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SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 19.
The cultivation of the mind is a 4i«i of food
tuf plied for the soul of man.—Cicero.
PLANNING COMMISSION'S WORK
THE important work the City Plan
ning Commission is doing for the
future of Harrisburg came to the
attention of the public again this week
with the consultation of noted engi
neers In this city on matters now
under the consideration of the com
mission. Just at present the public
spirited men who make up the board
are giving much attention to the im
provement of the river basin produced
as a result of the building of the dam
at the lower end of the city, now in
the final stages of completion. But
the Planning Commission is doing very
much concerning which the people at
large never hear, for the reason that
It is not spectacular in its nature and
therefore very often escapes the public
prints. Nevertheless the problems that
are being solved, the precautions that
are being taken to prevent the en
croachment of private interests on the
public domain and the marring of pub
lic thoroughfares and public property
by private selfishness or carelessness
and which are all work-a-day tasks be
fore the Planning Commission, entitle
that body to the hearty thanks of
every resident of the city.
We live in a delightful city of parks,
paved streets and all that go to make
up a modern city, because the people
at the head of affairs some fifteen
years ago planned the things which
we are enjoying to-day. They were
men with a broad vision of the future
and they were willing to undergo the
task of construction that we of this"
day might reap the fruits of their
labors. Not all of us will see the
Harrisburg that these planners of to
day have in their minds, and it is not
a matter of great regret that this
should be so. Possibly a third of the
Improvements contemplated will be
completed in the near future. An
other third will be a matter of some
ten or fifteen years, but a future gen
eration will be called upon to carry to
culmination the comprehensive plans
now being outlined. The Harrisburg
of the next fifty years will be the better
for the work now being done and the
men who constitute the present City
Planning Commission will leave the
mark of their thoughtfulness and pub
lic spirit on the city for all time to
come. Theirs Is a duty that necessi
tates patience as well as ability, for
the most difficult task In the world for
men of enterprise and energy is that
■which requires that they await the
slow developments of time for the ac
complishment of those things which
tfcey know to be desirable and which
lie nearest their hearts.
SALE OF FAMOUS RELIC.
TAT any other time the announce
ment that Stonehenge, the
famous English ruins, dating
back to the Bronze Age, Is to be sold
at public sale would have caused
much discussion throughout Great
Britain and undoubtedly some effort
would have been made to have the
government purchase It. It Is an in
teresting commentary on conditions
in England that the property Is to go
under the auctioneer's hammer In
September without a murmur. Pos
sibly more public Interest would have
been displayed even now had it not
been for a law passed several years
ago giving the state power to inter
vene at any time for th© protection
from sale, removal or injury of any
monument In private hands which
there is reason to believe is In danger,
and this has been construed to cover
Stonehenge.
The property to be sold Includes
400 acres of farm land, the estate of
the Antrobus family. The principal
building is Amesbury Abbey, past
which flows the River Avon. The
property to be sold is located in a
corner of Salisbury Plain, where Can
adian troops and many regiments of
British Territorials are encamped, and
Includes a considerable portion of the
ancient town of Amesbury.
Stonehenge—literally "hanging
stones" —is the remains of a great
prehistoric structure. It consists
mainly of a circle of vast stones, near
ly half of them now prostrate, aver
aging about fourteen feet in height,
which originally supported a number
of huge horizontal stones. Thar* la
a* inner circle of amallT ston**.
SATURDAY EVENING,
within this circle several pairs of
huge stone columns arranged elliptl
cally. The exact purpose which the
great structure originally served has
never been definitely established.
It is probable that Stonehenge
eventually will become a publio prop
erty, through purchase either by the
state or by some historical society. A
few years ago there was reason to be
lieve that the stones might be sold
and taken to the United States. At
that time the British Footpaths
Preservation Society tried to purchase
the acreage which includes all the
important ruins, but the owner's price
of |250,000 was considered excessive
and nothing came of the movement.
