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MONDAY EVENING, JULY 19
He knoict not his own strength that
has not met adversity.—Ben Johnson.
DOWN GO THE TOLL GATES
ONE important announcerrient fol
lows another from the State
Highway Department. The
organization of the patrol system of
road repair in Pennsylvania is followed
by the decision of the State Highway
Commissioner Cunningham to do away
with fourteen stretches of toll roads
in various parts of the Common
wealth.
The toll road was once a necessity.
Now it Is a relic of an age long past
and has outlived its usefulness by
many years. It Is not fair to make the
property owner pay road tax, assess
him for the use of his wagon and auto
mobile and then charge him what are
often unduly high rates for the use
of roads that ought to be free to him.
It Is a wonder that in sections where
toll roads are numerous that the auto
mobile has come Into as general use
as it has. The last toll gate must
uome down in Pennsylvania. The high
ways must be open to all and kept in
good repair. The Commissioner seems
to be headed in that direction under
full head of steam.
The public will agree with Mr. Cun
ningham in his decision to tolerate no |
hold-ups by turnpike companies in
the matter of price. He proposes to
offer a fair figure for the roads to be
taken over. If the companies will ac
cept, all well and good. If they do
not, he plans to build stretches of
parallel roads which will put the old
toll roads out of commission. This he
is enabled to do by a lately enacted
statute. The owners of turnpikes are
entitled to a fair consideration. If
they attempt to loot the public
treasury for their own benefit none
■will pity them if the State exercise its
right of what in this case amounts to
confiscation.
TRUE TREASURY STATEMENT
BY most strenuous efforts to bring
in corporation and income
taxes on the last day of the
fiscal year, the Treasury Department
managed to get the books to show a
balance of $82,025,716.03 on hand June
30. Three days later, at the close of
the week, Saturday, July 3, the bal
ance had dropped to $75,734,544.78.
Two years ago, when Republican
laws and policies were in force, and
when no special effort was made to
make a showing, the balance made up
of the same items of assets amounted
to $141,172,689.16. In three days of
the new fiscal year the ordinary ex
penditures amounted to $10,396,274.68
while the receipts were only $1,725,-
750.05, leaving a deficit of $8,670,-
624.63.
The new fiscal year began with a
deficit growing at the rate of more
than $2,800,000 per day. But this
fact is not brought out in the treasury
statements carefully constructed at
Washington for political purposes.
PROSPERITY FOR SHIPBUILDERS
THAT the preesnt war Is the most
destructive to the world's ship
ping of any conflict In history is
shown by a compilation Just prepared
of the tonnage and number of ships
lost In the eleven months since the
struggle began. These records show
that down to the end of June over
500 vessels of almost 1,p00,000 tons,
or about two per cent, of all the ship
ping In the world, have been de
stroyed.
The greatest loss has fallen upon
Great Britain. The deadly efficiency
of the German submarine campaign
Is shown by the fact that 330 British
ships of 620,000 gross tens have been
sent to the bottom, almost all of them
by the undersea boats. The larger
part of the destroyed tonnage repre
sents freight steamships of from 3,000
to 10,000 tons conveying foodstuffs
and war materials to British porta.
Germany has suffered much less se
verely, having lost thirty-four ships,
aggregating a tonnage of 100,000.
Thus far the United States has lost
only five small ships, their total ton
nage being less than 10,000. Three
of these—the Carib, Evelyn and
Greenbrier —were blown up by colli
sion with mines; one—the William P.
Frye—was sunk by a German cruiser;
and one—a small and antiquated ves
sel known ae the Washington—was de-
MONDAY EVENING,
stroyed supposedly by either the Turks
or the Russians.
Other nations which have lost ships
in the course of the war are Norway,
France, Denmark, Sweden, Holland,
Russia, Austria, Turkey, Italy, Greece,
Spain and Persia, the lost tonnage
ranking In the order named.
Should the v*ar continue for two or
three years longer, it seems certain
from the above figures that the world's
shipyards will be kept busy for a long
time after Its close In order to replace
the lost shipping. Already there are
that the rebuilding program has
been begun.
ATTACK ON FRANK
THE attack on Leo M. Frank,, as
he lay asleep In his cell in the
Georgia penlteiftiary, is without
doubt the result of the mob spirit
that has attended every feature of the
Frank trial and sentence.
