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THURSDAY E\ENING, JULY 22
When thou prayest rather let thy
heart be without icorits than thy words
without heart. —John Banyan.
STRIKES BELATED XOTE
COLONEL THEODORE ROOSE
VELT in his speech at San Fran
cisco strikes a popular but be
lated note. The country does not need
hi:, vigorous appeal to rouse it to a
use of national insecurity and a de
b.iu for preparedness against foreign
attack. It was already aroused when
the Colonel spoke, albeit he was but
repeating in more carefully set terms
thoughts to which he had previously
given voice.
There is food for reflection, however,
in this, possibly the most striking pass
age of the Colonel's remarks yesterday:
Some day or other it may weft be
that we shall have to pay on a ten
fold greater scale the same price
for exactly the same reasons; and,
if such should be the case, remem
ber, my fellow-countrymen, that,
whereas the case of the Belgians
excited warm sympathy, our mis
fortunes would excite nothing hut
s< orn and contempt; for a rich,
powerful, boastful people invites
the ridicule of all mankind if,
whether from sheer silliness and
shortsightedness, or from soft, tim
idity, or from gross and greedy de
votion to the material bemtHg of
the moment, it fails to prepare
itself to. defend its own rights with
its own strength.
The Swiss means of national pro
tection appeals to Roosevelt, who is
not the first to .suggest military service
vm the Swiss model for the United
States, and probably that view is not
popular because a majority of our
pe< pie do not believe such a measure
necessary. But certainly we are in
need of some kind of military training,
and the idea of making "setting up"
exercises, rifle drill and care of the
individual under conditions'approach
ing those of warfare are not matters
tf> look upon with fear or loathing.
The boy who has been trained to be a
good soldier 1b likely to be all the bet
ter citizen for that, and may live
lor.ger and enjoy better health as an
other result, •
MEN WORTHY OK HONOR
OF the three men mentioned by
Governor Brumbaugh in con
nection with the nomination to
the authorities of the Panama-Pacific
exposition of the foremost citizen of
the State, only one had the advantage
of a college education. And the only
one who can now be regarded as a
rich man, as that term is understood
In this country, started with the great
est candlcap. He was forced to enter
the r&.nks of the breadwinners at the
tender age of 1 4.
But all three early in life began to
think for themselves. They were un
willing to become mere drifters with
the current of life that surrounded
them. That and clean living are the
lactors that determine between suc
cess and failure. The man who is
'willing to make the effort to solve for
iiimself the problems that confront
him from day to day will soon acqulrp
the mental faculty called inltiatire,
which in some men is so pronounced
that we call It inspiration. Such a
man is bound to rise. Not, of course,
tir pre-eminence in every case, but
well above the level of his fellows.
And for the man who is willing to
make this supreme effort there never
was a time in the history of the
world when the reward was so certain
to follow, and no country where it is
BO large as in America.
Few, if any, people will challenge
Governor Brumbaugh's selection of
l)r. Brashear as the State's most dis
tinguished citizen. He is without a
superior in his field or a peer in Penn
rylvania and has made many impor
tant contributions to the intellectual
luster of his State. He has, In fine,
tulded to the laurels of his fellow
citizens in a national and an interna
tional sense. As for the other two
whose names were forwarded to the
exposition authorities, Mr. Wanamak
cr and Dr. Conway, they lead in their
particular spheres of activity, beyond
ft doubt, but in a State with such wide
ly diversified and highly important in
terests it is difficult to point to any
one leader and say of him that he Is
more important titan the leader of
some other group. Home of us, for
Instance, will say that the two men
whose names were sent to San Fran
cisco are in no wise more entitled to
wucb distinction than are Charles M.
THURSDAY EVENING,
Schwab, the South Bethlehem Steel
manufacturer, who 1b conceded to be
the foremost steel maker not only In
this Rreat steel State, but In the United
States as well, and perhaps In the
world, or John G. Johnson, the emi
nent Philadelphia lawyer, who Is rec
ognized as a member of the small
group of men who stand at the head
of the practice of the legal profes
sion In the United States.
Beyond question these men are,
leaders in practically every sense of
that word, but there Is a significance
that should not be lost sight of in the
fact that Mr. Wanamaker and Dr.
Conway have not been content merely
to achieve personal success, but have
sought with striking persistency and
conspiouous results to Inspire others.
