6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Establuhtd iStl PUBLISHED BT THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACKPOLB Prisidtnt and Editorin-Chilf F. R. OYSTER Stcrttary GUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published every evening (except Sua day) at the Telegraph Building, 111 Federal Square. Both phones. —— > Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City. Hasbrook. Story 6 Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen A Ward. Delivered by carriers at six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at $3.00 a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. Ivors dally average circulation for the three months ending July SI, 1919 ★ 21,084 ★ Average tor the year 1014—M3M Average for the year 1813—19,063 Average for the year 1012—'19,040 Average for tho year 1911—17,303 Average for the year 1910—10.201 The ahove flgvres are net. All i«- turned, unsold and damaged copies de ducted. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST SI Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes hold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; or the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.— Thackeray. WILDWOOD LAKE EXAMPLE JOHN NOLAN, noted park and land scape expert, of Cambridge, Mass., will use Wlldwood Park lake as an example of beauty and utility com bined in municipal public works. All over the United States Mr. Nolan will carry the story of Wlldwood, Inci dentally giving to Harrisburg much free but very high grade advertising as an up-to-date, progressive city. But the notice the Cambridge land scape architect proposes to give the Harrisburg lake is well worth while. It is doubtful If there is a better ex ample anywhere of waste land turn ed to good account than that of Wlldwood, where a dismal swamp has been transformed into a charming pleasure lake while at the same time the waters of Paxton creek are con fined so that in times of freshet they are prevented from sweeping down through the valley and submerging hundreds of acres of otherwise valu able manufacturing sites. The lake has paid for itself many times over in flood prevention and Is responsible for the development of a great manufacturing and shipping center about Tenth and Market streets on ground that was in former years shunned by those who feared sudden Inundation with consequent loss of stock and Interruption of business. It is very likely In the y»ars to come this increase in property values with Its consequent effect on city revenues, will more than pay for the entire park system developed with the money provided by recent loans. This is a broad statement but a little figuring on present benefits and future developments will show that It is not overdrawn. ONE WAR BLESSING ' A T least one blessing has come out of the war. A year of con flict has worked a revolution in the army surgeon's method of deal ing with the ordinary wounds of the battlefield, which, on account of the changed character of the projectiles, are more severe than In previous wars. In almost every instance of wounds ffom modern artillery, the broken tissues are found by the sur geon to have become infected by scraps of cloth or other material, on a scale without precedent. At the start, most of the surgeons relied On a stringent application of recognized methods of antisepsis to combat this infection. The tissues were deluged with powerful germicides, even strong carbolic acid being employed. The success of this method, how ever, was far from complete, and gradually a new system, • based on well-known but entirely novel In application, was substituted. One of the elementary principles of physics Is that If a vessel contains the solutions of varying strength di vided from each other by an animal membrane, liquid will pass from the weaker to the stronger solution until ultimately both are at the same strength. This principle was brought into action in the treatment of wounds in order to stimulate the action of the serum of the blood, which has strong antiseptic properties. The wound is filled with a liquid solution of salt and sodium citrate at a con siderably greater concentration than that In the serum of the blood. Under the influence of this liquid the serum Is poured out from the body Into the wound, tending both to cleanse it and destroy the bacteria that are pres ent. This system has the great advant age that it leaves the tissues unim paired by the fluids used for the destruction of germs. "The full recognition of the efficiency of this method, introduced largely through the efforts of Sir Almroth Wright," says a medical writer, "must be re garded as one of the most Important TUESDAY EVENING, BAFIUSBURG TELEGRAPH AUGUST 31, 1915. advances made In surgery as a result of the war." Science, laboring under difficulties always, halts not even on the field of battle. Even in the midst of carnage the calm-eyed, steady-nerved physi cian studies new ways for the saving of human life: the one figure of mercy In a world gone blood-mad. LINCOLN HIGHWAY FEEDER AS Harrisburg Is upon the map .n every other way it would ap pear to be a comparatively easy matter to put It upon the official route of the Lincoln Highway. Of course, it is too late to place the city upon the direct route of the great na tional road, but the Telegraph has been In correspondence with the offi cials of the Lincoln Highway Associa tion and they will co-operate with Harrisburg in placing the city upon a Lincoln feeder which is the next best arrangement to being on a direct route. Inasmuch as the highways between Lancaster and Harrisburg and this city and Gettysburg are satisfactory and in good condition an official detour of the main Lincoln highway could easily be arranged with the co-operation of the Motor Club of Harrisburg and the public generally. Some Interesting correspondence be tween the Telegraph and the Lincoln Highway officials appears on another page this evening and will be of spe cial Interest to tourists and automobile owners. , THE WAY OF THEM ALL THE way of the athlete is an un