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Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. ■w»r» dally average for thr three a month* ending May 31, IB 15. ★ 21,577 ♦ Average for the year 1914—*3.213 Average for the year 1013—21,577 Average for the year 1912—21,175 Average for the year 1911—18,851 Average for the year 10HV—17,495 TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 1 It is raid that trvth is often eclipsed but net er extinguished.—Livy. THE GERMAN NOTE GERMANY'S reply to President . Wilson's note following the sinking of the Lusltanla is eva sive and insincere. The President Is right in his conclusion that he has the full support of the American peo ple in telling the Imperial Govern ment It is unsatisfactory. Nobody In this country wants war with Germany or any other nation, but whatever steps the President may deem neces sary to preserve the honor and dig nity of the nation and to protect the rights of humanity from the attacks of the merciless monster of Prussian militarism will be accepted with hear ty accord by every American citizen. The German government perhaps does not understand the temper and the high principles for which the American people—which is to say the American government—stand. One semiofficial Berlin newspaper tells its readers not to take our "shirt sleeve diplomacy" too seriously; that the spirit of the note as Interpreted by European diplomats is far different from the language In which it is couched. Perhaps herein lies the se cret of the hedging, side-stepping re ply of Berlin. It may be Europe has not yet learned that our "shirt sleeve diplomacy" simply means we play the game with all the cards on the table, that we say what we mean, that in our dealings with other nations we prefer the "square deal" to the lying subterfuges and polite nothings with which European statesmen are wont to clothe their international ex changes. If that is the case Berlin Is due for a sudden and painful awak ening on the subject. Another possible explanation is that Germany Is merely trying to "save her face," an the Chinese put It. The audience which the Kaiser's ambassa dor has sought with the President may mean that the Imperial Government ■will offer to agree behind closed doors to a course it was too proud to an nounce through the public channels of a note for which the wholejsorld was watching. In short, Reports from Washington indicate that the ambas sador is empowered to grant in pri vate audience most of the demands ig nored or glossed over by the note. It Is not likely, if this be true, that the President will agree to any "star chamber" understandings. Germany must comply with the terms laid down by the American government or abide by the consequences. Ameri cans are not in mood to "arbitrate" concerning intolerable conditions over thft dead bodies of their murdered wo men and children. Five out of twelve submarines hav ing failed at critical stages in the re cent fighting test of the Atlantic fleet, Secretary Daniels has been at last con vinced that there may be something the matter with the navy. A CEVFt'RY AFTER WATKKI/OO hundred years ago this month, II the rapid and brief campaign which culminated in the Battle of Waterloo took place. The battle itself occurred June 18. 1815. Under the most ordinary circumstances there would he a flood of comment upon the centenary, but now. when all Eu rope is again at war becausepf mili tarism gone mad. just as it was a cen tury ago, the anniversary may be ex pected to attract even more attention, and especial interent will attach to ■what Is said by those best qualified to discuss In detail any of the bewllder lngly large number of aspects the sub ject presents. There are, however, some phases which challenge the at tention of any intelligent person bent upon keeping abreast of the current of events, and upon these the man In the street and the expert In his study are bound to agree, so obvious are the conclusions that are forced upon them. For the past ten months the terri tory over which the armies of Europe and maneuvered Just prior to the clash on the historic field has •choed the tramp of armed men and the rumble of artillery, together with the chug of motor vehicles anil the whir of aircraft propellers—sounds which would create more amazement among Ney'l cuirassiers and Welllng ton'a infantrymen, if they could come iback, than did the trumpeting of tfte .elephants of Darius Codomanus among th* phalangites oi Alexander at Ar 'TUESDAY EVENING, bela. But in spite of the great ad-| vance In the implements It is not' ap parent, at least not at the present istage of the struggle now In progress, [that there has been any Improvement In the art of war. Out of the welter of blood, the wreck of cities and the crufeh of civilisation which make the war so appalling there emerges just one man who appears to have a touch of Napoleonic genius—von Hinden burg.' All the rest, on both sides, seem to be the servants rather than the masters of the mighty machines that have been fabricated In order thßt warfare may be more efficient. A commander of first-rate talent seems to be the need of the hour in Europe. It is not too much