of 1 877. The sessions of 1 87«, 1 878, 1 887, 1889, 1891, 1907 and 1911 adjourned in May. The session of 1897, the year the Capitol burned, ran until July, while adjournments have been taken in June by the sessions of 1879, 1881, 1883, 1 885, 1 893, 1895, 1901 and 1913, the adjournment last session being on the 27th, the same date as that of 1901. It was seldom under the old Con stitution that sessions ran late, only one July and two June dates being recorded. Nine times the Legislature adjourned in May, but most of the annual sessions ended in April. Four times under the present Constitution the legislators have gone home in April, the last time being on April 15, 1 909. It is interesting to note that the Legislature has met in January since 1840 because there Is pending a pro posed constitutional amendment to put the meeting time in December, which was the rule from 1790 to the time when the Constitution of 1838 became operative. This proposed amendment is up for final action in the House. Among the recent arrivals in New York from the war zone is Frank S. Rutterworth. Yale's noted football player of several years ago. Mr. But terworth went from France to Kng lanil on a channel steamer at which a< German submarine tired a torpedo without warning. Mr. But tor worth says there were no soldiers on board, but mainly women and children, lie is well known in this city, as he at tended the Harrisburg Academy and took a prominent part in Harrisburg life for a time. He is a nephew of the late Professor J. F. Seller. Officials of the third class cities will be watching Harrisbnrg with much in terest this week owing to the fact that the bills in which they have been most concerned are pending. This legis lation attracted much attention at the start of the session, hut got side tracked. Now in the closing hours there is much stir over it. The civil service hill is likely to be taken up and put through within a day or so. It was passed once, hut was recalled from the Governor for amendment. Ha.v and rye are being cut on some of the farms in this part of the coun try already, although the weather has not been very propitious for either. In some of the lower Dauphin farms rye has been in the head for some time and a fair crop is being cut. The rains will make the grass grow rapidly and there will lie an abundance of hay to sell in this district. The city of Heading is probably the lirst in the State to take advantage of the newly approved act permitting third class cities to sell water to dis tricts in their vicinity where there Is no water company operating at present under exclusive rights. This act was passed to aid some of the western cities, but appears to have been promptly used in the eastern section of the State. Among visitors to the citv Saturday was Superior Court Judge Frank M. Trexler, of Allentown. He was on his way home from Pittsburgh, where the court sat. People from this State who have vis ited Newport News lately say that every effort is being bent to complete the battleship Pennsylvania as rapidly as possible. The armor and guns of the giant fighter are being turned out in this State and most of the ma chinery is also Pennsylvania product. The battleship was launched in an ad vanced state. When the vessel goes into commission the silver service bought for the cruiser Pennsylvania, now the Pittsburgh, will be presented. Roland S. Morris, chairman of the Democratic State committee and well known to many residents of this city, is the writer of four interesting letters on his impressions of Germany which were published in the Philadelphia Ledger yesterday. Mr. Morris went to Bavaria to bring home his sister and get right into thethlck of the war zone. Furnace fire smoke hung over the city and its suburbs yesterday because of the cold damp weather which fol lowed last week's three fine days. The cold snap comes just a week after that of two years ago. At that time frost appeared and fruit trees were dam aged. The coincidence has been much remarked the last few days. {WELL KNOWN PEOPLEI —President Drinker, of Lehigh, is home from Jamaica. —Clinton Rogers Woodruff. Phila delphia registration commissioner, will go to Maine next month. —C. 1,. Harper, Philadelphia banker, has been elected a director of the Wheeling and Lake Erie. —Mayor Blankenburg will lay the cornerstone of a new bank building in Philadelphia. —Congressman W. H. Coleman, of McKeesport, has been making a series of speeches in towns in his district. IPO YOU KNOW! That Hni-riwbiirjc boilers are in use at many of the southern coal mines? AX EVENING THOUGHT It is for young men to gather knowledge, and for old men to use it.