To their material distinctions they
have added that far more important
and much rarer attribute spiritual
leadership. Beyond a doubt this ex
plains why they predominated so con
spicuously in the voting which was
carried on by a number of newspapers
while the subject of selecting the
State's most distinguished citizen was
under consideration.
ONE OX THE LOBBYISTS
IT has just been discovered that a
piece of legislation containing a
Joker as big as a house got by the
last session of the New York Legisla
ture, and If the people of that State
are not laughing heartily over the
incident it is because they are abso
lutely devoid of a sense of humor. For,
unlike most occurrences of the kind,
this time the joke is on the very in
dividuals who make a business of
bamboozling the public, to wit, the
lobbyists who look after legislative
matters for those who are vaguely
called the interests in every capital in
the land.
• Timber land still owned by the peo
ple of New York was so ruthlessly
despoiled by wealthy and well organ
ized timber thieves that when the con
stitution now in effect was adopted, a
matter of twenty years ago, a section
was put into it which absolutely pro
hibits the cutting of trees on public
land under any circumstances. This
put a sudden end to the acquirement
of a good deal of easy money, and
ever since efforts have been made to
circumvent the barrier in the funda
mental law.
These activities were without effect,
however; so, at the session of 1913, a
resolution submitting to the people an
amendment which would remove this
obstacle to timber piracy was Intro
duced, and under the plea that dead
timber is ty great menace, It was
passed. The fact that thiß amend
ment also made it possible to cut tim
ber of all kinds was not enlarged upon
at the time. The New York system
of constitution amendment is like that
of Pennsylvania In that the resolution
submitting it to the voters must pass
two sessions of the legislature. So
during the rush hours at the close of
this year's session—the very last day,
in fact —the matter came up for action
the second time and was rushed
through.
In the ordinary course of events the
amendment would have been passed
upon at the election to be held this
Fall, but it has been discovered that
in the hurry the resolution was pass
ed the second time was an exact dupli
cate of it as it was adopted by the
session of ISIS and instead of send
ing the matter on to the people refers
it to yet another session of the law
making body. Of course, under the
circumstances, the whole thing falls
and the lumber people have lost two
years' time and a lot of money unless
they can bring the constitutional con
vention now in session to their way
of thinking to the extent of being will
ing to Incorporate a section that will
serve their purpose in the draft which
the convention will submit to the
people at the November election.
There really must be something in
the tales about better conditions on
the hill at Albany. Back in the days
of Yellow Dog funds and expert ac
celeration of legislation the "boys" of
the Third House never were guilty of
such slips. At all events lack of
practice would be one possible ex
planation of the untoward result.
FIGHTING AXD RCXNING AWAY
THAT there is such a thing as too
much determination, a too great
degree of courage in warfare, is'
indicated by Associated Press corres
pondence from France, in which the
writer attributes the heavy losses of
the English to the "bull-dog tenacity"
of the British soldier which keeps him
in his trenches long after he should
have retreated. According to this in
formation the '"Tommies" remain in
the ditches to the last man. The
French, the Germans and Belgians
have no sentiment about yielding
ground, if to their military advantage
to do so, especially when they can
draw the enemy on to marked ranges.
But the tradition of sticking it out to
the last, born of the days when man
was pitted against man instead of
man against machine, is so strong in
the British army that one of the most
important lessons of the war has yet
to be learned by it.
According to this account, the
French and German, unlike the British,
lay no stress on holding their front line
of trenches. In case of an attack they
withdraw to the rear lines. Being ft
carefully measured range, the enemy !n
taking the first line gets into a wasp's
nest. The French, with marvelous
accuracy, pour both shrapnel and high
explosive shells from their famous
"seventy-five" field guns. When they
assume the offensive and capture a
German trench, they protect their
men with a curtain of fire as long as
possible; but if its occupation seems
likely to prove too expensive, they
withdraw, measuring the ground as
best they can in their retreat in order
to correct the aim of their batteries.
Somewhat the same tactics are fol
lowed by the Germans, who, however,
UEO machine guns instead of Meld
cannon. Hut the British hold on to
their front trench when attacked, und
on to the captured trench when at
tacking, with a courage unexcelled in
history. However, they act /nth mure
courage than intelligence, since they
play into the hands of the Germans
by their very stubbornness.