to say that the side which first develops one will have r preponderating advantage, providing he comes forward while the contending forces are yet fairly well balanced in all other particulars. But to he of any use. he must come soon. After all, economic pressure is much more powerful in protracted wars of great magnitude than the weight of the mightiest armifcs and the skill of the most brilliant captains. If the Corsican had understood the principles of political economy as thoroughly as he understood the importance of hav ing the more effective artillery at a given point and at a particular time his dream of empire might have come true. In one detail we seem to have ac tually gone back since Waterloo. When Napoleon got his first army the affairs of France were in the ut most confusion. The Directory told the young commander that all it could give him was an army; how to feed it and clothe it were problems he would have to solve himself. During the nine teen years that intervened between this inauspicious beginning and the crash at Waterloo he not only, overran practically every country in Europe with the aid of a huge and expensive military establishment, but he recon structed France from the very founda tions. He found her bankrupt, disor ganized, threatened on every frontier, her people starving. He restored the administrative, financial and commer cial prestige of the nation and not only lifted burdens from the shoulders of the individual citieens, but made it possible for them to enjoy a degree of prosperity such as no people of continental Europe had known be fore. "When the end came for the Emperor, France was the most illus trious, if not actually the most power ful, single country in the whole world —and was free of debt. Debts are Increasing so rapidly at the present time that many genera tions yet unborn will groan under the burden that is being piled up, and financiers gravely predict that no mat ter how the war ends the nations will be so completely exhausted that it will be impossible to exact a money in demnity from the vanquished party. The case for funded debts in the main is a strong one, but it is admitted that it is a moral wrong as well as a glar ing economic error to create perpetual or even long term debts to meet cur rent expenses. Host military expendi tures are just that. It is among the possibilities that one of the conse quences of the war will be sweeping changes of opinion on the whole sub ject of bond issues by national and subordinate governments, and It would not be surprising if there should be general agreement that each genera tion ought to pay for its own wars. The immediate effect of the accept ance of such a principle would be to deter nations from going to war for any but the most righteous rea sons and to encourage them to reduce armaments. An ultimate effect would be widespread improvement mentally, morally and materially in people of all classes, but particularly of the masses, who from the beginning of time have supplied most of the blood and treasure that has been poured out on the altar of Mars. This would be a different, a much more comfort able and an infinitely happier world if the money that has gone into public debts of all varieties in violation of the principles of sound finance had gone instead into the encouragement of industry and the development of the natural resources of the world. And it is obvious that if the employ ment provided by public bond issues were curtailed along the line here suggested surplus capital would be compelled to go to work at something really constructive. But however discouraging one may find a comparison of the financial fea tures of the struggles with which the century following Waterloo began and ended, it is the spiritual side that Is apt to make us pause the longest and ponder the most. The indictment against Napoleon was that he had con-J tempt for humanity and was ignorant of its Instincts and needs; that he knew only force and In matters of thought only that which serves force; that while he re-established the finances of the French, he sup pressed their liberties; that, In fine, he misunderstood all the ideas of which civilization is composed. Be cause of these delinquencies Europe united and drove him forth, an outlaw. But what of the present? Only one thing prevents the conclusion that humanity lias been marking time for a hundred years. It is that to-day the obliquity which proved the ruin of the man who. perhaps, was the greatest military genius of all history and cer tainly was one of the great adminis trators is making Its last stand. And [again defeat for It is Inevitable. This time victory over it promises to be complete and irrevocable. Even If the central empires win they will be com pelled to face reorganization within their own lines and that, win or lose, Is certain to Involve ethical and poli tical housecleaning of the most thor* oughgoing character. This eventuality was predicted by some observers at the outbreak of the war and there are signs that at least such a prospect is being borne home to the conscious ness of those leaders who encouraged the Germanic people, to toast "The I Day" and believe