6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established 1141 PUBLISHED BY THE TELEGItAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACKPOLB President and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER Secretary GUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published every evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 218 Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at «• hs t ß>< 'ItTLHi l > *ix cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at $3.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harris bur#, Pa., as second class matter. Snorn dally average (or the three ★ months ending May 31,1915. _ 21,577 J* Average for the year 1014—98,218 Average for the year 1918—21,677 Average for the year 1812—21,17 ft Average for the year 1911—18,801 Average for the year HM0—17,495 SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 12 The gain which is made at the expense of refutation should rather be set down as loss. —Latin Proverb. FLAG DAY MONDAY, June 14, will be Flag Day and as such will be ob served by the Elks of this city with exercises at Reservoir Park. The lodgemen have asked that citizens in general join to make the celebration a success by displaying flags from every residence. The program as out lined bids fair to be the most elaborate Karrlßburg has ever had on any Flag Day and those who do not find it pos sible to participate otherwise certainly ought to co-operate by displaying at least one flag from window or house top. It is a Rood thing to pay tribute to the national ensign. It stands for "ail our hopes for future years," und it has an ancient and honorable history. The present flag dates from June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress passed n. resolution "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new con stellation." This was the first official designation of a national emblem. It has grown until now it embraces all our territory, except Alaska and our Insular possessions. The origin of the design has been much discussed. Simplest and most probable is the story that it came from the Washington family arms. Already, at Cambridge, Mass., on Jan uary 2, 1776, General Washington had displayed a flag designed by three men —Franklin, Lynch and Harrison —con- sisting of thirteen stripes, red and white, with the Union Jack in place of the stars, the stripes being emblematic of the union of the thirteen colonies against British oppression. What more natural than that the designers should compliment the General by embodying his family arms In the design? What more natural than that Congress should perpetuate both design and compliment? In the village church at Brighton, England, are the tombs of the father and uncle of George Washington. Both stones bear the Washington arms —a simple shield crossed by three horizontal stripes, above which are three five-pointed stars. The stripes of the Washington arms are recorded in the herald's office as alternate gules fred) and white. On both arms end flag the stars are five pointed, although the commoner form is six pointed. All of which is interesting, hut not so very important. The important thing is that we of this generation bring to the flag all of the full-hearted devotion, unsullied patriotism and readiness to sacrifice self for the bene fit of the whole that marked the. lives of those who won undying fame be neath the banner when its stars were few and its colors yet to be tried on desperate fields and billowing seas—- when those who fought 'neath its new flung folds staked their lives freely and fearlessly in the great cause of liberty and freedom. If there are any objections to cloning up the stores and factories and cele brating the Fourth of July on Monday, the sth, as Mayor Royal lias recom mended, they have not been made pub lie. A double-holiday is a welcome break in a work-a-day world. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS THE marked reductions In prices of automobiles that have been announced by manufacturersdur ing the past few days indicates that a much larger number of machines will be In use within the next few years than at present. The fact that a new car, equipped with all of the comforts and luxuries carried by only the most expensive machines of a year or two back, can now be had at a price less than was formerly asked for a second hand motor points to very low prices 1 for so-called "used" or "rebuilt" auto mobiles in the very near future. Many a man who has felt that he could not afford to spend SI,OOO or more on a machine will not miss the opportunity. "An automobile for everybody" Is said to b*"lhe ambition of Henry Ford, and It bids fair almost to be realized at an early date. This heavy increase in the number of cars in operation will necessitate the adoption of further traffic regu lations in Harrisburg. Already Third 6U«et batweua Walnut and Market is SATURDAY