—Seneca. The Call of the Tennis Court i Z / And now the devotee of tennis Is beginning to grot himself in form. And this Is a mattar not to s>e taken lightly. The tennis ex pert is fastidious. His tools must be just right— must fit his hands .to the nicety of a hair. Sometimes he Is puzzled to get just what he wants when he wants it. But the wise tennis expert follows the customs of his every day affairs and consults the ad vertising of the Telegraph. He finds It leads to the road of satisfaction. HARRISBURG fjffißftl TELEGRAPH GNMK TO El ; TENTH SESSION Grandfather of the Philadelphia Delegation Will Close Fine Record This Week FULL CREW BILL AGAIN Much Interest Being Shown in the Measure; Powell Bills Having Their Troubles HENRY GRANSBACK Henry Gransback, oldest member of the Legislature in point of years and one of the oldest representatives in point of service, will close his tenth session of the general assembly this week. The grand old man of the Phil adelphia delegation will be eighty years old next January and although not an active participant in the busi ness of the House is probably one of the best posted men on legislative pro cedure in that branch and very often apt to upset calculations by voting the way his experience urges. Mr. Grans back has seen a good many bills rise and fall and oftentimes his colleagues look up 'in surprise at one of his votes and then come around to his way of thinking. —-Mr. Gransback was born in Phila delphia in 1836 and liad a war rec ord before most of the members of tlie present House were born. He gave up a flourishing iron business to enlist in one of the Pennsylvania regi ments, but when he came back he prospered more than ever and was so respected by his neighbors that he was repeatedly urged to run for of tice. He was elected to the Mouse for the sessions of 1895, 1897 and 1899, historic sessions of which the average legislator of to-day knows lit tle. He was elected to the Senate to till a vacancy in 1900 and then chosen for a full term, sitting in the sessions 1 1 ( ol' 1901, 1903 and 1905. In 1908 he was asked to stand for the House again and has been a member of the sessions of 1909, 1911, 1913 and 1915. The full crew bill appears to be attracting attention all over the coun try and there is as much speculation 1 in New York as there . is in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh over what Full Crew may happen to it. The Attracts hearing on the bill has Interest been lixed for AVed nesday afternoon in , the Governor's big reception room and it. will bring here many men active in transportation affairs and leaders of the brotherhoods. President W. G. Lee, of the trainmen, is expected to make an address for the men. This 1 hearing recalls the days in 1911 when the present law was up. The railroad presidents and leaders of the brother hoods came here day after day. This will be the second big executive hear l Ing, the Philadelphia housing bill hav ing been the first to be aired. —A good bit of amusement is being manifested on Capitol Hill In the battle over the two corporation tax report bills sponsored by Audi- tor General A. W. Powell Powell's and now bumping the Hills in bumps in the Senate. Trouble What makes the interest so keen is that people have widely divergent ideps about what the bills will do. Some people insist that they would tax good will and franchise as well as capital or loans. The Auditor General has issued statement No. 2 on the bills in which he declares that they are not as bnd as painted and that corporations need have no fear of him. On the other hand there are some senators who take the view that the bills would upset things more than appears on the surface. Powell has still two years to serve and the sug gestion has been made about the Sen ate chamber that he work out the bills more thoroughly and present them next session when they can be come effective when his successor takes office. —Some last demands for hearings on bills are being made by people who have been working on legislation, but It is unlikely that much will be done in that ■ line. The legislators Members appear to be more in- Prepare terested in getting action to Close on their bills than in anything else and the backing and filling that marks every session will bo subordinated to work. The House plans to have three sessions Tuesday and Wednesday and to wind up work easily on Wednesday night. As a matter of fact, things are in bet ter shape for the House to have an easy finish than for a long time. The compensation and general appropria tion bills, as last session, are the busi ness of the final week, but it is not ex pected either will make the bother that marked the last week of June, 1913. —Various committees of the two houses are arranging for farewell sup pers to he given this week. The big dinners of the session are over and