The life-term prisoner who stabbed
Frank never would have been prompt
ed to do so had not his mind been
Inflamed by a lawless public. Here
we have an awful example of the evil
influence of perverted public senti
ment on minds already inclined to
crime. Thousands of people who
cried out for the life of Frank, but a
large number of them too cowardly
to have put their loudly expressed
blood-thirsty desires Into execution
even had the opportunity afforded,
have driven a criminal to attempt the
murder of a fellow prisoner because
"he thought he was doing right."
Georgia has been everlastingly dis
graced by this final act In a drama
that already had brought shame be
yond measure to the State. There is
a lesson here for other Common
wealths. Popular opinion that over
rides the plain mandates and provi
sions of the law Is anarchistic In Its
tendencies. Now and again the law
or the courts may work an injustice,
but remove their influence and chaos
comes. Every Individual who sets
himself up in opposition to law makes
himself responsible for Just such
crimes as that committed in the
Georgia prison yesterday, and he who
weakens the bars set up by the law
breaks down the protection that
generations have labored to provide
for the safety of the public, himself
Included.
MR. HENSEL'S EXAMPLE
THE estate of the late ex-Attorney
General W. U. Hensel has Just
turned over to the trustees of
Washington Memorial Chapel at Val
ley Forge the deed to a tract of land
that has upon It the soldiers' "cellars"
of Revolutionary times. Mr. Hensel
owned a farm at Valley Forge. Ho
promised to turn over to the Chapel
Trusts this property when a fund of
$50,000 was raised for the chapel. This
having been done, the heirs now carry
out his promise.
Mr. Hensel was at all times a public
spirited man. He was a student of
history and was especially Interested
in the preservation of historical sites
in Pennsylvania. He understood as
few men do the value of such lessons
in patriotism to coming generations.
His Valley Forge gift was from his
heart. What an excellent example he
has set for other Pennsylvanians. Too
many spots hallowed In history are
allowed to go unmarked; to sink to
the common level of the ground
about them.
Man Is but a trustee for life of the
money or property he chances to ac
cumulate. At death he must leave It
all. Certainly he owes at least a share
of his holdings to the land from which
he wrung It; to the people who made
his fortune possible. But how many
there are who selfishly horde their all
In family funds that often work more
harm than good.
THE ORDIISA INCIDENT
ON obedience to this rule of the
sea lies Germany's responsibility
to the United States in the at
tempt of a submarine of the Imperial
government to torpedo and then to
sink by cannon fire the steamship
Orduna, bearing as passengers twenty
one Americans:
Enemy merchantmen can be at
tacked only If they refuse to sub
mit to visit after they have been
duly signalled to do so.
The captain of the Owluna is em
phatic In his assertion that the first
Intimation of an attack that anybody
on Ills vessel had was when they saw
a torpedo fired at the ship. Others on
the steamer confirm this statement. It
now remains with the German govern
ment to disprove their testimony, for
if the Orduna was not warned Ger
many must be held guilty of another
gross violation of International law
with citizens of the United States as
victims. It Is not necessary to go Into
details as to whether or not the ship
carried contraband or where she was
headed: all that matters Is whether or
not she was properly signaled. Very,
very much as to the future relations of
this country and Germany is involved
in this question.
THE OPERA IN GERMAN
SHALL we reject everything that
has in any way to do with Ger
many because the Imperial Gov
ernment has offended us and dis
graced itself on the high seas?
It is a silly question, but one that
must be considered In view of the
proposal of those "cultured" persons
who are back of grand opera in New
York, to eliminate all operas of Ger
man origin during the coming season.
Sentiment is said to Incline toward no
German music during the coming
winter.
It Is difficult to follow the mental
meanderlngs that would lead to such
a conclusion. Grand opera is the high
est form of vocal art. Art knows no
nationality. German music is beauti
ful. In some respects there is none
to match It. Shall we cut off our
noses, therefore, to spite our faces by
rejecting some of the most charming
operatic compositions in the world
simply' because a blood-thirsty,
ambitious ruler has brought down on
the heads of his unfortunate people
our wrath as a nation?
Regardless of all that h»s been said
and written in recent months, the good
predominates over the bad In the Ger-
I mail character, Just as it does among
the people of America. Some of our
best citizens are of German blood.