EVENING, j so badly crowded that It is a question whether or not it i> advisable to make it a "one way" thoroughfare. Market street, too, is filled constantly with cars parked along the curbs, often for hours at a time, and in many ways the traffic regulations that up to this time have proved very satisfactory are reaching the limits of their usefulness. The more automobiles, the more super vision; in this way only can the in terests of all be conserved. The Motor Club of Harrisburg is awake to these conditions and it is a pleasure to note the interest displayed by its officials in making the streets safe for all con cerned. About the time the Germans get ready to celebrate a victory in Galicla the Bear That Walks Like A Man butts in and breaks up the performance. TALKING HIMSELF TO DEATH MR. BRYAN Is talking himself to death. Every new note costs him another regiment or two of friends. From the proud position of Secretary of State he has descended In a few days to the unenviable posi jtlon of a mischief-making, self-seek ing politician who seeks to mas querade his own selfish ambitions un der the guise of patriotism. His flaunting of the President was had enough, but his presumption in ad dressing a needless and insulting note to Americans of German birth is even worse. His whole course has been de signed to arouse friends of the ad ministration to that point where they will make it possible for him to take sides openly against them politically and so inject himself into the situa tion as the logical candidate to lead the dissatisfied elements within the Democratic party against the renomi nation of Wilson. At any other time Republicans might view the development of a row within the Democratic party with In difference or, at the most, an interest bred of political possibilities. Just now, however, must frown upon this activity of Bryan as tending to annoy and disturb the national ad ministration at a time when it should be free of all internal disputes to face a critical situation abroad. The Russian army could give Colonel Roosevelt cards and spades on the gentle art of being able to "come back." SOME FOREST FIRE "DOX'TS" WITH thousands of persons al ready in the woods and thou- sands more prepared to go, the usual number of easily preventable summer forest fires may be expected. Every summer camper or fisherman not skilled in forest craft should pin in his outing hat the following list of "Dont's" just issued by the United States Forest Service: 1. Don't throw your match away until you are sure it is out. 2. Don't drop cigaret or cigar butts until trie glow is extin guished. 3. Don't knock out your pipe ashes while hot or where they will fall into dry leaves or other inflam mable material. 4. Don't build a camp fire any larger than is absolutely necessary. 5. Don't build a fire against a tree, a log, or a stump, anywhere but on bare soil. fi. Don't leave a fire until you are sure it is out; if necessary smother it with earth or water. 7. Don't burn brush or refuse In or near the woods if there is any chance that the fire may spread be yond your control, or that the wind may carry sparks where they would start a new fire. S. Don't be any more careless with fire in the woods than you are with fire in your own home. 9. Don't be idle when you dis cover a fire in the woods; if you can't put it out yourself, get help. Where a forest guard, ranger, or State fire warden can be reached, call him up on the nearest telephone • you can find. Thousands of acres of forest and suburban woodland in Pennsylvania have been burned over already this Spring by fires that started for the most part from preventable causes. The State has placed new fire protec tion laws on Its statute books, but they will be of small avail if indi vidual co-operation is lacking. If city people continue to be as reckless with fire In the woods as they have been the time will come when they will be barred from thousands of acres of privately owned lands now open to them. Why doesn't Dr. Dixon issue an of ficial warning against the dangers of the picnic lunch? I/EARNING TO SAVE SW. STBAUS, president of the American Society for Thrift, re cently declared that "teaching children the value of possession, es tablishing habits of thrift by practice rather than by theory, by example rather than by precept, Is one of the important parts of their education which is too often neglected by parent and teacher." In accord with this a great philoso pher has said: "No boy ever became great as a man who did not in his youth learn to save." It is not to be universally expected that those who have spent the early years of their lives utterly disregard ing economy and saving will become thrifty and frugal when they have grown up. Therefore, thrift should he taught the children early In their lives, thus laying a solid foundation for future national thrift. Our public schools were originally founded for