implicitly the brutal izing philosophy of Nietzsche and Bernhardt. r All is not well with the world by any means, but after everything is con sidered it ic apparent that, la spite oi surface indications to the contrary, we really did advance during the century following the stirring episode which put a period to the Napoleonic era? and that the future is by no means as gloomy as It seems. Judging by to-day. we should say that the poet who wrote "what Is so rare as a day In June." knew what he was talking about and wo sincerely hope that the future may justify a continuance of the opinion. MERIT AND POLITICS THIS from the Philadelphia In quirer ought, to be read by every voter In the Jand, as set ting forth the attitude at Washington toward merit in office: Fifty-one years ago - Abraham Lincoln, on the recommendation of Salmon Chase. Secretary of the Treasury, appointed Captain W. Howard Gibson to a position in the fiscal department of the United States Government. Captain Gib son won the immediate confidence of his superiors, and he was gradu ally promoted until lie be- ame As sistant Treasurer of the United States in thisi city. He served with credit In various places under Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes. Garfield. Arthur, Cleveland. Harrison/ Mr Kinle.v. Roosevelt and Taft. But along comes the Wilson administration and ousts the man who has given more than a half century of his life to the service of his country, not to speak of the years he spent In the Union Army. Was he incompetent? Oh. no, not at all. Was ho incapacitated? Not in the least. Why is he dropped from the rolls without notice? Simply to make a place for a Pemo cratic politician who had performed tlie heroic service of voting for Mr. Wilson In the Baltimore conven tion. Captain Gibson enjoys a double distinction. To hove been I appointed by Lincoln anil dismissed I by Wilson puts him In a class by himself. If this were an' isolated instance the criticism of the Inquirer might be regarded, perhaps, as overdrawn. But it is not. Ever since the Demo crats assumed control at Washington merit in office has been made second ary to political reward. Men long in the service of the government and admittedly honest and efficient have been displaced to make way for rela tives or henchmen of those who came Into power as a result of the political accident that elected Wilson to the presidency. Colored employes have been shifted to inferior positions or thrown out entirely to create vacancies to be filled by Southern Democrats of untried ability. Veterans of the Civil War have been elbowed out of office or into menial positions in the base ments for the same reasons. Merit in the eyes of the victorious Democrats appears to lie only in unquestioned and unquestioning allegiance to the Democratic machine. News from Wyoming Is to the effect that goats are unusally plentiful in the mountains of that State. This prob ably explains the loss of a great many by well known American citizens in the past year. TIIE GROWTH OF HF.RSHKY THE remarkable growth of the town of Hershey, where the Church of the Brethren Is hold ing Its great conference this week. Is illustrated by the fact that when the Brethren met in Harrishurg a dozen [years ago, Hershey consisted mainly of a swamp and a farm. To-day it is one of the show places of the country and the scale upon which its founder, M. S. Hershey, operates is shown by his erection, at a cost of $50,000, of a great concrete and steel auditorium especially for the sessions of the visit ing churchmen. More than one successful business man has pondered upon the remark able developments at Hershey. The answer lies in the founder of the place himself. Hershey is the crea ture of the brain of M. S. Hershey— all that it is and plans to be it owes to him. It is said that he did not foresee the great success that was to be his when he established his choco late factory at what Is now the town of Hershey. but subsequent events lead one to the conclusion that if the idea of the Chocolate Town did not blossom full blown in his brain the vision was not long in developing. Hershey is too orderly, too well wrought, too carefully thought out to have been the result of the haphazard growth that has marked the mush room construction of' many another just as prosperous industrial com munity. This is the month of brides and sweet girl graduates—and the bills that father has to pay. ' Perhaps the Czar wants to take the P out of Prussia. EDITORIAL COMMENT | The German apology: "Sorry, but I'll do it again."—Philadelphia Ledger. There are some things worse than war, and, then again, there are some things better, as President Wilson hint ed at Philadelphia.—Chicago Herald. If the as Dr. Dernburg says, was a British auxiliary cruiser, why did not the German embassy pro test to the United States and cause the ship to be interned?