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SATURDAY FVEXING, AUGUST 14 •
Lord of my life, my soul's most pure
desire,
m Its hope and peace!
Let not the faith Thy loving tcords
inspire
Falter or cease;
But be true to me, true Friend, my
chief delight
And safely guide, that every step be
right.
—Henry Bateman.
OUR MUNITION PLANTS
EUROPEAN nations who are ac
cused of casting greedy eyes up
on the apparent unguarded opul
ence of the United States are creating
In this country the Frankenstein that
will be their undoing If ever the
temptation to grab at our riches be
comes too strong. They are teach
ing us how to turn out guns, cannon,
ammunition and all manner of war
supplies inl quantities sufficient to
equip the armies of the world, and
in unbelieveably short time.
Take Bethlehem, for example, al
though there are hundreds like It on
a smaller scale, not to mention some
unknown but very active manufac
turer who is gathering parts for sub
marines all over the United States to
be assembled where the boats are to
be launched. Bethlehem Steel Is now
producing as many, if not more, shells
than the combined plants of the
British Isles. The Bethlehem ship
ments of shells are growing so rapid
ly as to make it impossible to give
an accurate estimate of the dally out-1
go. Some time ago the company was
shipping 11,000 shells daily. With
increased facilities the outgo will be
easily 25,000 to 35,000 shells a day.
That even this output will reach much
larger proportions is evident from the
fact that the Allis-Chalmers Com
pany has contracted to machine 10,-
000 shells daily for Bethlehem, be
ginning in September. The Allis-
Chalmers has been making large ship-'
ments to Bethlehem, but the total
will not reach the figure stipulated in
the contract until next month. Allis-
Chalmers will endeavor to increase its
production to 20,000 shells daily.
This, of course, is only a small part
of the output of the plants at Bethle
hem, where tremendous quantities of
puns, submarine and other army and
navy supplies are being manufactured.
Before the war Germany filled her ar
senals with American guns and Amer- ]
lean shells, and Bethlehem, as the :
allies found it, was the result. With
the -war in full swing the allies are
showing us that we can arm the
whole world and have munitions to
spare. Give us an adequate army,
coast defenses and a navy and we
shall be able to laugh in the face of
any foreign foe that dares lift a
hand. This is by no means "spread
eagleism." It is a cold fact.
TEACHING THE IMMIGRANT
IN a report Just made public by the
United States Bureau of Education,
H. H. Wheaton. the bureau's im
migrant expert, emphasizes the neces
sity of teaching the adult immigrant
how to speak English as soon as pos
sible after his arrival in this country.
The expert says that Inability to
talk in the language commonly used
is the most serious barrier to inter
course and friendly relations between
Americans and the foreigners within
our shores. He points out that a large
proportion of industrial accidents are
due to the fact that foreign work
men have not' understood the orders
of the American foremen.
Owing to the efforts of the Harrls
burg school board, which has estab
lished night schools for the benefit of
the adult immigrants, and to certain
religious fgencies throughout the for
eign districts here and in Steelton,
many of the foreigners in this vicin
ity are given opportunities to acquire
an understanding of the language.
But, as Dr. Wheaton points out, while
SATURDAY EVENING, % HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH AUGUST 14, 1915.
such work is being done in many
cities, nevertheless this should be sup
plemented by a comprehensive pro
gram under State supervision, so that
every immigrant could get his chance
to learn English and become ac
quainted with American laws and cus
toms.
GOOD WORK
HARRISBURG Is to be made a
branch office of the United States
Bureau of Foreign Trade.
This was brought about by the Har
risburg Chamber of Commerce.
There are several reasons why the
chamber is to be congratulated upon
its success in this matter. In the
first place, branches of th»s bureau of
the National Department of Com
merce are not many. They are lo
cated only In great manufacturing cen
ters where there 1s a manifest Interest
in foreign trade and where the manu
facturing concerns are of sufficient im-
portance to warrant the ourtay. The
full significance of the location of an
office here may be Judged from the
fact that the only other similar branch
[in the east Is In New York City. Not
even Philadelphia Is so favored.
Secondly, It was the Harrlsburg
Chamber that Inaugurated the export
movement In Harrlsburg. A year ago,
with the European War under way,
the attention of manufacturers was
attracted to opportunities for business
getting abroad. The Chamber of
Commerce, recognizing this sentiment
on the part of its members, called a
conference which was held in this city
and attended by prominent men from
all over the Central Pennsylvania field.