Immediately afterward, the owner,
the late Sir Edmund Antrobus, had
the monuments and the grounds sur
rounding them fenced in -with barbed
wire, and collected twenty-five cents
each from all visitors. The Footpaths
Preservation Society contested the
legality of the erection of the fence,
but after a long fight the courts de
cided in Sir Edmund's favor.
HIGHWAY EFFICIENCY
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER CUN
NINGHAM, speaking at Hunt
ingdon Friday night, told the
Chamber of Commerce of that place'
something apparent to observers evet
since he assumed office—that "effi
ciency will be the first requisite of
those now In ine State Highway De
partment."
Mr. Cunningham very properly has
shown neither fear nor favor in re
organizing the affairs of tbe Highway
Department to meet the needs of the
situation as he sees them. Heads have
fallen right and left, but always to the
end that the service might be Im
proved. Colil-blooded business sense
has been displayed in every move he
has .made. The dismissal of road
foremen, many of them not up to the
mark, has been made possible by the
purchase of cheap automobiles for
county superintendents, who are thus
enabled to do the work of superintend
ing large stretches of highway. It is
not always that efficiency can be in
creased and expenses reduced at the
same time, but in this instance Mr.
Cunningham seems to have accom
plished that difficult task.
"Those holding positions and for
whom there is work will be retained
and given an opportunity to demon
strate their fitness and ability to hold
the places they now occupy; political
pressure or the pressure of a political
boss will not hold anyone in his po
sition if he lacks efficiency," says the
commissioner.
Nobody can object to that. It is
simply following a course in public
office such as every sane business man
adepts for his guidance in private
affairs.
MEXICO'S CUBAN PARALLEL.
MEXICO finds a parallel in Cuba
less than twenty years ago.
Conditions are similar and
events seem to be moving In a
parallel course.
President McKinley, in the winter
of 1897-98, issued an appeal to the
American people for starving Cuba.
He headed it with a very liberal con
tribution of his own.
No attempt was made to determine
whether the responsibility rested on
the Weyler policy, or on the Maximo
Gomez policy. The Weyler recon
centration policy was to herd the
peaceful population in concentration
camps, and to treat them as military
prisoners ■without fulfilling the obli
gation to feed military prisoners. The
Maximo Gomez policy was to drive
Spain out of Cuba by making the
country uninhabitable through burn
ing the sugar plantations and destroy
ing other means of production.
Both policies worked to the same
end, and Cuba was rapidly becoming
uninhabitable. Hundreds of thou
sands were starving, and the daily toll
of deaths was appalling.
The political situation also offered
some parallel to the present Mexican
situation in that anarchy reigned.
Spain could not make her authority
respected, and the insurgents could
not establish their authority except in
a few localities.
General Weyler had been recalled,
and General Blanco put in his place
as captain general to carry out a
more humane policy, and to secure
the co-operation of the best elements
among the Cubans In administering
the government
Captain General Blanco sought to
co-operate with the United States In
the distribution of the relief sup
plies, but his efforts showed how com
pletely all authority was gone.
The policy of home rule through
the coalition of the best men of the
country also had bten adopted by
Spain. The Autonomists, who had
been the original advocates of self
government and who had not taken
the field with the Insurgents, were
put in power. A supreme effort was
made to have the radical Spanish
elements and the moderate Insurgent
elements coalesce and form a real
Cuban government. It failed.
The attitude of foreign governments
was similar to that which for three
years they have maintained in regard
to Mexico. They sought to protect
the property of their nationals, but
did not propose to Interfere in the
struggle between Spain and the re
volted colony lest this should bring
them under the ban of the United
States. There were very few Instances
in which the lives as well as the
property of their nationals were
sacrificed.
Americans In Cuba were there in
circumstances somewhat similar to
those who were In Mexico when the
lladero revolution against Diaz broke
out They were Interested in sugar
plantations and in various kinds of
business.
There was, however, one marked
difference. No special effort had
been made by the Spanish Govern
ment to induce them to come to
Cuba. Instead, their welcome had
been a cool one, and their stay was
not liked.