— Springfield Re publican. THE JITNEY BUSINESS [From the Providence Journal.] Traffic experts would warn investors against rushing into the jitney busi ness, in the present stage of its develop ment, although it may appear to be a flourishing one. The free-lance jitney driver believes that he Is prosperous, no doubt. But the cold calculators tell us that, whereas the jitney earns between live and six cents a car mile, the cost of operation and maintenance, with all Incidental fees, taxation and so on, amounts to seven cents at a conservative estimate. If that is correct, the average jitney man Is beading for bankruptcy on the high speed. He will refuse to believe it. probably, unless experience shows him. It is pointed out by those skilled In reading such figures that the jitnev t profit comes from the overload, the passengers that sit in your lap, or hang on outside. But the automobile is not built to sustain such loads. Deprecia tion proceeds at an accelerated pace, and costly accidents ocur with uncom mon frequency. A special committee of the American Electric Railway Association, which has been studying the novel competi tion that has suddenly confronted the street railways, concludes that .iltnoys are unprofitable. So, quite apart from any supposition that the public will tire of the novelty, the conclusion Is that the jitney is not here to stay. An obvious suggestion to the contrary would be that the permanency of the new traffic convenience might be assur ed by organization of jitney Interests, and the construction of motor vehicles expressly designed for the peculiar ser vice. From some cities already It is reported that independent jitney drivels are passing: Into the employ of Jitney corporations. while the swarm of cars is diminishing. In these places a sec ond-hand sutnmohlle, and a willingness to "take you anywhere and stop any where for one Jltnay," no longer prom iiic rich rewards. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH NO, THIS IS NOT AN INMATE OF THE FUNNY WARD l/( m&ku ' m Fffr coukin-to '■ UAHCE, - @i9rr- trrti.-ifrib - 3&Cm - "» —— T>ot£t«* Civ ""PiKKOljtcaKUv By the Ei-CommJttcrman Meetings of Republican county committees, which will be held In a number of the counties In the next six weeks are awaited with consider able interest at the Capitol because of the manner in which Governor Brum baugh's administration will be treated. It is expected that a number of In terior counties will have meetings be fore long to arrange for the primaries and the resolutions to be adopted will show the way the wind is blowing. Men connected with the State gov ernment will make it their business to seo that the Governor is supported and the talk that was heard ten days ago in resentment of some of the things that happened during the ses sion is not expected to be reflected to any extent. In counties where there is feeling it is likely that meet ings will not be held until later in the year. Probably none of the meetings will be held until the Governor acts upon the election bills now in his hands. These bills have been the subject of a good bit of Interest from party men some of whom, profess to see in them procedure which will have great effect upon the Fall elections. The anti fusion bills are the subject of consid erable talk, but it is not believed that the Governor will act hastily on them. —Announcement by friends of Sen ator William E. Crow, of Fayette, that he will he a candidate for United States Senator next year, is expected to be made this Fall. The State chair man is attending to business in the ! western part of the State, but will give his attention to political matters be fore long. It is understood that he will visit the eastern part of the State soon. —According to rumors that are go ing the rounds E. A. Jones, who re signed as deputy highway commission er a few days ago, will become active in Lackawanna county politics again. leaves to-day for his home and it Is said that in addition to looking after private business enterprises he may be a candidate for county chairman. —William J. Noll, Republican county chairman of Lebanon, will assume the duties of leader of the Republicans of Lebanon county, taking the place of A. R. Houck, who died suddenly ten days ago. Mr. Noll is well known here, as he has been a frequent visitor. —Dr. F. L. Van Sickle, of Lacka wanna, is being boomed for one of the I places under the workmen's compen ; sation system. •—Lawrence Casey, brother of the I Wilkes-Barre congressman, is com- I mencing to be heard of In the news regarding the Wilkes-Barre postmas ters!) ip. Dr. C. C. Mebane is also a candidate, but the congressman is said to have the inside track. —State Chairman Roland S. Morris Is getting into touch with Democrats connected with the reorganization fac tion on the subject of the State com mittee meeting, but Is not likely to issue the call for a month. HOUSEHOLD HINTS A wooden or sliver spoon should al ways be used in preparing fruits in which there is vinegar. To make sure there Is no dampness In the clothes press and drawers, they | should be aired regularly once a month. As the odor of kerosene Is very of fensive to flies, rubbing It over window screens, screen doors and the frame work of doors will help to keep them j away. The proper place for a refrigerator is is a well-lighted, well-aired room, land the waste pipe from it should nev |er be connected with the drain pipe. Its j shelves and racks should be washed ! with