Some of our most treasured traditions
have much to do with Germany and
things German For the moment, the
Germany we have known and loved is
submerged beneath a wave of wicked,
murderous militarism that will bring
suffering to the German people, in
large 'measure unjustly, for gen
erations to come. But that is no rea
son for us to condemn the countless
good things that have come out of
Germany nor to deprive ourselves of
luxuries or articles of everyday use
simply because they bear the mark of
the Fatherland. To do so would be to
label ourselves smaller and narrower
than we care to think ourselves.
[ TELEGRAPH PERISCOPE
—These days of frequent electrical
storms are bringing out many candi
dates to stand in the way of the politi
cal lightning.
—Dr. Wiley continues his manifestos
against kissing, which are being ob
served about as well as those of Car
ranza against looting.
—lf this submarine warfare keeps up
Davy Jones will have to build store
houses to replace his old locker.
—The Kaiser Is assuming devilish
privileges by divine right.
—Henry James has decided to relin
quish his American citizenship. The
general Impression Is that he had little
left to relinquish.
—Harry Thaw was In town to-day on
his way home to visit his mother. Had
he done more of that sort of thing ten
years ago he might have avoided con
siderable trouble.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Now that the Yaqui Indians have de
clared war asainst the United States
and Germany, we should forget our
differences regarding submarine war
fare and unite to crush the common
enemy.—Nashville Southern Lumber
man. - •
Mexico's great need now Is to raise
more corn and less Cain.—Savannah
News.
It Is well to put an embargo at least
on the shipment of Mexican ex-chlefs.—
New York Evening Post.
Educational note: Kaiser Wilhelm
Is taking a course in international law
through a correspondence school.
Bo Eton Transcript.
THE SAD SHEPHERD
(By James Stephens).
Shepherd! while the lambs do feed
Sit beneath a shady tree,
And upon an oaten reed
Pipe your music Joyously.
Should it rain, do not forbear —
Rain comes from the happy sky—
Play a quiet, little air
Till the shower passes by.
i
The sun will come again In gold!
Pipe away, my dear, until
Evening brings the lambs to fold;
You may weep then, If you will.
QUICK WAY
[From the Louisville Courier-Jaurnal.]
"I never thought he would be popu
lar among the girls."
"Well?"
"But he unexpectedly saved up and
bought an automobile."
A SON SPEAKS
TO HIS MOTHER
By EI.LA WHEELER WILCOX
Mother, sit down, for I have much to
say
Anent this widespread, ever-growing
theme
Of Woman and her virtues and her
rights.
I left you for the large, loud world
of men
When I had lived one little score of
years.
I Judged all women by you, and my
heart
Was filled with high esteem and rev
erence
For your angelic sex; and for the
wives,
The sisters, daughters, mothers of my
friends .
I held but holy thoughts. To fallen
stars
(Of whom you told me In our last
sweet talk,
Warning me of the dangers in ray
path)
I gave wide pity as you bade me to,
Saying their sins harked back to my
base sex.
Now, listen, mother mine: Ten years
have passed
Since that clean-minded and pure
bodied youth,
Thinking to write his name upon the
stars.
Went from your presence. He returns
to you
Fallen from his high altitude of
thought.
Hiding deep scars of sins upon his
soul,
His fair illusions shattered and de
stroyed.
And would you know the story of the
fall ?
The youth, forced Into sudden man
hood, went
Seeking the lost' Ideal of his gjreams.
He met, In churches and In drawing
rooms,
Women who wore the mask of Inno
cence
And basked In public favor, yet who
seemed
To find their pleasure playing with
men's hearts.
As children play with loaded guns.
He heard
(Until the lale fell dull upon his ears)
The unsolicited complaints af wives
And mothers all unsatisfied with life
While crowned with every blessing
earth can Rive,
Longing for God knows what to bring
content.
And openly or with appealing look
Asking for sympathy. (The first
blind step
That leads from wifely honor down
to shame
Is ofttlmes hid with flowers of sym
pathy.)
Mother, you -taught me there were but
two kinds
Of women in the world—the good
and bad.
But you have been too sheltered in
the safe,
Old-fashioned sweetness of your quiet
life
To know how women of these mod
ern days
Make license of their new-found lib
erty.