Americana suffered through the
jlMtructton ot their plantation* and
the loss of their business, but the loss
of life was very rare.
American property interests In
Cuba were small compared with Am
erican property Interests in Mexico
under Diaz. The number of in
dividuals was also small compared
with the number who were In Mexico.
The Monroe Doctrine was not en
dangered In Cuba any more than It
has been endangered In Mexico. The
real situation was properly described
by former President Benjamin Har
rison as the necessity of abating a
nuisance at our doors. The Mexican
situation is precisely the same.
President McKinley's relief pro
clamation was generally accepted as a
veiled warning to Spain that if the
condition of the Cuban population
were not improved and if order was
not brought out of chaos, the United
States would intervene to end an in
tolerable situation.
Relief failed, autonomy failed, the
coalition of the best elements failed
to give Cuba a government that could
make its decrees respected and main
tain order.
The blowing up of the Maine
hastened, but did not cause, the armed
intervention of the United States.
The course of events had shown that
it was Inevitable.
More Americans have been murder
ed by the Mexican factions than lost i
their lives by the destruction of the
Maine.
A national policy which Is based on
a course that may require intervention
In order to make it effective is pretty
apt to end with Intervention. The
Mexican parallel to Cuba Is sugges
tive.
1 TELEORAPH PERISCOPE
—A papermlU at Roaring Springs has
been prosecuted for killing thousands
of fish. Even at that the expense will
be no greater than that of some fishing
trips where the catch can be counted
by the dozen.
—Yeggmen got only S4O from the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Fern Glen.
But then, what looks small to the thief
who gets it looks mighty large to the
freight agent from whom it is stolen.
—Usually the fellow who gets on a
skate this season of the year would
do well to see that there is a roller
under it.
—Mr. Bryan is a diplomat without a
diploma.
—Ty Cobb visited one of the depart
ments at Washington and work was
stopped to give him a reception. As
usual, Ty made a hit.
1 EDITORIAL COMMENT |
Omit Blnnit- the lunoceut
[From the Philadelphia Press ]
Don't begin your summer vacation by
swearing at the baggagemaster for the
extra baggage charge. He didn't make
the law. Pass your eulogium to Sena
tor Cummins, who is entitled to it.
Rare Trent In S'fore
[From the Baltimore Sufi.]
Some day we'll produce an ode to the
cook, and then literature and gastro
nomy will both be enriched.
Covers the Whole Ground
[From the New York World.]
We venture to guess that the most
complete commentary that the Presi
dent has received on the Bryan resigna
tion came from Representative Thetus
W. Sims, of Tennessee: "The people are
with you, and they never resign." Noth
ing can be added to that.
ATTACKS OX MR. SUNDAY
[From the Pittsburgh Sun.]
Whenever an employe quits a service
with which he has been happily and
profitably connected for a number of
years, and celebrates his "emancipa
tion" by an attack on his employer, it
is best for the public to turn a deal
ear. This is said anent the rupture
that has taken place between "Billy"
Sunday, the evangelist, and Bentlev
Ackle.v, his secretary and pianist. Of
course it is taken for granted that this
quarrel is a trivial matter and not
worthy of notice, but then Sunday and
his entourage have a certain interest
locally because of the time thev speni
here.
Ackley, who has been writing some
of the music of Sunday's songs and act
ing as the evangelist's right-hand man
in much of the details of the work, has
resigned from the service, and is say
ing, or rather hinting, that he was not
treated right, and that he has some
"revelations" to make concerning the
financial aspect of the Sundav cru
sades. He promises, like a great citi
zen of the country, to issue a state
ment
In truth Mr. Ackley may keep his
statement locked up in his own breast
for aught the country cares. What such
folk say is a combination of fancy and
fact, frequently so cleverly woven that
the latter takes on the color of the
former. Besides, it is the statement of
one who for a long time has profited by
a system he now seeks to condemn. We
all know what Sunday receives for his
work. It Is given voluntarily, and he
doubtless earns every cent of it, be
cause the work is mighty hard, looking
at it only from the physical side. Any
how, Mr. Ackley may as well keep
quiet.