British losses have almost all bean
due to an effort to atlck it out to the
last man, when the French would
have retreated, shelled out the foe and
made a fresh attack.This is the French
policy of attrition. It enables them to
assume the offensive at will and to
keep up a constant and wearing action,
while the British make their fight and
then remain as they are for long
periods of inaction.
We have long poked fun at, the sol
dier "who fights and runs away" in
order that he "may live to fight an
other day," but apparently it has its
place in modern scientific warfare.
f TELEGRAPH PERISCOPE "
—Smethport people, seeing strange
lights in the sky at night, suspect the
presence of an airship. There are large
lightning bugs down this way, too.
—lrt a few days It may be said that
Warsaw saw war.
—Hudson Maxim comes naturally by
his rapid-fire speeches.
—What excuse will the fishermen
have when the .river gets back to
normal?
—lf that public improvement jubilee
*ls as big in proportion as the improve
ments themselves, it will be a whopper.
—lf Reading peanut merchants know
what we know they would rise up in a
body and insist upon that order for
bidding squirrel habitations in Penn
Park being rescinded. it is in violation
of the antitrust law forbidding re
straint of trade.
EDITORIAL COMMENT""
It will strike most people that the
Armenian ought to have been tor
pedoed by a Turkish submarine.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Berlin report* the capture of 521.630
Russians since the first of June. Still,
It does not seem to have taken enough.
—lndianapolis Star.
A careful survey of the German sub
marine war would indicate that when
threat Britain's loss reaches 5 per cent.
°i £ er vess ols, the merchant marines
of Denmark. Norway and Sweden will
have totally disappeared.—New York
Evening Post.
BEEIXG PENNSYLVANIA FIRST
[Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.]
Announced plans forGovernorßrum
baugh's "See Pennsylvania First" au
toirobiie tour confirm first impressious
of the excellence of the original idea,
ine itinerary as arranged includes
more than half of the counties of the
State and will occupy a week. His
toric shrlneft, the industrial and agri
cultural regions and places noted for
their scenic attractions will all be vis
ited and it is safe to say that the Gov
ernor and his companions, whatever
their previous knowledge of the varied
resources of the Keystone State, will
be surprised at this glimpse of their
extent and richness. The entire ,lour
re.\ is to be over State highways. Thus
the tourists will be able to obtain
valuable information at first hand on
the subject of good roads; they will
perceive what an immensity has been
accomplished by the State Highway
Department and will also realize the
size ol the task that still confronts
those engaged in the work of provid
ing adequate means of communication
between the numerous centers of pop
i !Si I( is a P d tlle vi H a ses, hamlets and
individual dwellings.
The New England states have
achieved added fame from their asso
ciation with well advertised "tours"
kiliT" ever > enthusiastic automo
»» ♦ i . Ex P* ns j v «ly printed and illus
trated handbooks proclaim the beauties
anci conveniences of these excursions
Inn keepers vie in providing special
accommodations for automobile tour
ists and Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts and the mountain states
reap a rich harvest every summer from
the strangers with money to spend.
Pennsylvania, with scenery unexcelled
i hese sißter st ates and a
rapidly increasing system of excellent
roads can offer equal attractions. No
doubt we are still deficient in country
hotel facilities. With improvements
in arrangements for hospitality Penn
sbH V |"o thi« W H Ul | d i'f a Position to
share this desirable tourist trade with
New England. This Is only one thought
suggested by the Governor's forthcom
ing tour of the State, which should
wiVh'Yh ennsyl VHnitt automobilists
With the opportunities for recreational
and instructive journeys within the
bound- of their mighty common!
MADE IX AMERICA, TOO
When the fierce old eyes of Count
Zeppelin fall upon the names of
Edis °n and drvilie
Wright, in the advisory board co
w|th the United states
an the m f ay for once ' realize that
all the ideas are not made in Ger
many.—New York Evening Sun.
Our Daily Laugh
AFTER THE
HONEYMOON.
I think his love 1 |i|
ha growing oold. V A7V N
Now, my dear, ( *1
you must imagine B\>- JjM
It is not imag- '/r
ination. He reads / \
a newspaper Jfli / \
While lam sitting #II /i \
on his lap. ftlHl W
SYNONYMOUS?
C tffr /A\ your husband's
\M// arera«e, Mrs. W. t
about midnight.
I'M uttn
By Wing Dinger
Gee, I'm glad to see this weather.
That we're having, tell you what
It's a big improvement over
Those days when it was so hot.