The seed sown then bore such fruit
and so many Inquiries poured into the
bureau that It has been decided to let
the Chamber act as a branch office for
the bureau at this point, insuring for
its members and all others who desire
advance information on all manner of
foreign trade possibilities.
But most important of all, this
activity of the Chamber brings to the
notice of the public that Harrisburg
and vicinity have many manufacturers
whose products find markets not only
all over the United States but which
are of a nature to enter into competi
tion with similar articles the world
over.
The Chamber has done a good work.
ONE KING THAT'S DOOMED
OLD King Barleycorn and all
his minions appear to be
ambling on rather wobbly legs,
judging by the facts in his case. Here
are a few of the significant ones:
Absinthe has been prohibited in
Belgium Switzerland and France.
King Haakon, of Norway, closed
the breweries on the outbreak of
war.
Iceland has banished alcoholic
beverages from the island.
The Czar has lifted the curse of
Russia by his prohibition ukase.
Public men of Great Britain de
nounce liquor as the nation's
greatest and most ancient foe.
Eighteen States in this country
have kicked out old "King Booze."
A majority of the House of Rep
resentatives of the United States
voted to submit a constitutional
prohibition amendment.
Five hundred and fifty daily
papers of the United States, in
cluding two in Harrisburg. now
refuse all liquor advertising.
The druggists of the country
may no longer sell whisky or
brandy.
The use of alcohol as a medicine
is decreasing in more than nine
tenths of the leading hospitals of
America.
Great Industrial concerns, such
as the Pennsylvania Railroad, now
| prohibit the use of alcoholics
among their employes.
Not only is the world awaking to
the fact that liquor is not a necessity,
but it is coming rapidly to a realiza
tion that it is the greatest degrading
influence known to humanity.
A PERIL OF CIVILIZATION
ACCORDING to Dr. Earl Barnes,
of Philadelphia, eminent scien
tist, educator and psychologist,
two hundred thousand feeble-minded
| persons are now at large in America,
! free to propagate their kind and to in
j creasingly threaten civilization with
| degeneracy.
The "feeble-minded peril," Dr.
j Barnes declares, can be materially les
, sened by scientific methods of segre-
J gation, which has the effect of sterill
; zation. The feeble-minded, he points
| out, reproduce more rapidly than any
[ others, and this very condition threat
: ens the country with inefficiency.
| Pennsylvania might, with profit,
i study the Vineland, N. J., experiment,
I where some hundreds such have been
j segregated in an economic colony and
! are living comfortably under proper
| supervision. The world has not
reached the place where it will accept
the radical legislative expedient so
often proposed, but never considered
seriously.
TYPICAL OF BRYAN
IN the last issue of his "Commoner,"
Mr. Bryan tells his readers that
those people who look upon his
resignation from the Cabinet as a pre
lude to a complete break with the WIK
son administration, are doomed to dis
appointment.
His assurances are evidently de
signed to dispel anxiety at the White
House. Such might be their effect but
for the fact, well known to President
Wilson as to all the American people,
that W. J. Bryan went to the Balti
more convention carrying direct and
specific instructions from the people
of Nebraska to do all In his power to
secure the nomination of Champ
Clark, but at the critical moment,
after Clark had gained a majority of
the delegates, Bryan violated his
obligations and betrayed his con
stituents by turning his support to
Wilson and condemning Champ Clark
to slaughter.
Mr. Bryan's words are belied by
his performances. President Wilson
remembers what happened to Champ
Clark* "Houn' dog."
politico. LK
By the Et- Committeeman
Little is belnfe talked about among
men Interested in politics throughout
the State outside of.the mayoralty
situation in Philadelphia, undoubtedly
the most important political matter in
the Eastern United States Just now.
The effect of this Fall's election In
Philadelphia will have national range
and the men who are playing the
game know It from top to bottom.
Governor Brumbaugh's appointment
of Ex-Postmaster Thomas ts. Smith, of
Philadelphia, to be a public service
commissioner, which was announced
In Philadelphia, a few nights ago wus
the most startling move made In a
long time and its ultimate effect is be
ing awaited with Interest.