CANNOT KEEP HEALTHY WITHOUT
EXERCISE, SAYS UNCLE SAM
One way to keep healthy and live
long is to play golf, says a bulletin is
sued by the United States Public Health
Service. I? you cannot be on the golf
links two hours a day, then you must
wheel a baby carriage or make garden
to keep your physique from degenerat
ing. The bulletin says:
"The death rate after the age of 40
is increasing in spite of the more sani
tary modes of living and greater pro
tection against communicable disease.
The expectation of life after 40 Is less
that it was thirty years ago This is
due largely to Increased prevalence ol
the diseases of degeneration. The
muscles, arteries and other organs of
those who as a result of sedentary oc
cupation or indolence take too little
exercise degenerate. Heart disease,
kidney disease and other Ills follow.
"Take exercise. Take daily exercise.
Have a hobby that gets you out of
doors. Walk to your business, to your
dressmaker's, walk for the sake of
walking Join a walking club and keep
your weekly score of miles.. Keep
chickens, make a garden, wheel the
baby or play golf or any other game,
but take two hours outdoor exercise
eevry day. Gymnasium work is good
for those who like it and can afford it,
but avoid heavy athletics. Don't try
to be a 'strong man." The champion
athlete often dies young. Be a moder
ate, persistent, daily exponent of ex
ercise. You may not burn the family
carriage, as Benjamin Franklin sug
gested. but at least as he advised,
walk, walk, walk."
LAP OF LUXURY
Ruth Chatterton. the pretty little
star in "Daddy Long-Legs," shows us
that a wee child can sometimes guess
right the very first time.
"What is meant by the lap of lux
urv?" asked a teacher of a class of
little girls.
"Please, ma'am, I know." exclaimed
the smallest of the lot, holding up her
hand.
"Well, what is it, dear?" Inquired
the teacher, kindly.
"It's when the cat steals Into the
larder and licks the cream off the
milk." responded the little one.
And the teacher, on reflection, was't
ouite sure that her pupil was wrong.—
Young's Magazine.
IX A FEW WORDS
Hawker —Buv a flower, sir?
Rilllon—No, thanks,
i Hawker—Buy one for your wife, sir.
Rtllion—Haven't one.
Hawker—For your sweetheart, then.
, Billion—Haven't on», either.
r —Well, buy on* to celebrtta
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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By the Ei-Commlttrcnuui
Although Governor Brumbaugh will
not announce his action on the five
bills changing the election laws of the
State it is generally believed that he
will to-morrow announce his veto of
all but the Magee bill providing that in
nonpartisan election of cert»tn kinds
the occupation of a candidate maty be
placed after his name for purposes of
identification. It has been known at
the Capitol for some time that the
Governor was not favorably disposed
to some of the proposed changes, but
he has declined to make any state
ments and his official action will come
out to-morrow.
Under these conditions the political
affairs will be conducted by the com
mittees just as they have been for the
last two years and the parties will
go into the next presidential campaign
under same rules as they did last
year.
—The State Board of Public Ac
counts, which is the body charged
with review of tax and other accounts
after having been passed by the Audi
tor General and State Treasurer, will
have to get along for two years with
out any appropriation for clerk hire,
stenographers or postage and inciden
tal expenses as the result of Governor
Brumbaugh's veto of the $7,000 allot
ted to it in the general appropriation
bill. The Governor some time ago sug
gested that bills for advertising con
stitutional amendments which were in
dispute be referred to this board for
action and approved an item of $20,-
000 to take care of all such advertis
ing past and for the next two years.
State officials said to-day that in ad
dition there were tax settlements
which have gone to the board before
being appealed to court. Unless some
arrangement can be made for taking
care of expenses the board will exist
only nominally for the next two years.
The supposition is that the Governor
took a chance that some of the officials
comprising the board could detail
clerks to look after the work and ap
portion the expenses.