Why, I have been more tempted and
more shocked
By belles and beauties in the social
whirl,
By trusted wives and mothers in their
homes,
Than by the women of the under
world
Who sell their favors. Do you think
me mad?
No, mother; I am sane, but very sad.
I miss my boyhood's faith In Woman's
worth— ,
Torn from my heart by "good folks"
of the earth.
(Extracts from poem In the Cos
mopolitan Magasine for July.)
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By the HCx-Commltteemaa
Senator Boies Penrose's big red
touring car, with which many Harris
burgers became familiar last year
when the senator toured the State
from end to end five times, burned up
near Greensburg yesterday and the
senator and his secretary, L. C. Tay
lor. had to leap for life. The senator
had expected to stop here, but instead
went through late in the afternoon to
Pittsburgh on a very warm express
train.
The senator had spent several days
in Pittsburgh and had trouble from
the time he left his hotel yesterday
morning. The machine got into diffi
culty several times and at Irwin after
some balky performances the senator
was held up and charged with exceed
ing the speed limit. Right outside of
Greensburg the machine caught Are
and the senator made a flying leap.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Woods,
hearing of the accident, sent his car
and got the senator and his party to
the station for a train.
The passing of the red car will be
read with Interest by many people
because it was the best known car
from a political standpoint in the State.
—Senator Penrose said that he did
not propose to mix in any of the county
fights in Western Pennsylvania after a
long series of consultations with po
litical friends in Pittsburgh. He saw
men from almost every county in the
western part of the State and decided
to keep out, although he is not friendly
to J. Denny O'Nell. The senator smiled
when talk about him opposing Gov
ernor Brumbaugh was heard.
The Philadelphia Press to-day says:
" 'I still believe that there will be har
mony within the Republican ranks,'
said Senator James P. McNichol as he
left last night with a number of his
friends and political associates to at
tend the races at Cleveland, where he
has one of the largest entries of pacers
and trotters in a long time.
"He smiled broadly and gave the as
surance that everything was coming
along finely when asked about the
mayoralty situation and waved aside I
smil(jigly all questions as to a pos
sible fight with the Vares over the
mayoralty. 'What fight?' he asked,
and that was all there was to It."
—Senator Penrose returned to Phila
delphia last night and spent some time
in the Union Leagife greeting friends.
He left early and went to his hotne and
wouldn't say -a word regarding the
mayoralty situation.
Edwin U. Sowers, superintendent of
finance of Lebanon, has made formal
announcement of his candidacy for the
Republican mayoralty nomination. Mr.
Sowers promises if nominated and
elected "to serve the city not for what
I can get out of it, but for what 1 can
put into it." He declares he stands for
"the conservation of Lebanon's re
sources, its business progress and wise,
economic administration and the vigi
lant safeguarding of the interests of all
the taxpayers." He Is the second coun
cilman to enter the mayoralty contest,
George T. Spang, superintendent of
public safety, having previously an
nounced his candidacy.
Lower Merlon township commission
has a vacancy because State Senator
Frank P. Croft resigned after ten
years' service. Senator Croft has had
a farm near Valley Forge for some
years, but has continued a residence at
Merion. He has decided now to make
the Valley Forge farm, which is in
upper Merlon township, his residence.
J. B. Hannum, Jr., district attorney
of Delaware county, Is out for renom
ination. His appearance has started
a lively fight.
Senator E. H. Vare Is 53 years old
to-day and says he Is ready for any
thing.
The Philadelphia conference on the
mayoralty nomination will be resumed
on Friday. Everyone looks for Con
gressman Vare to be a candidate.
Register of Wills William Conner,
of Braddock, a former member of
the House, is being strongly endorsed
for re-election as register. Over 700
lawyers have declared for him. Con
ner is a progressive in business as well
as politics and his friends here will
watch his fight with interest.
Ex-Representative Sam Hamilton,
of Clearfield, is a candidate for Re
publican nomination for county com
missioner In his county.
Asa E. Lewis, P. J. Manley, William
G. Jenkins and J. A. Aden have been
appointed assistant school superin
tendents in Luzerne county.
Walter S. Talbot, son of Smith Tal
bot, for years one of the Chester coun
ty delegation in the House, is a can
didate for district attorney in that
•county.