The Philadelphia Ledger said to
day regarding the situation: "Despite
the spectacular appointment of Ex-
Postmaster Thomas B. Smith to the
Public Service Commission, the
dramatic entrance of Governor Brum
baugh Into the Philadelphia mayoralty
situation and the Vare anticipations
of vigorous Inroads among Penrose-
McNichol ward leaders. Senators Pen
rose and McNlchol do not beneve that
Congressman Vare will be a candi
date for the mayoralty nomination
and in fact, have no Intention of lay
ing aside their four-year-old oppo
sition to him."
The Philadelphia Inquirer says:
"Former Postmaster Thomas B. Smith
was yesterday the most-taiKed-at>out
man for the Republican nomination
for Mayor to succeed Mayor Rudolph
Blankenburg. This, of course, was
based upon a proposition that Con
gressman William S. Vare would not
be an aspirant for the nomination and
that Mr. Smith would be agreed on as
a "harmony" candidate upon whom all
elements among the active Republi
cans could unite."
John T. Windrlm and Public Serv
ice Commissioner John Monaghan con
tinued to be mentioned yesterday
among possible harmony candidates,
but the opinion prevailed that in the
event 6f Mr. Vare concluding to con
tinue his activities in Congress Ex-
Postmaster Smith must be con
sidered as most available os "a har
mony nominee."
Senator Penrose sala regarding the
Smith appointment: "I am very much
gratified with Mr. Snuth's appoint
ment. I have known him personally
twenty-five years. It was a great
pleasure for me to recommend him to
President Taft for appointment to the
highest Federal office in this city, the
postmastership. He filled that position
very creditably and his selection by
the Governor of Pennsylvania as com
missioner is pleasing to me."
Jacob Soffel, well known In Pitts
burgh political affairs, is out as a can
didate for council in that city. The
Rev. J. P. McKee is also a candidate
creating a situation that is becoming
very interesting.
Charles Palmer, of Chester, is being
actively supported by the Prohibition
ists for the superior court. He is well
known here, having appeared in a
number of court actions.
fiercer county Prohibitionists have
nominated John N. Hughes for sheriff.
T'.iey did not give any endorsement for
the Judicial nomination.
Under a decision at Pittsburgh, it -is
held that candidates for council in
second class cities may be candidates
for both the long and short terms.
Four men will be nominated for the
long term and one for the short term
in Pittsburgh.
Democratic State Chairman Morris'
efforts to raise funds to meet the debts
created by the last campaign are re
ported not to be going very well.
Democrats who saw a cnance to break
into State office last Fall ana who were
very noisy at that tim«, are said to
have been too busy to talk donations
with Mr. Morris just now.
GETS DRIER AND DRIER
(Woman's National Weekly.)
In nearly every local option elec
tion, no matter where held, victory is
won by the temperance forces. Occa
sionally some community votes by a
narrow margin to remain wet. but
this is the exception. Recently the
entire province of Alberta voted ( out
liquor, and in several Minnesota' and
Missouri towns dry victories are an
nounced. Distillers who have had
drummers in western States are gradu
ally withdrawing them because of the
spread of the dry wave. Why don't
the brewers and distillers look facts
in the face and prepare to get into
some other business?
The liquor interests attempt to
frighten the farmer by telling him
that the liquor business keeps up the
prices of grains grown by American
farmers. The amount of grain con
sumed by the brewers and distillers,
when compared to the total amount
consumed, is small, and the farmers
know it. We are told that if saloons
are closed the country will go to ruin.
If that be true, why is Kansas so
prosperous? Why are the dry com
munities doing so nicely, with very
little crime of any kind, while in the
wet districts crime Is rampant? It is
plainly to be seen that John Barley
corn is being driven from the United
States.
BUT THE MANNA IS MISSING
Judging from the Kaiser's way of
announcing the capture of Warsaw as
"a step forward on the road which
God Almighty has led us," one not
acquainted with the facts might get
the impression that the Ark of the
Covenant is in the,van of the German
forces, and that they are being guided
by a cloud by day and a pillar of fire
by night.—Philadelphia Inquirer.
MAJOR OPERATION ABOUT DUE
Rumor says the Sultan has had his
appendix cut out. If the French and
British ever get to Constantinople he
is liable to have a few more things
cut out. —Allentown Chronicle.
FOR SALE—CHEAP
By Win* Dinger
I went out a-golflng.
Tried to make a score
Better than the low on«
Made the day before.
I was sure I'd do it,
'Cause each time I'd played
I'd cut off strokes from past
Scores which I had made.
On the first tee, brother.
Three strokes I did play
Ere the ball I started
Toward green one away.