Makes a fellow's work go easy,
And in a determined way.
Rather than with resignation
He goes on the Job each day.
And these nights, say, ain't they pip
pins
get In some good, sound sleep—
As the early morning breezes
Up and down your backbone creep?
But 1 welcome this cool weather
Most because It calls the bluff
Of the "hot-spell" pest who queries,
"For you, is it hot enough?"
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
folltlct ov
By the Kx-Committeeman
While all the politicians in all the
parties in the eastern half of the
fatate are watching the progress of the
campaign preliminary to the mayor
alty flght in Philadelphia political in
terest is at such a low ebb In the
western half that the newspapers are
worrying about what might happen
in the way of patronage in the event
that the Republican candidate wins at
the next presidential election.
However this situation is not as
funny as it seems on the surface, for
a peculiar situation exists in the Bea
ver-Lawrence-Washington congres
sional district which is the center of
this outbreak of long distance trouv
ble. A special election for Congress
will be held in the district this Kali
and Henry W. Temple who represent
ed It in the last Congress as a Pro
gressive-Washington party man wants
the endorsement of the regular Re
publicans. There is a disposition to
give it to him because that would
mean his certain election and almost
automatic re-election at the regular
election next year. But 'there Is also
a more than bright prospect that the
elections of 1816 will also place a Re
publican in the White House and the
Republicans of the district are anxious
to know what disposition will be made
of the post offices and other federal
putronage usually at the disposal of
congressmen in that event. Unless
Temple can convince the regular Re
publicans that he will not turn them
over to Uncle Ernest F. Acheson, of
Washington, who used to represent the
district in Congress, but is now a ben
evolent boss and father confessor of
all the kickers and political mavericks
in the southwestern section of the
State the endorsement is likely to be
withheld. There are 134 presidential
post offices in the district and the an
nual pay roll from this source totals
$95,700.
—Representative J. Hampton
Moore, who is one of the acceptable
eight, is reported to be in a receptive
mood when approached on the sub
ject of the Republican mayoralty nom
ination In Philadelphia, it is believed,
however, that it will take a great deal
of popular demand to make Moore
a practical possibility. Both the Vare
people and the clan McNichol are be
lieved to feel that he s:iouty not be
taken up except as a last resource.
—The only really interesting recent
development in the Philadelphia situ
ation is the report that Dr. W. Horace
Hoskins, former president of the
Democratic club, and who is not at
all loved by the Reorganizes, is being
urged by his rriends to make a try for
the Democratic nomination. Mr. Hos
kins in the past has been open and
active in his opposition to the faction
headed by Democratic Slate Chair
man Morris in Philadelphia, and the
Morris people could not with propriety
refuse to meet the issue his candidacy
would raise. And that would involve
a test of strength wheh the Reor
ganizes have been at great pains to
avoid ever since the elections last Fall.
The Old Guard Democrats are confi
dent that the showing the Reorganiz
es would make in Philadelphia now
would make the pretentions of that
faction positively ridiculous.
—The journey shoreward of Repub
lican leaders began to-day and it is
anticipated that the week-end gath
ering at Atlantic City this week will
be particularly large although it is
not expected that any .action will be
taken on the matters that are upper
most in the minds of politicians.
—Being congressman from the
Berks-Lehigh district is no sinecure
if you happen to be a Lehigh county
man. Former Democratic State
Chairman Dewalt of Allentown who
represents the district now finds it
necessary to proceed to Reading every
once in a while for the purpose of
holding a levee for the faithful among
his Berkshire constituents. He was
in Reading Tuesday' and announced
that he would visit the manufacturers
of Berks county and ask them what
legislation might be needed for the
general public good. Some Job for a
Democratic congressman!
—State Senator John W. Hoke, of
Chambersburg has formally an
nounced his candidacy fpr the Frank
lin county Judgeship.
—Ralph B. Strassburger, of Norris
town, who takes an aottve Interest in
Republican party affairs in Montgom
ery county called at the office of the
Republican National committee in
Washington for the purpose of pre
senting the views of several groups of
New York and Philadelphia business
men in favor of holding the Republi
can national convention in Philadel
phia next year.
—Friends of J. Frank E. Hause' held
a meeting at West Chester for the pur
pose of boosting his candidacy for the
Chester county judgeship. Other can
didates are Judge Robert 8. Gaw
throp, who was recently appointed to
the bench by the Governor end Ar
thur T. Parke.