BOTH WERE WEARY
I Toward the close of a long sitting
|in an English court, when another
case was called, the leading counsel
rose and huskily requested that it
might be postponed until next morn
ing.
"On what ground?" snapped the
judge.
"I have been arguing a case all day
in Court B, and am completely ex
hausted," explained the lawyer.
"Very well,' said the Judge, "we'll
take the next."
Another lawyer rose and also plead
ed for adjournment.
"What, are you exhausted, too?"
asked the judge, angrily. "What have
you been doing?"
"My lord," said the lawyer in a
wearied voice. "I have been In Court B
listening to my learned brother."
St. Louis Globe-Democrat;
Our Daily Laugh
p UNNECESSARY
< * Dragon fly: Ha,
hal Those fel
' lows think I'm a
Zeppelin.
FOOLISH
Dr. Bass: Gra
clous! What's the Wiryw\
Shark: I swal
lowed a live lob- —JF
iter last night.
and he's biting 1«1
FORGIVE, PLEASE
By 'Wins Dln(«r
Dear reader, you'll forgive me.
I know, if I do not
To-day effuse In poetry
• Because it is so hot,
Not that 1 have your pity—
It's not for me you care—
But 'tis because your efforts
In reading it, I spar*. i
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
THE NEW WAR LORD
—Prom the Philadelphia Ledger.
STORY OF PENNSYL
TOLDBYDR. THOS. S
J
HARRISBURG ahd its part In the
growth of the Commonwealth,
figure prominently in the new
ly Issued "History of Pennsylvania"
by Dr. Thomas Stone March, State
inspector of high schools.
The book, published by the Amer
ican Book Company, is a text book
for school childrep and while written
in such ready style as to make it
easily adaptable for the younger
mind, it will prove of inestimable
value to the grown-up as well. Dr.
March doesn't believe in making too
obvious an effort to impress the moral
of a subject upon his pupils. "One
of the chief reasons for the teaching
of history," says the writer in his
suggestions to teachers," is to make
good citizens. Too obvious effort to
bring the moral of a subject before
the class, however, will defeat its
own ends. It woujd be better to as
sume that the pupil has enough sense
to make the proper application, with
out putting too much emphasis upon
the subject."
While dealing of course with Penn
sylvania primarily, Dr. March's his
tory is written in such a way as to
show the relation of the Keystone
State to the nation. Just how im
portant a part Pennsylvania did play
in the upbuilding of the country Is
brought home to the student more
forcibly perhaps than most text-book
histories.
The story of Pennsylvania further
more is brought up to date, even to
the inauguration and the early months
of Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh's
tenure. Naturally the pupil can more
IN HARRISBURO RFTY YEARS
I" " AGO TO-DAY"
[From Tclejrraph of July 19, 1865.]
To Examine Teachers
S. D. Ingram, county superintend
ent of schools, will open teachers' ex
aminations on August 12, the last one
to be held September 16.
Convention Here In August
The Dauphin County Union Conven
tion will be held in this city August 8.
Fire Companies Picnic
Fire companies of the city are plc
nlcing each week at Hoffman's Woods.
The Good Will men are working hard
to raise funds for new equipment.
FOR POLITICAL/ CASUISTS
Does the withdrawal of Mr. Bryan
from the Democratic administration
withdraw from the Democratic na
tional platform the resolution In favor
of a single term for the president; the
resolution declaring that the Democ
ratic party Is against the re-election
of any president? Bryan Is supposed
to have put that resolution into the
platform. Nobody else at Baltimore
knew much about Its genesis and in
troduction into the party's code of
principles. What becomes of the
Bryan doctrine of one term only when
Bryan retires from official and re
sponsible connection with the Demo
cratic organization? Does the one
term declaration go when he goes? Or
does It. remain, as deeply graven as
ever on the tablet of the faith. Bryan's
legacy of high and unselfish Ideals,
Bryan's parting blessing and benedic
tion to the chieftain he loves so well?
—New York Sun.
THEIR GOLD OUTPUT
Russia's gold output is reported as
Increasing. That seems to bo the
case with all the European nations,
and most of the output is in the di
rection of the United States.—Wash
ington Herald.
WHEN A REPLY ISN'T
When Is a reply not a reply? When
It Is made In Germany.—Brooklyn
Times.