—As a result of the cuts made in
the general appropriation hill by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh in his effort to find
the funds to carry on the State gov
ernment some of the new places creat
ed in various departments by acts re
cently approved will not be tilled and
chances of appointments being handed
around soon have shown a marked de
crease over night. It is not believed
to be possible that much more than a
dozen of the new places provided In
the State factory inspection force will
be filled. There were about fifty places
created and over 4,000 persons asked
for the job. The fire marshal's de
partment has been so cut in its funds
that instead of it having more men as
contemplated by a bill it \yill probably
have to reduce its force. According to
reports the Governor will not have the
new men named to places in the vari
ous bureaus created this year until
they are absolutely necessary for busi
ness.
—Congressman Vare, say some of
his friends in Philadelphia, will an
nounce his own candidacy for mayor
of that city unless some one who is
acceptable to all of the party leaders
in Philadelphia comes out and gets en
dorsements.
—The Central Democratic Club last
night endorsed the election of Fred L.
Morgenthaler as chairman of the Dem
ocratic county committee, but did not
refer to the slam at Bryan which has
attracted the attention of the whole
State.
—Rumors that certain Democrats
who have been prominent In recent re
treats are thinking about next year
and may have something to do with
the sudden interest taken In the re
ported retirement of Senator Oliver
from public life.
—Lackawanna county Democrats
who have been fussing about for some
time in order to get committeemen
elected by popular vote will have a
meeting soon to act on the proposi
tion. A special committee has been
charged with the duty of changing the
rules so that the voters will have a
say.
—The Governor's veto of the ap
propriation for the Wilson "lexow"
committee Is taken to mean that thero
will not be much done along that line
unless the men interested want to bear
the expense. The committee is very
much inchoate. The presiding officers
of the two houses can name commit
teemen. but there is nothing to pay
them. The refusal of the legislature
to pay the bill for the Catlin Com
mission has not been forgotten now
that Vare has the means of having a
club handy.
—The death of Ex-Senator Samuel
Z. Weiss, of Lebanon county, recalls
his stirring election in 1900 tit fill the
vacancy caused by th« resignation of
General J. P. S. Gobin to become lieu
tenant-governor. Dr. Weiss made a
great campaign which attracted State
wide attention, the county being the
stamping ground of many prominent
speakers for weeks. Dr. Weiss was
seventy and is survived by his widow.
Our Daily Laugh
PROMISING. M
That ne<w beau 1 1 y j i'/
of mine is a .1
promising young ,
felloW - %iwr /S '
Yes, he prom- y\rf
lsed me a nickel ff f~j\ jfd
it I'd stay outer I
<le parlor. I ain't)[\!)
seen it yet. Tjk^jjr
THOSE DEAR
Miss Old: I'd
Ka Just like to see
[ft an y man kiss me.
/Njii Miss Young:
| \ What a hopelesi
"PLAY BALL"
By Wing Dinger
re *oing to realise the dream,
We're going to have a baseball team,
We're going to hear the umpire scream
"Play Ball."
And soon we'll figure out a way
To quit work early in the day
And hit the trail to see how they
•"Play Ball."
Into our lungs we'll put all force
And cheer and yell until we're hoarse,
Provided that our team, of course,
Plays Ball.
But If it hits a batting slump
Don't be a grouch, nor act the chump.
Just boost, and soon you'll see 'em
thump
The Ball.
Because a boost in baseball, bo,
Has quite the same effect, you know,
As in your work, when, wrong, things
go —
all
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
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[From the New York World.]
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S..W. STRAUS
President American Society for Thrift
of the great
house began to save early. When work
ing as a steamboat captain he managed
to save $5,000. His wife, who was
equally as frugal and economical saved
$13,000 by keeping a hotel. With this
first SIB,OOO Vanderbilt bought a con
trolling interest in a steamship. The
result was that within a few years he
owned other ships, and in time railroads
and various transportation lines.
An interesting and illuminating object
lesson in the value of waste products,
which have been the source of more than
one great income, may be found in an
experiment tried out in one of the
schools of Berlin.