MEAT IN HOT WEATHER
A Knv Simple Precautions for the
Housewife Who Does Not Want
Her Supplies to Spoil
A few simple precautions will aid
the housewife in keeping meat un
tainted In hot weather. It Is, of course,
common knowledge that the higher the
temperature, the quicker meat wll spoil,
but the family's supplies are not abso
lutely at the mercy of the thermome
ter. Ice and cleanliness are two great
weapons of defense.
For many families a refrigerator Is
obviously out of the question, but It is
perhaps better, to have no refrigerator
at all than a neglected one. Merely to
wash It out occasionally does little
good: It should b'e thoroughly scalded
at frequent Intervals, in particular tlie
drain. This, if overlooked. Is apt to
harbor fungous growths, which may
spread to the food. On one occasion a
man applied to the department because
he had found that a Joint of beef plac
ed In his refrigerator bad turned a
peculiar bright red. Upon examination
it was ascertained that the meat was
covered with a peculiar fungous growth
due entirely to the condition of the
refrigerator. Growths of this kind do
not always advertise themselves so
prominently and there may be much
evil In an Icebox that the eye can not
detect.
If the refrigerator drain Is not thor
oughly cleaned, moreover, it Is likely
to become choked, the water Is not car
ried off quickly enough and little pools
are left .standing In the Interior. Damp
ness is one of the conditions most fa
vorable to bacterial growth. An ice
box in this state will not protect foot,
long. It Is, In fact, a wise precaution
to wipe the interior of a refrigerator
every day with a dry cloth.
The temperature of the average re
frigerator is higher than most persons
suppose, and in those households where
a regular supply of Ice Is not obtain
able a cool cellar, a sprlnghouse, or the
depths of a well may serve somewhat
the same purpose. .
NO roSKKIt NI.KKP OVER THEIR
> SHOPS
[From the London Chronicle.!
Living "over the shop' is no longer
the custom with tlie great West End
tradesmen: they sleep in the outer
suburbs. One of the very last Is threat
ened with dispossession by the riale of
the Arundel] estate. For more than a
century generations of have
stuck to the famous shop In Coventry
street, denllnc In it as alive l <ths by
day and sleeping aver It by night The
great tradesmen's names and residences
have changed, and It would be difficult
to find a Harrod or a Selfrldge, a John
Pound or a Salmon—or even a Gluck
steln—who locks his shop door at night
and goes upstairs to bed.
THE CARTOON OP THE DAY
THE GOOSE STEP I
—From the Philadelphia Public l,rd(tr.
f i 7; — ] i
Warfare in the Third Dimension
Aeroplanes Present to Strategists a Vast, New Prob
lem in Applied Mathematics.
By HUDSON MAXIM
Famous Inventor of Explosives Who Spoke at Chamber of Commerce
Luncheon Today
SEVERAL years before the Euro
pean war broke out, I predicted
that the aeroplane would play a
very potential part in the next great
war. The greatest war in the history
of the world has come, and the aero
plane has played and is playing the
prophesied part. Verily, it has car
ried warfare into the third dimen
sion.
This means that a vast problem in
applied mathematics has been trans
ferred from the plane surface, hither
to involved in the world's battles, to
the interior of a cube, in which the
aeroplane becomes the constantly
shifting, yet always controlling center
of the lethal activity. Thus far, the
struggling nations, their war depart
ments, and their chief commanders in
the numerous fields of action, appear
to have appreciated only partially the
enormous significance of the vital al
teration achieved by modern invention
in the ancient field of warfare. And,
for the present, at least, even the
most daring Imagination halts, unsure,
in venturing upon prophecy as to the
possibilities of the future.
Not only does aeroplane contend
with aeroplane in actual Bky fighting,
but also land operations and land
fighting are now largely controlled
from the vantage p6int of the aero
plane hung in the sky.
The location and operations of an
enemy are quickly discerned and re
ported at headquarters, and any con
certed adverse movement is imme
diately noted and met with a withering
artillery tire.
Aeroplane 1,1 fc Saver
The aeroplane Is a money saver and
a great life saver, because it prevents
ambush, prevents surprises in force,
obviates the necessity of reconnoitering
in force, and eliminates guess work,
so that only such movements are made
as full knowledge of actual conditions
may justify. The aeroplane saves
many a false move at great cost of
men and munitions.