Mr. Manufacturer,
Your Attention
The retailer who handles your
product uses the newspaper
when he advertises.
But he does not spend ' his
money advertising your brand
but in building his own good
will.
If you advertise your brand In
the newspaper you get the deal
er's attention as well as that of
> consumers.
The retailer realizes that It
will pay him to show your brand
special favor.
He generally does so.
TVe Invite manufacturers In
terested In dealer co-operation to
communicate with the Bureau of
Advertising, American Newspa- '
per Publishers Association, World
Building, New York.
JULY 19, 1915.
readily appreciate how much of his
State's history he has lived through
during 1 the last few fc'ears. Dr.
March devotes considerable space,
for instance, to the great Civil war
veterans reunion at Gettysburg in
Harrlsburg's early days, the es
tablishment of Harris' Ferry, the
quaint old town as a stopping place
on the cross-State stage routes, its
importance as a lumber, rafting and
canal center, its later growth as a
railroad pivotal point, are a few of
the subjects which are treated in a
more than ordinarily Interesting man
ner. The selection of Harrisburg as
the Capital City of the State, the
building of the old Capitol, its de
struction by fire, and the erection of
the present structure are dwelt upon
with equal attention to detail. Some
views of the Capitol building are in
cluded.
In touching upon the movement
begun in 1897 for removal of the
State capital site to Philadelphia. Dr.
March says. "The agitation had at
least one good effect, for it awoke
the people of Harrisburg from their
lethargy made them introduce
civic reforms which have placed
their city among the most progressive
of the State."
In this prefare Dr. March expresses
cordial thanks to Dr. Nathan C.
Schaeffer, State superintendent of
public instruction; A. D. Glenn, Dr.
J. George Becht, Reed B. Teitrick and
Miss Katherine Ulery, of the Greens
burg h'igh school, for assistance in the
preparation of his book.
Would Make New York's
East Side City in Itself
ttA#mr SQHLALH T
New York, July 19. —• New
York's ea>?t side a city within itself is
the aim of Harry Schlacht, who was
born and brought up in this most
polyglot community. Schlacht says
there is nothing wrong with the East
Side, which lies in the district bound
ed by the East river, Fourteenth
street, Third avenue and the Bowery,
and the Battery. All the East Side
needs, according to Schlacht, is a
chance to live and thrive. Neighbor
hood associations, and the right kind
of men at the head of them, will lift
this section of New York to a higher
level says Schlacht.
He is the superintendent of the East
j Side Protective Association, which has
organized the little boys of that sec
tion Into Juvenile police.
REUNITED
[From the Christian Herald.]
As soon as the war was over, as
Springtime came and the grass grew
Sreen on the graves of the fallen sol
ters, the Southern women here and
there went forth to cover the graves
with Spring blossoms. The women of
Petersburg, Vs., were among the first
to visit the cemeteries with their
wreaths of flowers. In Columbus,
Miss-, two years after the war had
ended, the women strewed their fra
grant tributes Impartially over the
graves of the Confederate and the
Union soldiers. It Is said that the
publication of these Instances In North
ern newspapers Inspired Francis Miles
Finch to write the poem, "The Blue
and the Gray." ,
j lEbPtttng (Eljat S
II i
"Hear that? That's what Is the
matter with the weather," remarked a
man sitting in Capitol Park mopping
; his brow about Ba. m. to-day. "That"
was a locust. The man who sat in
the park was a businessman who
started to walk to his establishment
and who tacked to the park to rest
and cool oft. He had plenty of com
pany and things were Just commencing
to look better when the locust began
to sing. The four and twenty black
birds of song and story did not crearb
the commotion that the single locust
did in the Capitol Park. A dozen warm,
grouchy men looked up, nodded, looked
at each other and started to say things.
The locust sang blithely on and did
not seem to mind. Other reports of
the music of locusts came from other
parts of the city during the morning
and real hot weather was forecast,
notwithstanding the fact that yester
day was perfectly clear and Saturday
free from storms and St. Swithln's day,
on which it rained and rained hard,
less than a week past.
• • •
Activity of the police in banning
game has caused some care free spirits
to hunt for secluded spots and yester
day in the blazing heat a number of
games were played in the middle of
the river. The big piers of the bridges
make shady places for several hours
during the day and yesterday after
noon a number of boats were seen
moored close to the piers, out of range
of the sun, the occupants very Intent,
but not on the scenery or the cool
breezes.