what we call the develop ment of manhood and womanhood. Children must he prepared In the schools for the duties of citizenship, and subjects pertaining to the govern ment and civic life must occupy a larger and more important place In the educational department each year. We have begun to reali«e that every one must be given the fundamental principles which he may apply later In some form of labor to help the community. The thrifty citizen is the best citi zen and it is the appreciation of thrift, inculcated in our children, that will make them the best citizens of the future. The habits of childhood influence the child's entire life. Why not de vote a half hour each day to the study of thrift lrr our schools? We are guided a great deal by our sympathies and our antipathies; it is most natural for a child to follow in the Xuutaieya of its father and mother and if the child does not see thrift practiced at home, the benefits which he may derive through the teaching of the rudiments of thrift learned in the public schools will, in a great measure, be offset by his lack of train ing at home. Parents, • therefore, should co-op erate with the schools in teaching girls and boys to appreciate the value of money, the wisdom of thrift and economy. Germany, France and Bel gium have been educating their young for years how to save and conserve their resources and have found that it has meant great additions to the na tional wealth. It shoud be kept in mind that thrift does not mean tight-flstedness nor miserly habits. It does mean the con servation of our every resource. Money saved by thrift does not go out of circulation—but simply is diverted into more constructive channels. The bass season coming in, early Tuesday morning most likely will find a large number of fishermen going out. One of the pleasant features of the present summer is that the primary elections will not be held until Septem ber. 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT | Mexico continues in unwavering sup port of a policy of unpreparedness for peace.—Washington Star. It seems very difficult at times for some naturalized citizens to become neutralized citizens. Birmingham News. Dr. Dernbnrg's eloquence hes reached lt.s highest point since he stopped talk ing.—Philadelphia North American. The American women arrested in Ger many for Insulting an officer probably wouldn't get off the sidewalk for him.— Boston Transcript. Havings decided that the Lusitanla was a warship, the German Govern ment ought to Insist that the murdered babies w ere the gun crews.—Now York World. Italy at least will have the distinc tion of being the only nation in the war that hasn't been accused of start ing the whole thing.—Philadelphia North American. MOST UNNECESSARY NOISE (Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.) The local suppressors of unnecessary noise should begin on the man who wants to argue about the war. KEEP OUT, SAYS n\DEI,L Peoria Editor, After Seeing War Horrors, Hope* We Won't Be Involved. Among the passengers who arrived at New York on the American liner St. Louis from the war zone was Henry M. Pindell, publisher of The Peoria Evening .Journal, who was appointed Ambassador to Russia by President .Wil son, but withdrew after his confirma tion. Ha told the reporters that he had been to the front as an observer on his own account. He said: "If the American people could see all the horror I saw they would not want to go to war except as a last resort. The situation in Europe is wholly ab normal and defies description. "After wbat I saw I do not wish to have our country involved. I do be lieve, however, that a premature clos ing of this war would be a misfortune. Now that they are at It, it would be best for future peace that they fight It to a finish. But I don't want Ameri ca to help them do it. "Victory is not near at hand. I be lieve it will be two or three years more before the conflict Is ended. And vic tory will not be finally reached ttntil after millions more of lives have been sacrificed. "I was on the battlefront near Nancy. I spent a week on the thirty miles' front in second-line trenches under fire. J saw trainload after trainload of dead and wounded. I witnessed a battle in the clouds between a German Taube and a French airship. "I talked with a man who was a member of a regiment 4.600 strong. After the battle near Carency but 200 of this regiment escaped. "France has lost her gaiety and is now a subdued and changed nation. Great Britain is also short of tmmunl tion of the effective kind." THE APPEAL FROM THE PEOPLE TFrom the New York Times.] Among the singular things regard ing the Steel Trust decision is that its popularity rivals that of the Supreme Court's decision to the contrary effect a few years ago. If there is any dis sent from the decision that the Steel Trust is a good trust, and that all good trusts are lawful, It is not of the sort which strikes the