The teachers in this school instructed
the pupils to gather up all waste articles
and apparently worthless things that
they could find on their way to and
from school such as metal scrap, tin foil,
bottles, paint tubes, etc. During the
first school year of this experiment these
school children brought in an enormous
amount of valuable junk, the sale of
which brought enough to clothe over
500 poor children, besides a sufficent
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR]
PARK CONCERTS
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Noticing In your paper frequent post
ponements of the Reservoir band con
certs, on account of threatening
weather, and thinking of the incon
venient place for holding these con
certs, I wondered why it wouldn't be
a good move to try a concert or two at
ne Capitol Park or on the river bank,
or some other place easy of access.
There are many persons who would
enjoy a concert, or part of one, but on
account of the struggle there and back,
hesitate to go. If the music Is for the
people, why not give it where the peo
ple are, Instead of making those who
wish to hear travel to the Reservoir at
the price of inconvenience. We read
in the Philadelphia dailies about the
wonderful band concerts at City Hall,
where crowds of enthusiastic people
gather, not only to listen, but at inter
vals to Join as a mighty chorus in sing
ing familiar songs. Harrisburg could
have the very same kind of concert.
The Stough Chorus, actively organized,
would willingly lead the singing part.
Wonderful results could be achieved.
People would listen better if at times
they could take part in the exercises.
Respectfully submitted.
J. H. FAGTCR, SR.
PULLING DOWN THE AMERICAN
FLAG
[From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.]
"If any man pulls down the American
flag," said the first Governor Dix on a
historic occasion, "shoot him on the
spot." This drastic punishment could
hardly be applied to members of Con
gress and Government officials. But
between the seamen's act fathered by
Mr. La Follette and the continued
threats of Secretary McAdoo to revive
the ship purchase bill, the American
flag is being pulled down, on American
vessels in the foreign trade. At a
gathering in New York last week of the
representatives of shipping interests In
the Pacific It was agreed that under
present conditions there is no chance
whatever for an American steamship
company to compete with foreign com
panies In the Far Eastern trade. The
Pacific Mall announced some time ag»
the-Suspension of Its service In Novem
ber, ana it Is now stated that the Min
nesota, the largest vessel of American
registry, is to be transferred to a for
eign registry. An of even greater
significance Is the establishment of a
Japanese line between New York and
Asiatic ports via the Canal.
"THE BEAUTIFUL ADVENTURE"
[From the Christian Register.]
To the well-known theatrical man
ager, Charles Frohman, It was given in
the last moment of his life, before the
Lusltanla sank, to leave behind him a
gre»t saying, a saying worthy of the
devout remembrance or mankind. "Why
fear death?" he said. "Death is the
most beautiful adventure in life." A
beautiful adventure! If that idea could
control everyone's thought of death,
the Kloom and dread which fill the mind
would be changed into triumph. As it
is, the common mood Is made by the
undertaker. Religion Itself gets in
fected with that mood and solemnizes
darkness more than It lightens It. If
It wpre not for these prepossessions, the
soul would prepare for Its great adven
ture with all the expectancy and an
ticipation of a first journey abroad. It
would prepare itself with something
of the eager hope with which a birth Is
awaited—even more, since It is not of
another soul, but of itself that it Is
thinking. The pain that lies between
would be better borne for thinking
that at its height or length is sure de
liverance. The mystery would change
from dark terror to a precious secret,
and a curious Interest, as in a coming
legacy, would replace apprehension,
what we expect of death is surely quite
other than what death will be. Nothing
more probable was ever said, nothing
more beautiful, than that death la the
most beautiful adventui# In Ufa.
JUNE 19, 1915.
balance to care for over a hundred in
valid children.
This might be done with profit by
school children in every city in America.
It would be the means of saving many
dollars worth of objects that otherwise
would be wasted. But the great benefit
would come in the training it would give
the pupils in the ways of thrift. They
would be given a demonstration of the
value of saving, and would soon learn to
make the application personal.
