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■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.