hot soap suds and rinsed with | clean hot water once a week, and the ! grooves and corners cleansed by us ing a-wooden skewer. The waste pipe j also wants to be cleaned with soap I suds and rinsed with clear water by means of a flexible wire with a cloth attached; and after all the parts are washed they want to be thoroughly dried. —Farm Life. 1 HE STAYED OUT | "Did Dusty join the bakers' trust?" I "No. After seeing how much they'd diluted their stock, he said the Bible taught him to cast his bread on,not I Into, the waters." —Farm Life. \noPTKH INAMMOUBLY (From the Kansas City Stsr.l Resolved, that we shall absolutely re fuse (o ret worked up any more over what Italy "is going to do." t 1 REGULATING JITNEY OMNIBUS i 4 The diversity of Jitney regulation Is almost as great as the variety of Jit neys and nearly every Western city, where this method of travel has be come popular, has taken a hand in "noping the wild Jitney' as this phase of law-making is called west of the Mississippi. The chief problem Is whether to treat the jitney as a permanent or a passing mode of transportation. In some cities the matter has been treated with a seriousness indicative of a belief that the jitney will last forever and that it will become as permanent a pavt of our urban life as the trolley car. Only last Saturday a new ordinance went into effect in San Francisco, which covered all phases of jitney regulation with the preciseness of an important franchise ordinance. Thus in that city not only must the driver furnish a SIO,OOO bond to indemnify anyone suffering any in jury from the operation of his car. but in order to obtain a license he must appear for oral examination as to his knowledge of the traffic regulations. A graduated license fee is provided so that a car carrying five or less passen gers pays $lO a year and larger cars pay varying rates ranging up to S4O a year for those carrying more than fif teen passengers. But the rules also provide that the police and firemen when in uniform are to have free jitney rides, that the brakes must be tested before descending any of San Fran cisco's famous hills and that, under penalty of fine, the driver must attach antiskid chains whenever the pave ments are slippery. Hlgli litceniie Fee* The San Francisco license fee, how ever, Is low compared with some of the annual charges which other cities have imposed. In Boise Cit» Idaho, the five passenger car pays $75 a year and the seven-passenger car pays SIOO. The surety bonds required in a number of cities range from $5,000 to SIO,OOO a car, although this feature of the regu lations has been bitterly fought by the Our Daily Laugh - , ALL WOMEN, What name /it "C. would you sugr irV jj® gest for a list of I I I the world's great- V/ * HB est men? \-\ 10 ■[ None; after IH talking with my TSMjn ■ H wife, I'm inclined JiSr B Jfl t" think there /a? . isn't any such M thins. A "NO." Why is Mr. Ko dak so gloomy f He and Marie ij_ have Just come • vly/fI fy-f out of the dark Ljß JQk. room, where he y' i had evidently de- / veloped a nega- / HOMESPUN PARAGRAPHS [From Trenton State Gazette] Perhaps we are warranted In tak ing Italy's actions as evidence that Jane Addams' efforts in the direction of peace are Just simply entertain ment for Jane. The court's decision In the Riggs' Bank case was very pleasing to Secre tary McAdoo, but something else has happened that is apt to keep him walking the floor for some time. China might be able to get along without Japan, but Japan doesn't seem to be able to get along without China. Kitchener may have occasion to prove that he knows how to fight, right there in the cabinet. "Billy" Sunday says that hell Is no worse than Chicago. And "Billy" is going to Chicago by request. THE MAINSPRING OF GO It is said that Tennyson was seven teen years In writing "In Memoriam." He wrote the little song, "Come Into the Garden, Maud," fifty times before he published it. The wife of a dis tinguished painter said: "I never saw my husband satisfied with one of his productions." Thus self-dissatisfactlon lies at the root of our noblest achieve ments. What Is true generally is par ticularly true as a condition of growth in the divine life. Even if we have been kept from outward and disgrace ful sin. how frequently we come short of the glory of God! If we do not commit trespass, we are burdened with debt: Never yield to discouragement, never admit that failure is a necessary part of your life, never abandon your quest for the highest! Remember that Christ is just in front! "My sould fol lowrtli hard after thee, thy right hand eustalneth me!"