Chopped the ball and topped It,
Missed it, too, what's more,
All of which helped me to
Make my poorest score.
Then again I tried it;
Once more played the course.
Finished up and my score
Then was even worse.
If you want some golf clubs
Come around to me;
I've an outfit that I'LL
fiell out cheap to the*.
I COMPARATIVE LOSSES OF SE
The losses of Europe In the war up to May 31, as not available, but as that country has suffered from
compiled by the French ministry of war, are as follows: plague in addition to war they must be large.
Killed. Wounded. Prisoners. Total. The largest total loss is charged to Austria-Hungary,
France 460,000 660,000 180,000 1,300,000 the largest proportionate loss to Belgium. Enough per-
England .... 181,000 200,000 90,000 471,000 sons have been killed to populate a country like Sweden.
Belgium .... 49,000 49,000 15,000 118,000 Since May 31 there have been many violent battles to
Russia 1,260,000 1,680,000 850,000 3,780,000 swell the totals given—the French offensive north of
Germany ...1,630,000 1,880,000 490,000 4,000,000 Arras, where 15,000 are said to have been slain, the
Austria 1,610,000 1,865,000 910,000 4,385,000 Austro-Italian engagements, the great battle in Galicia
Turkey 110,000 144,000 95,000 349,000 and the German offensive in the Argonne.
The most astounding feature of this table is the ratio
Totals ....5,290,000 6,478,000 2,630,000 14,398,000 of killed and wounded. In previous modern wars the
This table was prepared fof publication early in June, number of wounded has been to the number of dead as
but was withheld because the French authorities feared four or Ave to one. Here the two categories are much
the enormity of the figures might have a bad moral ef- more nearly equal. Many of the wounded have joined
feet on the people. The computations, while probably their regiments, but many are crippled for life. The
not exact, may be considered the most complete record sick, who have been numerous in all the armies, are not
of losses so far put together. The losses of Serbia are listed here.
TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE
I
—The Indians are back on their reser
vation. bringing their crippled braves
along. Revenge, revenge, let the blood
flow arid the hitting streak be resumed. (
—One Zeppelin killed eleven women j
and nine children In England yester- I
day. As a baby-killer the Zeppelin is
a world-beater.
—"Hot weather coming." says the
Weather Man. Let 'er come; anything
but rain.
—"Hard coal prices may be reduced,"
says a newspaper headline. Yes, may
be, and again, may be not
—Two hundred Harrisburgers have
attended the Panama Exposition, show
ing that the Harrlsburger's heart is in
the right place; also his purse.
—"Appeal to Mexico has been for
warded," says a news dispatch. Ap
peal? They don't know the meaning
of the word down there. What that
bunCh needs is somebody to "cuss 'em
out" real well.
1 EDITORIAL COMMENT ~
It is queer, but did you notice the
scarcity of applicants for that little
Job Woodrow gave Mr. Lansing?—
Nashville Southern Lumberman.
It must be conceded that T. R. isn't
advocating a warlike policy with any
idea of staying home himself in the
event of trouble.—Boston Transcript.
The claim that Shakespeare was a
brewer seems to be effectively disposed
of bv the fact that he left little or no
estate to his relatives.—Seattle Post-
Intellgencer.
Henry James has become so pro-
British lately that it is understood he
may decide to do all his writing in the
future in the English language.—Bos
ton Transcript.
A British surgeon is authority for
the statement that cases of incipient
I baldness have been checked by service
l in the trenches, and he believes that
! the open-air life will cure baldness.
! This Is one of the hair-raising experi
i ences at the front.—Seattle Post-Intel
ligencer.
AUGUST
Kow's the time for recreation,
Pad's been given a vacation,
Ma and Sis have brand new dresses,
Each mall brings hotel addresses.
> Mother is each feller's packer—
| Dad each one's financial backer—
I And we're all anticipatln'
[ Seashore air invigoratln'.
, When we get there—Laws a-mercy!
1 Sis will smile at every Percy,
j I'll go swimmin', flshln', wadln',
| Ma and Pa 'll go promenadin'.
When I grow up—l'll work NEVER!
Then Vacation 11 last forever!
But say—l Just thought—aint that
funny? >
When I'm PA, I must earn the money!
EDNA GROFF DEIHL.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Our Daily Laugh
tfk blackmail.
Sis: What do
■i Sr |jEA you mean by
bringing a lighted
ySfISL firecracker In the
( J house?