social matters will be passed up in the rush to get through. Hence the sup pers will be late at night. —Between the legislative wind-up and the meetings Public Ser vice, Hoard of Paraßns and otlier bodies things will be lively at 'the Capitol this week. —Lists of the bills that died in com mittees last week are furnishing inter esting reading now. Some that at tracted attention in those newspapers engaged in fomenting trouble do not appear to have won much considera tion in the last nnalysls. —Bernard Rgan, the new postmas ter of Emporium, caino to see the legislature In action. Fie is a Demo crat and did not find the reorgani zation wing amounted to much this session. , BOOKS and ji| >L^A.ZINES^^ "America annd Her Problems," by Paul H. B. d'Estournelles do Constant, is announced for publication late in May. In this important book the au thor not only gives his Impressions of this country and its problems, but also touches upon the war and the attftude which the United States should assume toward the belligerents. In Scott Near ing's "Income" the well-known econ omist and student of social questions brings forward many facts bearing on the important subject of the returns for services rendered and from prop erty owned in the United States. The next volume in the now series of biographies for young people, known as "True Storeis of Great Americans," is to be devoted to Nathan Hale. The author is Jean Christie Root. "Doodles," by M. C. Dowd, Houghton. Mifflin Company, Boston, Mass., pub lishers. This is another of those delightful little volumes which adds to the sum of human happiness. "Doodles" is a boy "Polly Anna." It ought to be in every household and read «by every person old and young. Plucky little Doodles, the sunshine boy. an irresistibly radiant cripple, will win his way straight to the affections of every reader and leaves a bit of his own sunshine in their hearts. Illustra tions by Maria L. Kirk. Creed of the Knocker [Fulton (Ohio) Sentinel.] "I believe that nothing is right. I believe that everything is wrong. I be lieve that I alone have the right idea. The town is wrong, the things they do are wrong, and they are doing them in the wrong way anyway. I believe I could fix things if they would let me. If they don't, I will get a lot of other fellows like myself and we will have a law passed to make others do things the way we want them done. Ido not believe that the town ought to grow. It is too big now. I believe in fighting every public improvement and spoil ing everybody's pleasure. I am al ways to the front in opposing things, and never yet have I advanced an idea or supported a movement that would make people happier or add to the pleasure of man. woman or child. I am opposed t ofun and am happiest at a funeral. I believe in starting re forms that will take all the joy out of life. It's a sad world and I am glad or it" lEDITORIAL COMMENT] War fans are still Waiting to see what those Germans can do on their home grounds.—Philadelphia North American. Possibly the too swift approach of summer is nature's effort to defend herself against the Spring poet.—Chi cago Herald. Some Philadelphians who go to San Francisco will get their first glimpse of the Liberty Bell. Philadelphia North American. In the matter of total abstinence the British people seem to lie inclined to "let George do it."—New York Morn ing Telegraph. Our belligerent European friends seem disposed to agree that President Wilson committed a shocking breach of neutrality by proposing that Ameri cans adopt "America First" as their slogan.—New Orleans Times-Picayune. DispVtches announce that th 6 no bility of Great Britain, Russia, Bel gium and France is to boycott the "Almanach de Gotha" as a result of this war. There now; we knew some thing awful would come out of this misunderstanding.—Zion's Herald. Colonel Roosevelt ought to give us a fat volume entitled "Wild Politicians I Have Met."—Chicago Daily News. NEWS DISPATCHES OF THE CIVIL WAR [From the Telegraph, May 17, 1865] Slaves Freed Greensboro, N. C., May 17.—Gen eral Schofield to-day issued an order freeing all slaves In this State. Much consternation was caused as the slaves were needed to work on the Spring crops. v General Forrest Sliot Nashville, May 17. —It is reported here that General Forrest was shot by Captain Walker, of the Rebel I ranks. In revenge for the shooting of his son. Parole Forces New Orleans. May 17.