eye. The proof of popularity Is as strong on Wall Street as off It, and among: the com petitors of the Steel Trust as among its officers. The shares of the com petitor of the Steel Trust which leads all the rest in Its growth are even stronger in the market than those of the trust itself. The exponents of that public opinion which is most savage against trusts in general, and against the "worst enemy of labor" in particu lar, are silent, courage in opposing popular opinion not being a strong trn.it of those claiming to be the true friends of the people. WEALTH IS BELOW SIOO,OOO Mr. Bryan has been attacked on the score of his wealth. He has been ac cused of making a business of politics and of acpunuilating a fortune there from, some of his critics oven claiming that the Bryan dollars amounted to millions. Friends of the famous Ne hraskan state, however, that his wealth has been grossly over-rated. They say that his fortune is considerably less than SIOO,OOO and that It lies chiefly in his ownership of his farm, and his newspaper. Mr. Bryan's farm consists of 160 acres, a short distance outside of Lin coln, Neb. Here he raises fruit, vege tables, grains and chickens, giving his personal direction to his crops of farm hands and executing niany of the la bors of the farm himself. So great Is his love for the soil that he annually curtails his lecture tours to attend to the duties that his landed proprietor ship thrusts upon him. Another feature of Mr. Bryan's pri vate life is his love of his home. In deed, his wife Is his able collaborator and confidential secretary. She is not only a charming woman and a fond and loving mother, but has entered upon and maintained an intelligent co operation with her husband, which forms one of the strongest elements of his success. She took the law course in the Chicago Law School and was admitted to practice in the Nebraska Supreme Court 20 years ago. She has only practiced by proxy, her studies being pursued for the sake of helping her husband. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, the household consists of Ruth Pearl Bryan, the eldest daughter, who mar ried William Homer Leavitt. a painter, and divorced him; William Jennings Bryan, Jr., and Grace Bryan. PROVIDING ADEQUATE LIGHT Heavy glass partitions which are translucent, substantial, and fireproof are being introduced as a means of distributing sunlight through large business buildings without lessening the privacy of the various offices. The walls are sound-proof and nontrans parent. which gives them essentially the advantages of the ordinary wall, but not the disadvantages. They are built of clear glass units two inches tlilnck and either six or eight Inches square, which are reduced to translurencv by Impressed designs.—From the June (Popular Mechanics Magazine, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH fMUu LK 'Pt>uvoi{t»;cutZa By the Ex-CommlMmnu The fact that Qovernor Brumbaugh approved the joint resolution provid ing for publication of the report of the State Building Code Commission by the Department of Labor and Indus try is being much commented upon at the Capitol to-day in. view of stories that the Governor does not have to act on the Joint resolution presented by Representative William H. Wilson, of Philadelphia for a committee to in vestigate municipal affairs. The Gov ernor some time ago asked Attorney General Brown for an opinion whether he had to sign joint or concurrent reso lutions. Mr. Brown has not yet given an official expression of opinion, al- there have been several stories printed to the effect that he will ad vise the Governor he does not have to sign such evidences of legislative action. However, the Governor has signed the joint resolution providing for the Second Infantry to go to San Francisco and for the printing of the building code recommendations. —Quiet work with a view of ascer taining how many men aspire to be Superior Court judge is under way in a number of sections of the State and it is expected that before long some definite announcements regarding the candidates will be made. The friends of Judges Orlady and Head are con fident that they will be candidates and expect their nominations and election and the refusal of Judge Rice to be a candidate again meand that there will have to be a concentration upon some one to take his place. —By common consent the nomina tions will go to the districts outside of the big cities and the political chiefs will determine upon plans before very long. The circulation of nomination petitions will not start for some weeks as the last day for tiling the papers does not come until August 24. —Declination of the appointment as public service commissioner on the part of Congressman Edgar R. Kiess is expected to be in Governor Brum baugh's hands within a day or so. Mr. Kiess has definitely made up his mind, according to people in his district, and will inform the