Sfe/jk Johnnie: Glm
( me s ®° t0 buy
, some more an' I'll
i take It outside.
oF bAV_\j
FORCE OF
HABIT. ik\\ N £•
How Is it that
most of the things X-.A
on your bill 'of rj■
fare are struck fWL
Our new man- \ Bl
ager used to be f 1 ' \
an editor, slr.
MUNICIPAL LIFE-SA VING
By Frederic J. Haskin
THE substitution of the sport of
water-polo for the majority of the
swimming exercises now taught
in the public schools is the latest idea
In life-saving in the water, as exempli
fied by a corps of experts In water
work retained by the Red Cross to
teach the cities how they can lessen
the great toll which the rivers and
harbors annually levy upon the munici
palities.
According to the latest available cen
sus figures at least 9,000 persons met
their deaths through drowning acci
dents last year, and, as this figure was
about 1,500 more than that of the pre
ceding year, it i 6 probable that the
death list for 1915 will be considerably
more than 10,000. How great has been
the increase In fatalities from acci
dents upon the water may be gathered
from the fact that the average number
of accidental deaths from drowning for
the years from 1906 to 1910 was only
6,361, and from 1901 to 1905 the aver
age was 4.962. Thus In the last decade
the toll demanded by the water in pay
ment for the pleasure sought thereon
has just doubled.
This undoubtedly is due to the tre
mendous Increase in public Interest in
canoeing, motor boating, sailing, and,
most of all, in swimming.
In considering this subject one has
to travel in something of a circle, for
the mastery of swimming strokes is
essential to the lessening of the an
nual loss of life in the water, but at
the same time, the increase of interest
in the sport of swimming has been
largely responsible for the great num
ber ot lives lost. The unavoidable con
clusion is therefore that swimmers
should be taught the best strokes, not
only to sustain themselves upon the
surface of the water, but also to rescue
those who are unable to save them
selves.
Teaching Municipalities
It is for this reason that the Red
Cross has inaugurated its campaign
to teach the municipalities what to do
and how to do it—a campaign which,
it is expected, will result in the saving
of many lives which would otherwise
have been lost. The introduction of
the sport of water-polo into the pub
lic schools, acording to the life-saving
experts, will not only tend to make its
players more at home in the water, but
will also enable them to lose their fear
of the person whom they are trying to
save, and will give them a firmer grasp
upon the essential "holds" necessary to
break away from the frenzied grip of a
drowning person. A devotee of water
polo is usually a thorough master of
the art of disengaging himself from an
adversary, who naturally uses some
what the same tactics as a drowning
person approached by his would-be
rescuer.
The problem of lessening the annual
toll of lives taken by the water In es
sentially a municipal one, because the
death rate outside of the cities is com
paratively small. The wharves and
docks of the larger cities, where men
and boys are allowed to dive off un
heeded. and where the supervision is
very lax, are the direct danger points.
It is true that canoeists often meet
with upsets which cause considerable
loss of life, but persons who have
studied the matter say that these ac
cidents are not nearly so frequent nor
so fatal as those that happen near the
docks and wharves.
Canoe Accident*
In the first place, canoe accidents
generally occur near other canoes, one
of which usually contains a swimmer
of sufficient prowess to save the per
son floundering in the water, while a
cry for help from the end of the dock
will oftentimes be heard only by those
who can swim no better than the
drowning person and who fear to risk
their lives in an effort to save him.
Then, again. It must be remembered
that the difference in social caste be
tween the average canoeist and the
mam or boy who dives off a dock is
such that the accident will get
far more space In the newspapers than
will the death of a wharf-swimmer,
thus impressing the average reader
with the feeling that fatalities result
ing from canoeing are rar more numer
ous than they really are.
Inasmuch as It Is the duty of the city
to guard the docks and wharves which
line the waterfront, the problem of life
saving is easily seen to he one which
It is up to the city to solve—both by
proper patroltng of the harbor-front,
and by the education of all pupils of
public schools in the art of swlming
and rescue work .
Much is belli* done at the present
time to teach the young to swim, but
the methods used are far from being
the best, according to the Red Cross
experts. In the first place, the ma
jority of teachers aim at the goal of
speed, and therefore teach the crawl
stroke, which enables one to pass rap-
Idly through the water, but Is not
adapted to distance-swimming or con
tinued exertion. The result is that the
average swimmer, who has received his
instruction from a teacher of this kind,
is unable to swim any distance with
the load of an unconscious person upon
his both because his natural
stroke precludes swimming without the
use of his arms and because his legs
have not been sufficiently developed to
sustain himself and his burden by
kicking alone. The breast-stroke,
which includes a powerful "kick" with
the legs, or any of the. strokes which
Include the "scissors-kick," are far
preferable to the crawl or other speed
strokes, in the opinion of live-saving
authorities.