We must always consider that thrift ia
cumulative and progressive in its develop
ment. The saving of a little today make*
it easier to save more tomorrow and so
on. But I hope no one will gain the
idea that thrift means saving only in the
smaller sense. Thrift is putting to the
best possible advantage every penny,
every moment of time and every bit of
moral strength we have.
If we were to trace the history of many
of the beautiful fabrics we see displayed
in shop windows we would discover that
a waste product imported from far-off
India plays an important part in the
manufacture. I have in mind jute waste,
the very same material that is used in
making gunny sacks.
Hundreds of tons of jute is manufac
tured every year and the waste from the
fibrous substance is enormous. The skin of
this waste is so tough that it formerly could
not be separated from the fibre and had
to be discarded as hopeless rubbish.
Later, however, a process was discovered
whereby the skin was softened to such
an extent as to admit of a carding pro
cess. This by-product later made a for
tune for dealers in it. The waste product
thus produced is eagerly bought by spin
ner who have found it an excellent
mixture in making every kind of cloth
including silk.
German Naval Officer
Missing From Ship
LIEUTENANT BRAUER
This is Lieutenant Brauer, either
first officer or executive officer of the
Prinz Eltel Friedrich, the interned
German war vessel at Norfolk, who
has been missing for some time, not
withstanding the implied promise of
the commander of the vessel to keep
all his men within reach. It is be
lieved by the Federal authorities that
Brauer has left the country with
some other members of the crew.
Collector Hamilton at Norfolk has
learned that Brauer left the vessel
before she was officially interned.
The commander, he said, promised
that none of his men would leave the
ship without guard, and Admiral
p.'itty had given permission for the
officers to go about in a territory
restricted to Newport News and near
by places. Brauer, the commander
now admits, is not on the vessel.
Surgeon Nolte of the Eltel Fried
rich it was reported, was arrested the
other day, disguised as a cook on an
Italian steamship at Algeciras.
NOT ENCOURAGING
One night little Bessie was sitting in
I the den of their happy home with Tier
] mother, when she suddenly dropped her
book and addressed the fond parent.
••Mamma." she remarked, "if I grow
I up and get married will I have a hus
band like daddy?"
"Why, yes, dear, was the amused re-
Joinder of the mother. "I suppose so."
"And suppose I don't get married,"
continued the youngster, "will I be an
I old naid likp Aunt Hattle?"
"Yi»s. Bessie," smiled the mother, "it
is very likely that you will."
I "Um," mused Bessie, as
she resumed her book, "it certainly
I looks as if I am up against It."—Ex
t charur*.
lEtoning (Ehat
'Tis indeed an ill wind that blows
nobody good. The new bounty law
has been the means of city garbage
collectors securing some material
which they say is valuable for by-pro
ducts and which if allowed to stand
around would cause a riot. Every day
or so the office of the State Game
Commission receives a cargo of pelts
of wild animals or a collection of heads
of predatory birds, which are sent to
this city under the terms of the new
law. Most of the shipments come from
men who make it a business to rid
farms or woodlands of this kind of
vermin and when the heads or skins
arrive they are generally several days
dead, to use the phiase of an express
man. The warm weather, too, adds to
their general unpleasantness, in the
Game Commission offices they are put
into garbage cans and the men In
charge handle them with tongs. They
are given some kind of a State mark
and then quickly put into another can
and placed on the fire escape. The
garbage men are becoming authorities
on natural history.
During his recent visit here Park
Expert Warren H. Manning inspected
the whole upper portion of the river
bnsin below McCormick's island with
Charles D. Brown "captain" of the
Harrisburg Light and Power Com
pany's coal fleet and one of the most
widely known rivermen in this section.
For years Captain Brown has watched
the various kind of crafts come and go
on the Susquehanna, but of all tho
things that float the chances are the
motorboat is the chief bane of the
riverman's existence. The sweeping
boats with their fair sized rolling
wakes may not only cause a loaded
coal or sand flat to plunge but the
troubled water may even swamp the
larger craft. Anyway, the following
bit of conversation on the subject il
lustrates the feeling of the average
rlverman toward the motor-boatman:
"What can be done to protect the
motorboats from the sand flats and
steamers through this proposed chan
nel?" asked Mr. Manning.