Governor that he pre fers to remain in Congress. Owing to the Governor's preoccupation with the bills left with him by the Legislature he has not given any time to the se lection of a commissioner. -—Nomination of a chairman of the Public Service Commission is expected to be made by the Governor next week. It was expected this week, but the Governor had his hands full. The general belief is that it will be Wil liam A. Magee, although friends of ex- Congressman W. D. B. Ainey look for him to get some recognition from the Governor. —Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane will be the orator at the In dependence day exercises in Philadel phia in place of the President. —-Senator Buckman addressed the Bucks county firemen at Newtown yes terday. —State Launderers in their conven tion at Reading sharply criticised the child labor bill enacted this year. —Lawrence county politics are very interesting this year because of the congregational election to select a suc cessor to the late William M. Brown and the judicial fight. Judge Porter will be a candidate for re-election with half a dozen opponents. S. P. Emery, who is well-known to many here, will be a candidate. Mr. Emery was here a month ago on business at the Capi tol and said he expected to be in the fight. Ex-Senator Elmer I. Phillips, Ex-Congressman C. N. Matthews and Representative W. D. Walton are all talked of for Congress. It is expected that Ex-Congressman Henry W. Tem ple, who slipped through as a Progres sive in 1912, will run as a Republican. —According to stories in circulation in Pittsburgh William Flinn is more concerned with woman suffrage than anything else. It is said that Flinn told some friends recently that It would not be very hard to go back to the Republican party and they look for him to be back in the game soon. —Judge Eugene C. Ronniwell, of the Philadelphia municipal courts, has heen named chairman of the commit tee to arrange for the State firemen's convention in Philadelphia In Octo ber. The Judge is a prominent Old Guard Democrat. —Congressman A. G. Dewalt, of Al lentown, is the first of the State Dem ocratic leaders to openly felicitate President Wilson on dropping Bryan. He has sent a letter which has at tracted attention of the cautious re marks of Palmer and the silence of reorganization leaders. —A. M. Wilson, who made consider able disturbance in Philadelphia af fairs during the Rlankenburs adminis tration. has accepted a position in New York and leaves the city and State. —The Philadelphia mayoralty situa tion appears to be interesting to an unusual degree in spite of the hot weather and it looks as though there would be a conference at the seaside soon to see what each one wants. Con* gressman W. S. Vare is counting on working out a harmony plan and if he succeeds he will be the man. Tf he does not it is probable that there will be a consolidation of Vare strength behind L. J. Kolb, who is Governor Brumbaugh's close personal friend. The Democrats and independents are waiting to see if Vare can win over Senators Penrose and McNlchol. CHANGING WAR METHODS (Ohio State Journal.) According to Secretary of the Navy Daniels, in the wars to come, tf there are to be any, there will be no navy and no army. The contending hosts will be aeroplanes and submarines, and the battlefields will he up in the skies and down under the sea. How romantic! No marching ranks, no dreadnaughts. It will be interesting, and if we are to have war, we hope it will all come about that way. Somehow this change seems to portend the world peace. It will surely bring about results. The war has been going on in Europe for nearly a year and little progress has been made, one way or the other. Thousands have been killed, but no battle has been won. Tf the war is transferred from the trenches to the blue skies or the unseen seas, there will be the crack of doom sooner or later. It is trending that way, and the battle of the Cirrus or of the Green Grotto will some day end the war. NOISE ELIMINATED Elimination of the greater part of the noise that now accompanies the operation of street cars and elevated and subway trains is a prospect of the immediate future a* the result of a. new noiseless wheel which is described, with illustration, in the June Popular Mechanics Magazine. A street car equipped with wheels of this kind ami recently subjected to test runs at Portland, Maine, Is reported to have run as noiselessly as an automobile. Tim wheel Is made of two sections, and Is In effect n wheel within a wheel. The Inner section is fixed to the axle while the outer section takes the bear ing on the track. Between the two sections is a cushion of rubber of spe cial composition which absorbs the vi brations caused by the grind of the tire on the rail and by Irregularities in the track, and it is this tha gives the wheel lis nuiselebs qualities. 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