School* Deficient
Again, the instruction at the ma
jority of public schools is deficient in
that It fails to teach the pupils how to
proceed to the work of rescuing those
who are struggling in the water. The
mastery of swimming strokes is but
one branch of the art of life-saving of
the most elementary nature —it is es
sential that the swimmer know how
to approach the drowning person, how
to take hold of him. how to break his
grip and how to dispose of his weight
so that he will not be too much of a
burden In swimming toward safety. It
is the duty of the city to teach all this,
say the swimming experts, because up
on the city devolves the responsibility
for the lives lost by drowning In pub
lic swimming places.
A drowning person should always be
approached from behind, say the Red
Cross life-savers, because this enables
the rescuer to obtain the best hold and
also to approach unobserved, therefore
catching the struggling man before he
is able to offer resistance. Violence is
hardly ever necessary In saving peo
ple from the water and the man who
strikes a drowning person in order to
lossen his hold is usually unversed in
the art of life-saving.
A firm grip by the hair is the method
generally advocated in saving women
from the water, both because it allows
the rescuer to have one hand free to
swim with and because it gives him a
good leverage upon the body of the
woman he is saving. A mass of hair
firmly gripped will not cause the victim
much pain and what little discomfort It
occasions is now more than offest by
the ease with which the rescue may be
effected.
Saving a DronninK Man
In the case of a drowning man It is
usually best to secure a hold with both
hands upon the back of the drowning
person's head, the thumb above the
ears and the fingers curving back of
the ears and down the side of the neck,
care being taken not to cut off his
breathing in any way, as this would
tend to make him struggle the more.
In this manner. It is comparatively
eaev for a breast-stroke swinimer to
make shore without being inconveni
enced by the additional weight of the
man he is saving. A side-stroke swim
mer should put iiis right arm about the
bodv of the drowning man, and, hold
ing him close, swim with his left arm.
keeping the other's body as much out
of water as possible by floating on the
back.
The method of resuscitation of parti
ally drowned persons, as taught by the
Ked Cross experts, consists of laying
the victim face downward on a floor or
the sand, with his arms extended above
his head. The rescuer then kneels
astride the body and alternately presses
and relaxes upon the region just below
the ribs, thus simulating breathing as
far as possible. In this method, the
the fluids in the body will naturally
tongue will take care of itself and all
work themselves out through the throat
and mouth. This operation should be
continued for at least half or three
quarters of an hour, with the substitu
tion of a pulmotor if one Is available.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that the Red Cross life-savers
teach an entirely different method of
saving colored persons than white, due
to the fact that negroes almost always
sink like a plummet, their bodies be
ing usually much more solid and
heavier than those of white persons. A
negro will generally go right to the
bottom, his hands above his head and
wUH struggle much leas than will a
white person. He Is therefore harder
to reach but much easier to handle.
IN HARRISBURO FIFTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY'
[From Telegraph, August 14, 186R.]
Begin Work on Depot
Work has been started on the new
depot of the City Passenger Railway
Company. The building Is being
erected near the West Harrlsburg
Markethouse.
Woman Robbed
Sarah Stuart, of York, was robbed
of a gold watch and chain, valued at
S2OO while In the railroad depot in this
city.
School Association Meets
The National Normal School Asso
ciation assembled to-day in the State
School Department, opening its session
at 11 o'clock with Professor Edwards
[of Illinois in charge.
Ebmtng CEttat
Harrisburg Junk dealers and som«
of the collectors of household refuse
have been asking housekeepers
whether they will have Fall house*
cleaning and If they have any,
old clothing or old clothes that they,
want to get rid of. If pressed about
it they are willing to pay a small JL
sum for anything in the way of old
woolen material and to cart oft any
old clothing or rags. Strange as It
may seem this is one of the results of
the European war. The war haa
resulted In a great demand for rags
and the old clothes man who gets a
suit or two or some old underwear
is apt to make money In a small way.