In the present war the contending
armies fight along battle linos five
hundred miles, a thousand miles in
length. Such operations would be ut
terly impossible without the aeroplane,
just as they would be impossible with
out the telephone and the wireless
telegraph. Modern warfare comman
deers every science.
Among the main lessons of the pres
ent war will be the value and impor
tance of the aeroplane, for raiding as
well as scouting purposes. Aeroplanes
i are now built capable of carrying a
dozen or more men. Large numbers
of these could be built at compara-
BOOKS AND MAQAZINES
. It Is an evidence of mental health
when readers turn from comments
about a thing to the thing Itself. Vol
umes have been written about Lin
coln's style, the quality of mind and
heart shown in his writings and
speeches, the man behind the word:
though few men's words have needed
less Interpretation than Lincoln's. It
is gratifying, therefore, to note that
the complete writings of Lincoln, pub
lished in two volumes by The Century-
Co., have, at the moment of the fiftieth
anniversary of his death, gone into a
fourth edition.
A thouand copies of Marie Sukloff's
"The Life Story of a Russian Exile,"
have been exported to England, where
the book has aroused great Interest,
especially among the suffragists. The
American edition has gone Into a sec
ond printing.
A member of the firm of J. P. Morgan
and Co., according to a report from a
New York book store, has bought for
presentation to friends a hundred
copies of "The Goldfish." the anony
mously written book purporting to he
the confession* of a rich New Yorker
about himself, Ills family, and his circle
of friends and enemies.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR"]
A BATHING SUGGESTION
T* the Editor of the Telt&raph:
1 wish you would start a campaign
for better bathing facilities for Har
riaburgers. in the city there Is only
one swimming tank and that barely
50 feet in length. It Is at the Railroad
Y. M. C. A., and the cost Is $lO per
year. In the river the bathing at
Seneca street Is restricted to a Bmall
space, the current Is swift and the
bottom bad. At the Island opposite
Chestnut street, after a 12-mlnute
walk in the hot sun there is a fairly
good bathing place but a person must
be a swimmer to enjoy It. Would it
be feasible to use the space at Market
street after it Is vacated by the coal
companies? Very truly,
M. STEWART.
NOT KVEN "A FAMOUS VICTORY"
Turkey Is reported to be tired of the
war. By the way, just what has Tur
key been lighting about?— Kansas City
I Times.
JULY 22, 1915.
tlvely small cost, and would be cap
able of transporting very considerable
numbers of raiders. Already much
destruction has been done by such
raiders upon bridges, magazines and
factories.
Before the advent of aviation it had
been figured out by the experts that
if an a-eroplane were made of exceed
ing lightness and with an engine cap
able of developing a horsepower for
every two and a half pounds in weight,
man would be able actually to fly.
As a matter of fact, aeroplanes are
now made capable of developing more
than three horsepower for every two
and a half pounds in weight, and they
have so much excess buoyancy that
they admit of being armored suffi
ciently to resist penetration of long
range rifle fire.
In the movements of armies, time
is a most vital factor. Napoleon aptly
said that he won his battles for two
reasons; first, that he managed to be
stronger at a given point than the
enemy, and second, that he knew the
value of time better than did his ene
mies.
Armies fighting to-day with the aid
of the railroad, the automobile and
the aeroplane—that automobile of the
sky—the telephone, the telegraph and
the photographic camera, are able to
conduct campaigns that would have
been impossible in former
times. Even but a century ago war
fare was a game of blind man's buff.
The greatest general was he who was
the best gtiesser of what his enemy
might do, based on knowledge of hu
man nature.
Oiits «11PS9 Out of Battle
The aeroplane cuts the guess out of
battle, and replaces it with knowledge.
The aeroplane is the vldette of the
army and its pilot. It is an indispens
able sentry and the greatest empha
sizer of human heroism of all man's
mechanism.
Fear in the face of danger stam
th« Judgment of the coward.
The brave man faces danger with full
foreknowledge of it, but his sense of
duty is greater than his fear. Only
a brave man, with whom duty is more
powerful than fear, can so on the sky
hunt in an aeroplane for flying ma
chines of an enemy and attack them
beak and talon, as an engle would at
tack an enemy, regardless of height
and fearless of falling.
Such men are cheered by the deni
zens of earth, who look up at them
and are also regarded by the gods'
ga*e and cheered from the bulwarks
of the sky. Such men earn for hu
man nature a better reputation in
Heaven.