—TheChrlstianHerald. JUNE 1, 1915. jitney driven, who claim that they are unable to meet the cost of the premi ums charged. In Oakland, moreover, it was found necessary to put In the or dinance a requirement that the bond ins: company must indemnify the per son injured, as it was found that some companies were slipping a joker into their policies which provided that no damages were to be paid until the sum had first been collected from the insur ed, so that the burden was shifted once more back upon any irresponsible driver. The question of regulation has been approached in the" West from three angles, the transportation side, the right of the city to receive a revenue in return for what in a sense is a franchise right, as well as from the need of safeguarding the public, says the Philadelphia Bulletin. From the first point of view, Los Angeles, the birthplace of the jitney, lias adopted an ordinance that dV vers must be li censed, they must agree to travel over certain prescribed routes, they must maintain a schedule, the cars must carry cards showing the routes, stops and rates of fare, and even signs are to be placed on posts Indicating the stopping places. • liiMurlng Safety The safety of the public has been as sured In some cities by drastic fines. Thus, at Denver a violator of the jit nev rules is liable to a fine of from SIOO to S3OO or ninety days in jail, and in Oakland the maximum term of im prisonment for violation of the jitney rules is fixed at six months. Nearly all the California cities, according to the Electric Railway Journal, provide for the collection of a license charge, as the fight alpnsr the Coast has centered around that phase, due to the fact that the State of California derives consid erable of Its income from the gross re ceipts of transportation companies who found their revenues decreasing through the popularity of the Jitney. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES ltiith Sawyer, author of the just published novel, "The Primrose Ring. ' was born in Boston and graduated from Columbia University in 1904. Upon her graduation, she was offered the profes sorship of English in a Western Uni versity the alternative career that faced 'her being to "tell stories." Miss Sawyer clioose to tell stories, and be gan to do so that same year in kinder gartens, hospitals, asylums, and col leges; and, then, by a perfectly natural transition, she began to write o\\t the stories she has told for different mag azines. "The Primrose Ring" is her first novel. Basil King, whose authorship of "The Inner Shrine" was acknowledged on the publication of his latest book. "The Letter of the Contract," is at present busy writing a new novel. As soon as this is finished, Mr. King will sail for England where he intends spending the summer. THE HEIGHTS By Kiln Wheeler Wilcox. I cried, "Dear Angel, lead me to the heights. And spur me to the top." The Angel answered. "Stop And set thy house In order; make It fair For absent ones who may be speeding there; Then we will talk of heights," I put my house In order. "Now lead on!" The Angel said, "Not yet; Thy garden is beset By thorns and tares; go weed It »o all those Who come to gaze may find the unvexed rose; Then we will journey on." I weeded well my garden. "All Is done." The Angel shook his head. "A beggar stands," he said. "Outside thy gates; till thou hast given heed And soothed his sorrow and supplied his need. Say not that all is done/' The beggar left me singing. "Now at last — At last the path is clear." "Nay. there is one draws nesr Who seeks, like thee, the difficult high way. He lacks thy courage; pheer him through the day. Then we will cry, 'At lost!'" I helped my weaker brother. "Now the heights; O guide me. Angel, guide!" The Presence at my side, With radiant face, said, "Look, where are we now?" And lo! we stood upon the mountain's brow— The heights, the shining heights! THE SPINSTER'S BINT A maiden well advanced In years used to wait every morning for the postman, a bachelor of about her age, and ask him if there were not a letter for her. Several weeks passed thus, but the anxiously expected letter did not ar rive. Finally, one morning the post man said to her: "Well, to-morrow you shall get your letter If I have to'write It myself. "That's rlKht: do It," replied the old maid. "I shall be delighted to accept It." "Well." said the postman, smllllng. "what do you want me to write—a busi ness letter or a love letter?" "If you mean business, please write a love letter!" was her blushing reply. —Liondon Scraps. Bmmuj <£hat Men connected with industrial es tablishments are commencing to get very busy, but in a quiet manner, to safeguard their supplies of labor when the anticipated revival of activity in iron and steel and other establish ments comes this summer and some Inquiries have been made in this sec tion which indicate that they will need large numbers of hands. In the last I two years the so-called "floating" la ' bor supply has diminished materially, i Some of the men have been snapped up by plants which have been spurred to great efforts by war orders and quite j a number of men have gone to other I portions of the country, while others I have gone to labor on farms, a line of | labor with which they are familiar. .Prior to the outbreak of the war thou sands of men went home and have probably been drawn into the armies, but there remained many more who stayed in this country in the hope of better times and who sensed the troublous days that have come upon their native lands. The number of men who have returned to fight is said by men who hire labor to be smaller • than the general run of folks suppose, one of the reasons being that the men who went back in 1912, when the Ral kan war broke out, discovered