"To protect the motorboats," snorted
the captain. "You should say what can
be done to motorboats to protect US."
* * *
Edward M. Bigelow, former Stat©
highway commissioner, does not seem
to have lost his interest in public af
fairs in Pittsburgh or his ability to say
things about them. The other day he
happened to be looking at some plans
for improvement of parks in his city
and found that an entrance had been
proposed for Schenley Park. He was
the man who secured the park for
Pittsburgh and who laid it out. He
protested against the designs and in
the course of some remarks said:
"Think of a mere fountain as a
memorial to Mrs. Schenley who gave
millions so that Pittsburgh could have
an excellent park. Why that fountain
would be nothing more than a spar
row's bathtub."
• ♦ •
Members of the city's Infantry com
panies are commencing to think
about going to camp and will soon
commence the preliminary work. The
soldiers are always ready but there
will have to be a lot of practice march
ing and men getting accustomed to
wearing the clothing and equipment
in summer time. Years ago the com-'
panies used to have practice marches
a short time before camp so that the
men would be fit for work in the hot
sun. It is no cinch to carry around
what the men must bear without some
preparation.
"The change In the course of f-ho
creek to which you referred the other
evening," remarked one of the. city's
older residents to me, "was a big im
provement in its , day. The creek
started on a tangent from State street,
heading toward the site of the present
station of the Reading railway. Then
it turned about Ninth and Market, go
ing diagonally across to almost the
bluff at what is now Cameron and
Mulberry streets and then cut across
the old brickyard to pretty near its
present line. The straightening occa
sioned a lot of tqjk in that day and
saved the city a lot of annoyance."
• • *
An exasperated nv.tomobile owner
who has to go about the city a great
deal in his car got even with the
public yesterday in a most effective
way. He has been stopped a good
many times by people who want to
know if he is running a jitney. At
first he thought he was being "kidded"
but he'found that a good many people
have the idea that any car Is a jitney.
Finally after thinking it over he got a
sign made. It made a sensation when
it went down Third street yesterday
afternoon. It read:
This is Not a Jitney.
* • •
Frederic W. Fleitz, former deputy
attorney general, is torn between Can
ada and California. The general has
been going to Canada to fish for years
and this year the exposition crops up.
Friends of the general are willing to
bet that he will go where the fish bite.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—T. N. Bamsdall. of Pittsburgh, one
of the pioneers in western oil lands,
loses a large acreage in Oklahoma as
the result of a court decision.
—Charles J. Rhoads, governor of the
Reserve Bank at Philadelphia, has
been in ten States on speech-making
tours lately. . . .
—Mayor Armstrong, of Pittsburgh,
is visiting the gardens conducted in
various parts of his city by the chil
dren. , . . ._
—Garrett Cochran was elected to
the Williamsport Chamber of Com
merce board.
—Joseph Stewart, burgess of Home
stead, was marshal of the ceremonies
which made free one of the bridges
between his town and Pittsburgh.
| DO YOU KNOW
That Harrlsburg has made great
progress in the matter of public
bathing facilities In the last few
years?
THE FISH SLAUGHTER
[From the Altoona Mirror.]
A few days ago it was reported tW
thousands of in Cove creek and thi
Juniata river had been killed by acid
that had been permitted to escape from
the paper mill at Roaring Spring. It n
said that dead flsh lined the MC
floated on the surface of the water
miles down stream—as far . v> »£*
Petersburg. In fact. The members ofth«
Blair County Game. Fish and Forestry
Association at once became active and
took the matter up with Fish Commis
sioner Buller, who came here yester
day to make a personal investigation.
It is said that he found conditions
quite as had. if not worse, than report
ed and that he contemplates action
against those who are responsible for
the slaughter.
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June 1 to July 31
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