• * •
There is a new Industry which some
youngsters have adopted and while
it may not be very profitable it at
least affords an opportunity to dis
play enterprise. It consists of "cap
ping" for garages. The boys gather
near hotels and when tourists come in
for meals they hop about and ask
"Want a garage? Show you one."
• • •
The golfers of the York and Har
risburg Country clubs, which played
a tie match In their interclub series
on Saturday at Lucknow, have been
playing with each other for over ten
years. Grler Hersh, the York banker,
who was here Saturday to play in the
matches, recalled the fact that he had
played here years ago against the late
John Y. Boyd and other older golfers.
Another Interesting thing about Satur
days match was that Prof. Ehrenfeld,
a former Harrisburger, who was on
the York team, found that his oppo
nent was John C. Herman, a son of
one of Prof. Ehrenfeld's boyhood
chums and schoolmates.
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh
seeins to be disposed to make haste
very slowly in the matter of the requi
sition made by South Carolina for
Frederick Brown, the man in prison
in Philadelphia, and wanted in Edge
field, S. C., on a charge of murder.
This is the case in which hundreds
of letters and messages, to say noth
ing of numerous petitions against hon
oring requisition papers have been re
ceived by the Governor and which a
colored attorney from Philadelphia
contented before the Governor with
the general and district pros
ecutor of the Palmetto State. The
Governor has had the law, decisions
and precedents thoroughly studied and
arid exhaustive review will be given to
him when the briefs are submitted by
the parties in the case. The Governor
plans to discuss the matter with At
torney General Brown when, he re
turns.
• » •
Henry M. Eaton, managing l editt
of the Philadelphia Evening Ledger,
was among the visitors to the city on
Saturday. He visited the Harrisburg
Public Library, of which his sister.
Miss Alice R. Eaton, Is the librarian,
and took a look about the city.
• • •
Among Saturday visitors to Harris
burg was Secretary of Commerce Wil
liam C. Redfleld, who spent part of
the day here on a motor trip. He
came from Washington accompanied
by Mrs. Redfleld and his son. The
party stopped at the Commonwealth.
• * *
More dental graduates of foreign
birth and residence have been apply
ing for State registration in Pennsyl
vania in the last two years than ever
known before. Philadelphia Is noted
for its dental school and has attract
ed students from all over the world.
Many of these plan to return to their
own country, but as Pennsylvania is
recognized as having a very high
standard for dental licensure quite a
number have taken the State examin
ation to show their proficiency. They
do not intend to practice here, but
take their Pennsylvania certificates to
far off homes.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
Captain A. A. King, U. S. A., has
been relieved from duty in the Yel
lowstone and detailed to recruit duty
in Philadelphia.
S. C. Long, general manager of the
Pennsylvania, is on his way to the
exposition.
John R. Fell, of Philadelphia, is
playing polo at Narragansett.
Dr. H. C. Register, of Haverford.has
gone to Maine for the summer.
Gordon Campbell, of York, is the
head of the merger of seven electric
companies In that county.
Col. H. C. Trexler, of Allentown, Is
reported as behind an Allentown plant
which has taken large orders for mu
nitions.
1 DO YOU KNOW |
That many automobile parties
are now making all day stops In
Harrisburg?
. IN THE BEST OF HUMOR
She—Our waiter looks awfully tough,
doesn't he?
He—That's all right. I have a bill to
tender him.—Dartmouth Jack O'Lan
tern.
Redd And does he know anything
about yachting?
Greene—Say. he couldn t tell the dif
ference between a mushroom anchor
and a toadstool. —Yonkers Statesman.
Clarice—After the war I think that
gome of the European rulers could write
an interesting book. «
Archibald—Never! It would be too
hard for them to find a live subject.—
The Widow.
"The man who Is always punctualM
In keeping an appointment never
anything,
"No; ohly half an hour waiting for
the other fellow to show up."— Phll»«
delphla Record.
William's thoughts were on the v.
cation days, not the arithmetic lesson.
The teacher often called her dreamy
pupils to attention by asking them a
sharp, simple question.
"William, what are two and four?"
"Prepositions. ma ! am," was the unex
pected answer.—Life.
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