A few days ago the activities of Junk
dealers In getting after rags Interested
a man who dropped around at a
couple of warehouses where such
things were handled and found that
rags were being baled up and sent
away as fast as they could be col
lected and that the selling price was
attractive, although one would never
guess it from the offers made by
some of the Junk men who stop at
houses uptown or out on the Hill.
The ragmen say that Philadelphia,
which is one of the greatest textile
manufacturing centers of the coun
try is Just now taking all the rags It
can buy because of the orders for
clothing for army use. blankets and
other things that soldiers need. In
fact, what the local Junk men call
wool waste or wool rags is about as
much sought after as black walnut
wood to make rifle stocks.
* * *
The sunshine of the last two days
or rather the last day had had a won
derful effect upon much of the corn
which was knocked out by the heavy
storm of ten days ago. In some fields
where the wind, rain and hail caused
havoc the stalks have'come back in
the most approved style and the "tos
sels" are to be seen higher than a
man's head. In some field near Hum
melstown the storm knocked the corn
two ways. The sunshine has brought
It back again.
• * •
Things have also come back at
Steelton and you can tell it from the
skies. Almost any night the glare from
furnaces or stacks is to be seen and
the contract is pleasing compared
with a year ago. Things have ma
terially Improved in South Harris
burg too and while the pillar of smoke
by day is not as great as at Steelton
there is still considerable doing. The
glare in the skies from Steelton will
be much increased when the addi
tional furnaces get going.
• • •
Dismantling of the old Chesapeake
nail works is going on slowly. Some
of the rolls have been sold and the
boilers have been taken out, while a
dozen or so of the nail machines have
been disposed of to a plant up the
State. The passing of this once
noted works has been regretted by
many of the older Harrlsburgers who
recall the busy times that used to
mark the eighties in that part of old
Harrlsburg.
» • «
Banking Commissioner Wiliam H.
Smith celebrated his sixth anniversary
as State banking commissioner yes
terday. He was appointed by Ed
win S. Stuart to the office and yes
terday his office force tendered con- #
gratulatlons, as did many on Capitol
Hill who heard of the anniversary.
Band concerts are being given in
the heart of the city these summer
nights as well as out in Reservoir Park
and while the attendance is not as
large there are some choice numbers
given. The Commonwealth band re
hearsals are held these evenings with
all windows open and the music is lis
tened to by many people along Market
street. Groups sit on the steps of
stores and line the store fronts during
the selections.
* • •
"I do not know how the old friend
of people who buy and sell property
known as 'One dollar and other valu
able consideration' Is going to survive
as a means of concealing the price paid
for real estate under the government's*
stamp taxes" said one of the city's big
businessmen the other day. "I have
been watching how it works out and it
is amusing. For myself X have always
believed in putting down the price be
cause sooner or later some one Is go
ing to get it and the real estate
assessors manage to get close enough
to valuations. But there are many
who use 'One dollar, plus' and as they
have to put on stamps for the tax on
the actual amount involved In the
transfer It is a give-away. We all live
and learn."
| WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—Justice John P. Elkin was among
those who attended the review of the
Second brigade of the National Guard
at Indiana yesterday.
—Colonel David J. Davles, of
Scranton, will marshal the Spanish
•war parade in that city.
—Colonel John T. Kelley, of But
ler, has been elected president of the
Eleventh Reserves Association..
—Edward A. Wood, the Pittsburgh
insurance man, Is the new head of tha
National Association of Life Under
writers.
—Judge J. A. Evans, of Pittsburgh,
has gone to Massachusetts for his va
cation.
—Howard J. Dager, is president ot
the new Ambler Board of Trade.
—Emory McMlchal, ot Philadel
phia, is at Narragansett.
| DO YOU KNOW
That Harrlsburg has been
steadily Increasing its output of
cigars monthly?
———
The Port of Profit
Lincoln used to tell a story of
a Mississippi river steamboat *
that had a four-foot boiler and
a "seven-foot"' whistle. Every
time the boat blew Its whistle it
stopped.
His steamboat was great on
"attention getting" but poor on
progress.
The advertising steamboat has
lost Interest In the mere noise of
whistles. Its owners have ceas
ed to measure results by sound.
They are Insisting that quick
transit to the Port of Profit Is to
be their test of offiolency.
And so advertisers are turn
ing to newspapers for their voy
age to the desired harbor.
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1 SECOND FLY CONTEST
of the Civic Club for 1915.
August Ist to September 35th.
Five cents a pint for all files, an*
1 I ninny prises In *old.
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