—Hick Tay lor's forces which caused much trou ble during the war are now being pa roled. fIN HARRISBURG FIFTYI [YEARS AGO TO-DAYJ [From the Telegraph. May 17, 1865] Davis to Vlsft City? It is rumored here to-day that Jeff Davis will pass through this city on his way to Washington under guard. Repairs Office The State Treasurer is having nu merous repairs made in his office. Want Clean City People are urging the Mayor to use his authority, and after conducting an investigation, to close a number of places in Third street, where some of the worst characters of the city con gregate. [OUR DAILY LAUGHI A HEATED CON VERSATION. wßffi ;«? M. "Maud," I cried, ' reßolved to chance her. "There are i 1 7 * ujffi words I burn \ I - Then she made i'i |||s th i 8 cryptic I ' V j&f answer. —Jg "All right, Charlie; blaze away." HARD LINES. I\/" That life Is full pjtfss! L of up s and <bl v This quatrain We must put with what we And then plank 9^ [< Events of Tomorrow 1 J Principals' Club to entertain Profes sor Dibble, new principal of the Central High School, at Wlllard Building In the evening. Botary Club meeting at Harrlsburg Club at 6:30 o'clock. Hsrrlsburg Counellinanle Association banquet in Chestnut Street Hall to morrow evenlnjc. MAY 17,1915. THE CARTOON OF THE DAY w, J NEITHER COWARD NOR 3ARBARIAN BUT— —From thr Olilo Stat* Journal. THE STORY OF A FAMILY GOOSE IN GERMANY From Tail-Feather to Bill, None of the Bird Is Wasted We quote from Mabel Potter Dag gett's article in Pictorial Review for June. 1915, "The Wonderful German Housewife." "She's as economical as the Beef Trust—l don't know but more so. We have been told how at Chicago are saved hide, hair and hoof, out of which they make even more, millions than from the steaks and the chops for which we are charged such high prices. But you should see how "by products" are handled in Rosika Von Hoffmann's kitchen. There was the goose for the Pfingsten festival which corresponds to the English Whitsun tide. Literally, little else but the quack from that bird went into the garbage pail. I can see it now as it hung suspended by a string in the open window "to air," all dressed and ready to he roasted for Sunday. And that would have been about all of it for an American table except possibly cold meat left over for a luncheon. Here it will go some several meals far ther. The conservation of the German goose begins with its feathers. Frau lein, who is Frau Von Hoffmann's maid, as she plucks them carefully, is putting them in a gingham bag to be hung in the attic with a row of other like sfingham bags. On sunny days they will all be hung out on the back fence. In time they will have been "cured" to go into a feather bed. Year bv year like this, the feather beds are accumulated for the future trosseau of tho little daughter of the family. These are cherished heirlooms of the German household. Frau Von Hoff mann's own plumeaux are descended from her mother and her grandmother before her. The goose for Pflngsten Sunday has been plucked. The bill and the claws, it is true, have gone into the garbage pail. But the preparation of the rest proceeds. Only the body of the goose will be roasted for the festival dinner. Some Interesting "Jitney" Facts THE public of this country Is just awakening to the advantages and possibilities of motor trans portation. The service will not be confined to the cities, but will enter the smaller towns, especially the in land points not having Rood railroad or street car accommodations,' said Charles J. Stevens, who has been de tailed by the International Harvester Company to make a study of the sltua tion. . "It is also true that certain otner interests will be affected by this de velopment of motor passenger trans portation, and the public will be deeply Interested in legislation to be enacted controlling this new *nd up to-date convenience for tfce general public. . , . "Thousands of motor buses, includ ing "jitney" lines, have made their appearance in different parts of this country during the past few months, making good on a profitable basis, showing the people's endorsement of the new system. In far-off \ ancouver the motor buses and 'jitney' units show receipts averaging SBO,OOO per month. " 'Jitney* Is a term of Russian, Japa nese or sporting circle origin, and a 'jitney' bus is any automobile or mo tor truck which is used to carry pas sengers at 'jitney' fare, five cents. "From the way In which the 'jitney' bus has taken hold there is nothing to indicate that it is a fad. The man ner in iwhlch many cities have been taken by storm by the 'jitneys' is illus trated by the experience in Kansas City. Within a week after the first 'jitney' went Into operation the num ber was increased to 'eighty, and within two weeks It had increased to one hundred and fifty. Many similar cases are recorded, showing the fore gone conclusion that the 'jitney' lines have come to stay. When wo con sider this new means of transportation we can clearly see many reasons why this new system is needed and in all probability will become a permanent institution. "In nil cities of moderate