Letter List
LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post Office, at Harrisburg, Pa., for
the week ending; July 17, 1915:
Ladies' List Allss E. Ahlume. Miss
Whyflour Bonn. Mr*. I. S. Bouchanan,
Mrs. H. B. Bitlser, Mrs. Ada Brown,
Miss M. Connelly, Lillian Drovar
(1). L) Mrs. Clara Erb, Miss Marie
Flexfr, Mrs. Berton Floyd, Miss Mln-'
nie ulmcr, Allss Hockenbury, Mrs.
Anna E. Hench. Mrs. W. R. Hench, Miss
Lou Kerns, Miss Delia Lee, Mrs Eliza
beth Mathews. Mrs. Sarah J. Merkei,
Mrs. Emma Moore, Mian Barbara Niss
ley, Mrs. T. B. Pear re, Miss Polerev PIJ.
myre. Mitts Cathrin Rons, Mrs. ilarry
Shearer, Miss Maude H. Snyder, Mrs.
W. E Slower. Miss Margaret Sullivan,
Mis. Helen Swope, Mr». S. A. Watson,
Mrs. Daisy Webber, Mrs. Nan Writ
brook (D.L.), Miss Florence Wleler.Mrs.
Dallas A. Wlghtman. Mrs. Martha
Wlney, Mrs. J. S. Wolford, Mrs. H
Yonks. Elsie Zelgler (D. J A ).
Gentlemen's List Joseph Amer.
Cecil C. Blddle (2). J. Biexentlne, J.
McKee 8001, A. Brande, F. N. Bonners
Georire Bromley, ltev. W. Burton, Jr
Joseph, Carol, Rev. P. H. Carpenter
H. H. Collins, Harry A. Coulaon, Rosa
Cramre, Walter H. Douyble, Harvey
Dyer, John Erb. Lawrence Farrell, Rev
S. A. Farver, Hon. Robert Frttzer, S. E!
Hays, Lee Ring, H. E. Hoover, Albert
Huebner, Mike Hummer, Arthur Jalck
son» George Johnson, John J. Jones,
Dlhor Karoby <D. L.), R. L Kleper,
David Kochenauer, C. James E.
Martin, Larry Martin, Lawrence Mar
tin, Win. Martin, Wm. Mellon, A. P.
Monroe. I. E. Nlssley, R. p. Pletzach,
J. Rose, Levan Rush. Frank Sanderson,
Rev. J. A. Smith, A. E. Sprenkle, Klmer
G. Strickler. Rev. H. T. Tollman,
Thomas Vaughn, N. C. Weaver, Z. K.
Whitbeck. Henry Wllkey, Davis Wil
liams, Arthur Wood, Gilbert Young, Joe.
Foreign Mrs. Y. Caulsan, Monseur
Arthur Well, Wm. Cottell, Lenciom
Glno.
Persons should Invariably have their
mall mattery addressed to their street
and number, thereby Insuring prompt
delivery by the carrier*.
FRANK C. SITES.
Postmaster.
HERF'S AN OPTIMIST
There are thousands of poor devils
over in Flanders who would gladly
pay the,cost of living, no matter how
high it might be, if they were only
permitted to live. Trenton Daily
Jitate Gazette.
lEbenmg Ctral
C. Floyd Hopkins, well known in
theatrical circles In the city, has sev
eral surprises under cover (or Harris
burg people. It is believed. Mr. Hop
kins has charge of the arrangements
for the celebration in this city in Sep
tember In honor of the Improvements
of the city which have brought praise
from many parts of the country. And
Mr. Hopkins as a theatrical manager
has been able to learn just what people
like in the form of amusement and
celebrations owing ,to his experience
with the public. lie is busy at present
making plgns for the events of Sep
tember and only smiles when asked •
what will be included in the program.
Harrisburg was given a peculiar
name the other day by a visitor who
came from the western part of the
State. He called it "The Suburban
pity," giving as his reason the big park
improvements and the scenic charm
added by the river. He ateo praised
the other improvements In the city,
but complained about hotel accommo
dations. "Harrisburg has twentieth
century city improvements, and nine
teenth century accommodations for
the people, who coine here to enjoy
the place," he said.