that it was no picnic. Stories that hundreds of men have gone from this section in the last six months are declared to be baseless. The fact remains, however, that there is n scarcity of labor in sight. The railroads have filled up their gangs, most of them are natives or men who have been in this country long enough to know that they are bet ter off here, and some of the con tractors have taken time by the fore lock and rhade sure of their forking forces. The proposed state system of supervision of employment agencies is expected to aid immensely In locating labor for Pennsylvania industries. • * • Give a small boy R dog, and he Is happy. It matters not what breed the dog hails from. If it is only a dog, a boy is happy. Everywhere that boy goes, the dog follows. It may not have anything on Mary's lamb, but the boy is not happy unless lie has the dog with him. In Harrisburg, however, there Is one boy who is an exception. Jle wants something real in a dog. This boy called at the police station the other day and was accompanied by a dog. The boy was hunting the dogcatcher. Asked why, he said: "This dog is no good. He is not even good company. When I stop he i falls asleep. He won't even chase a cat. I don't want a dog like that. Give me a dog that is a real sport. He is worse than a dead one. All he does is eat and sleep." When told that the dogcatcher was not doing busi ness, he remarked, "well, I guess I will have to put up with it. No mat ter how I hate this dog I cannot kill any dumb animal." One of the things that attracted much attention about the city yester day was the universal display of flags. It is doubtful if so many flags have been put to the breeze on any Memor ial dny in years. The display ex ceeded even Independence day in re cent years. The flags were literally flown from almost every house and the surrounding towns reported the same display as in Harrisburg. Another thing that attracted com ment about Harrisburg yesterday was the number of automobiles driven by men whose garb proclaimed them to be members of the Brethren's denomi nation. Scores of machines contain ing whole families were to be seen about the city all heading to or from Hershey. Some of the cars came from Maryland and Delaware. Apparently, the Brethren have no objections to automobiles and furthermore have the money to buy them. • • • "More people went to the country yesterday than I have known for a long time." said one of the liverymen this morning. "And you can talk about the automobiles bumping my business. Nothing of the kind. I had every team I own in use yesterday and 1 could have rented many more. I tell you, people will hunt shady lanes in the country and when they go to them they want the good horse and buggy." •| WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Judge John B. Head, of the Su perior Court, used to be judge In West moreland. —Dr. Carl W. Gay, of the State Livestock Sanitary Board, showed his horses at the Philadelphia horse show. —Judge Russel C. Stewart delivered the address at the new Easton high school yesterday. —Dr. J. W. A. Haas, president of Muhlenberg College, presided yester day when a number of former students were ordained. —George P. A damson is the new president of the Easton Country Club. —Frank McCormick, of Wilkes- Barre, is at the Panama-Pacific Ex position. —Congressman Lewis T. McFadden, of Canton, spoke to the Blair county bankers at their meeting yesterday. | DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg bank clearings compare very favorably with those of la rue communities in the State? COALS TO NEWCASTLE He was an old-style farmer with a whisker on his chin He had to purse his underlip before he dared to grin. He ate a plug of "star" a day when he was feeling right, And oft, in case of sickness, he would clean up one at night. One seldom sees the likes of him in this new-fangled day— He was the sort of rusticus that some folks call a Jay. But in his eye a twinkle lived, and in his soul also: Ere you could find a merrier wight, a many a mile you'd go! He chored around with hoe and axe, at cow-time with a pail With which he caught the foaming milk while dodging burful tail. Came to his house one summer morn a smiling agent man. And, finding Reuben at the barn, his wheedling spiel began: "I represent Gittuppe & Duste, who make the very best Of all the millting thingmajigs that's known in all the west. I guarantee this thing to work and get the latest squirt From any bossy's udder, without sign or a trace or dirt—" But Reuben waved the man away and said: "I'll keep my pelf! Tou talk about a milk-machlneT By heck, I'm one myself!" —Strickland Gillilan in Farm Life. WOT FOR OUR MATERIAL BENEFIT [From the New York World.l Tt should be made plain to Carranza, Villa, Zapata and all the rest of the Mexican leaders that unless they at once deal with an Intolerable situation that is nf their own creation, the Unit ed Ftates can and will deal with it, not for anv material advantage to this country, but in the way of serv+ce to the Mexicans themselves and to civili zation. This is another case In which our flat must be law.
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