size the former systems have been unable to handle the traffic during the rush hours, causing congestion and crowd ing The strap hangers have com plained loud and long, with no relief In sight until the advent of the 'jit ney' transportation system. An arrtiy of 'Jitneys' is like a relief corps, which swoops down upon the crowded cor ners, carrying away the people to their homes or destination. "There are sections of every city not having regular transportation lines, while there are residence sec tions where noisy systems will not be permitted. Such sections are particu larly favorable to the 'jitney' line, The feet are being carefully skinned. These, with the head, the neck, the wings and the stomach are being pre pared like a fricasee for to-day's din ner. The Ganseklein is by some, es teemed an even greater delicacy than the goose Itself. The heart, which might also have gone into the Ganse klein is, however, reserved by Frau Von Hoffmann for another purpose. Tho long skin which was removed from the neck is tied at one end. Into it is stuffed the chopped-up heart, mixed with a quarter of a pound of chopped beef and pork, to which are added stale bread crumbs and season ing of marjoram and onion. The other end of the skin is now tied and this Gansewurst is set aside to be roasted in the pan with the goose, which has been stuffed with apples. The "goose sausage" will be eaten, we will say, perhaps on Tuesday. Now Fraulein is skimming the grease from the fricasee. Any surplus fat In a German kitchen is carefully collected in a little brown jar that is kept on a shelf in Ihe pantry or It is used in .cooking to save the but-r ter. But the goose fat is a special luxury, which sold by itself is more expensive even than butter. The fat that is collected from the Pflngsten goose -will not go into the brown Jar. It is preserved by itself to be spread on bread or to be used in frying ap ples delicately seasoned with a little onion. The goose liver will be served for Gabelfruhstuck, or second break fast, at ten o'clock to-morrow morn ing. Cut in thin slices dipped in flour and frie.d in butter seasoned with onion, it is an appetizing bit that Father generally appreciates highly. Now there will also be a soup, per haps for Monday. Any of the gravy remaining from the roast, together with the bones of the goose, go into the soup kettle. Some people even boll these bones a second time for a second soup. and all parties will be made happy. The 'jitney' lines operating In some of the western cities with daily re ceipts are as follows: Portland, 75 cars, $600; San Francisco, 300 cars, $2,400; Transbay Cities. 450 cars, $3,- 600; Seattle, 500 cars, $4,000; L<os An geles, 1,050 cars, $8,400. Showing an average of SB.OO per day for each 'jitney.' "Another advantage of this new sys tem Is that the whole system cannot ibe tied up or blockaded by one or more units meeting with some minor accident, such as frequently occurs. "The success of the investment ven ture will depend largely on the kind of c&rs adopted. It has been decided that each car should seat from eight to twelve passengers, and the differ ence between solid and pneumatic tires will largely represent the profits or losses. Solid tires will undoubtedly be necessary if passengers are to be carried at a profit' at 'jitney' fare. The numerous delays occasioned by pneu matic tire troubles could not loni* be tolerated, and they occasion an extra heavy expense. Tf the principles of good business Judgment are observed in selecting the cars least liable to \:ause delays on account of tire and motor trouble the 'jitney' bus venture will be an attractive proposition. "The car of medium capacity, manufactured by a good, reliable firm, having a supply house within easy reach for any emergency, a reliable service station in charge of competent experts, will minimize such delays and largely determine the success and profits in the venture. Investigate the reliability of the manufacturer and their ready equipment to safeguard your future protection before making the selection of cars." Mr. Stevens is district manager for the International Harve»ter Company in this city and is making a study of J| the "Jitney" situation all over the country. MIRROR-DANCE Whenso my lady lists to dance, 'T is thine, "O mlrjror, to repeat Her smile, Tier bright adventurous glance, Her moving grace from head to feet. And mine it is, two visions fair To hold within my field of sight— The substance here, the shadow there. And all to double my delight. O glass, If on thy polished sphere Some Merlin charm I might but lay. Then wouldst thou keep her Imago dear When she has danced—and danced away! . —Edith M. Thomas, in the Century.
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