• • •
Two men were gunning recently on
an island along the river. Another
member of the party was on shore
waiting to cross and Join hl» friends
when one of the men on the island
shot and bagged a fowl. When the
three finally met the third one re
marked: "That last shot of yours was
a peculiar one. I saw that bird drop
before I heard the report of the gun,
Mid then X saw the smoke." His com
panions argued that he was wrong,
but he insisted that his statement waa
correct. The fowl was shot at and hit
at a distance of 12 0 yards. Sound
travels in air 1,125 feet a second. Who
was right?
• • •
When was the first American cent
coined and put in circulation? This
question was asked on a street car in
Jb's city by a businessman who was
talking to a friend about American
money. The argument lasted several
minutes until a man who had been
sitting quietly beside the other two
spoke up. "I believe I can help settle
this question." he said, producing a
coin book. And he showed them that
the first cent was coined in 1783, ac
coi ding to the data collected by the
publishing company.
♦ * 0
Have you ever stopped to think that
in addition to possessing practically
all the advantage of the great cities
of the country, Harrisburg is In the
heart of one of the finest sections of
camp sites in the East?
A surprisingly large percentage of
the population of the city spends at
least tvyo weeks either in the woods or
mountains near here. To the north is
the Juniata, along the banks of which
the Methodist boys camp each sum
mer. Then Inglenook, Clark's Ferry,
Benvenue, Dauphin, Overview and
many other places. Kach has a steadily
growing number of bungalow dwellers.
The river Is easily reached from any
of these places and they all are located
near mountains. . For those who life,
to live under canvaß there is no finer
country anywhere than along the Yel
low Breeches, Conodoguinet or Swa
tara creeks.
• • •
A local banker, his wife and daugh
ter who summer near here had all
kinds of sport recently when they
packed their trunks and started from
home with no idea of where they
would eventually land.
They left their bungalow bright and
early, caught a local and arrived here
in time for a choice of all the fast
trains. The linker walked to /he
ticket window, hauJed out his pocM
book and was still undecided where he
was going when the caller yelled out
Baltimore. Automatically he called for
a ticket to Baltimore. They spent an
entire day touring the city and finally
toward evening landed at the wharf.
There was a boat about readv to start
down the bay and they took it—al
though they didn't know its desti
nation. the second day of their
trip they landed on a small seques
tered island far down the bay where
fishing, crabbing and hotel accommo
dations were of the best and spent the
remainder of the two weeks" vacation
tßere.
"It was the greatest trip I ever had
and T actually believe it was because
we didn't have to bother about train,
boat or hotel accommodations," said
tho banker on his return.
| DO YOU KNOW 1
That the French nrmy official*
■re lifting hnok-typmrltfr* made In
IfnrrlubnrK?
HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS [
AGO TO-DAY |
[From the Telegraph of July 22, 1868.]
Reopen IJquor Shops
The Mayor has granted the liquor
dealers permission to resume business
again.
Will Paint Courthouse
The commissioners are asking for
proposals to paint the roof and towers
of the Courthouse. The contract will
bo given out next Friday.
Furnaces Stop
A number of furnaces in Columbia
have gone out of blast because, of tho
low price of Iron, it is said. It is not
ltnown when they will resume op
erations.
WAK AND EDUCATION
[Philadelphia Ledger.]
With Europe's great playground
fenced ofT, turned into a battlefield
and barred to the legions of Ameri
can tourists, what are the vast army
of our school teachers doing to make
their vacations profitable
Some are turning to a closer study
of their own country and finding ex
citement in being- lieid up by bandits
In the Yellowstone Park. But the stop
page of the trails-Atlantic tourist traf
fic has turned an unprecedented num
ber into the summer schools of our
great universities. There is hardly
an institution of note in the country
providing such vacation courses that
has not experienced a greatly in
creased attendance, particularly of
teachers.
Approximately 6,000 students are
taking the summer courses offered by
Columbia University. Our own uni
versity, with less prestige for its sum
mer work, has increased its enrol
ment to more than a thousand. Ml
so it has gone from one end of uTe
land to the other.
Thus the war makes Its contribution
to education in America. Perhaps
some of these teachers who, Instead
of touring Europe, have toured Ameri
ca will be able to teach the geog
raphy of their own country with more
enthusiasm and knowledge.
1 1 1
CIVIC CLUB
Fly Contest
June 1 to July 31
S Cents a Pint
Prizes of $5, $2.50 and several
SI.OO ones
duplicated by Mr. Ben Stronae