usually hard one. It Is not so bad to be forced out of the race by younger men when one has reached the natural limitations set by advancing years, but to be "down and out" at an age when the blood still burns with the fire of youth, when the brain Is still filled with the dreams that only young men know is a sad fate indeed. There Is Bender, the Indian baseball pitcher as an exam ple. Last year he was mainstay of the champion Athletics In their con tests with the leaders of the National League. Yesterday he was uncondi tionally released by the Baltimore Fed erals. Young, vigorous, with his life yet before him, he has been forced out of his chosen work; relegated to the scrap heap, as it were, at an age when men In business and the professions are just coming into their own. The career of even the most brilliant of athletes Is brief at best, after which the front page knows them no more and an erstwhile adoring public refers to them as "has-beens." GRADE CROSSING TOLL THE importance of eliminating: the grade crossings of Pennsylvania Is illustrated by the statistics just completed for the Public Service Commission. For the year ending July 1, 'we' are told, there were 246 accidents at crossings, 288 persons were injured and 108 killed, an in crease of 29 in the list of fatalities and 66 of those injured. As the highways are improved and as automobiles become more numer ous, road traffic is bound to grow. The grade crossings, no matter how well protected, will become more and more a menace to the safety of the traveling public. To be sure the cost of their removal will be gigantic and it is not fair to either the railroads or the public, which in many in stances will have to bear a part of the expense, to set an early date for their removal. But the Public Service Commission is right in concluding that human life must be considered before financial outlay and that in the course of time all the crossings must be elimi nated. It is only a matter of work ing out the proportion to be removed each year and of refusing absolutely to grant right of way over any rail road in Pennsylvania in future at grade. WHAT THE FUTURE HOI.DS WHEN the war ends, all European countries will be organized on a syndicate basis. Their indus tries will be more centrally controlled. They must get on their feet as soon as possible. Foreign trade will be needed more than ever and it must be seaured at the feast possible ex pense." This is a statement made in the Manufacturers' News by a western man who stands high in the business world. J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., re cently returned from abroad, declares j that the European war can not last i more than a year longer. Considering these two statements, where will this country "set off at" under a Demo cratic tariff for revenue only? A Re publican protective tariff law will be required to hold back the flood of foreign-made, syndicate-selling goods. PIT THE "DIMMERS" OS HARRISBURG'S streets are well lighted. An automobilist may drive his car anywhere within the city limits in perfect safety to himself and others without the use of the large headlights that are designed primarily for dark country roads. Many cities and towns forbid the operation of the very bright lights in their streets and Harrlsburg should do the same. They are botlf a nuisance and dangerous to pedestrians and to the drivers of vehicles approaching them. Every modern car is equipped with "dimmers" and even the older cars have small oil lamps for town driving. There is absolutely no excuse for the search light in the city and the thoughtful and careful motorist will go beyond that and turn off his large lamps while passing another car on the road. This practice should be re quired by law. The glaring electric lights have their uses, but they are out of place either In town or when traversing crowded thoroughfares at night TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE —How our peace-loving friend Bryan must hate his son-in-law who has Just received mention for gallant ry in the British army in Flanders. " —For centuries the nations of Eu rope have conducted their war on Belgium soil," comments a writer on the European conflict, and now, If ac counts are correct, they have added in sult to Injury by fighting beneath It. —"Electricity," says a current pub lication, "Is successfully used In France to ripen cheese; "and we suggest that French pastry bakers might try it as a means of putting "currents" In buns. —Here's where the city boy has one on the country boy. City schools do not open until next week; rural schools opened yesterday. There is some vir tue after all In living In town. —A calendar to divide the year Into 13 months is advocated by British and American bishops. The bishops may be perfectly sincere, but behind this innocent looking scheme we seem to descry the shadow of the pesky rent agent. —The President was going about last week swinging a club that looked very much like the discarded "Big 'Stick"; when "Presto! Kaiserlno! Has enuffo!" and with these magic words lo and behold the club is an olive branch. EDITORIAL COMMENT ~ President Wilson has received the answer to his note to Germany In "Arabic."—Boise Idaho Statesman. • Letter-Carrlers Won Over by Wo men.—Headline. Now they are sure of the mail vote.—New York Evening Sun. • The war game In the Western thea ter continues ot be of the no-hit, no run variety.—New Orleans Times-Pica yune. The Eastland is In an upright posi tion again, which is more than can be said of the ill-fated boat's owners.— Chicago Herald. Apparently the German trenches on the Western front are now able to de fend themselves without human aid.— Syracuse Post-Standard. Every rose has its thorn. Henry Ford, with all his wealth, still feels impelled to ride in a car of his own make. Nashville Southern Lumberman. SAVE US FROM THE TINKERS [From Philadelphia Public Ledger.] With Secretary Redfield as chief of all the trade tinkers still "doctrinaire lng", with Secretary Wilson proudly proclaiming that the new seamen's bill Is "as epoch-making a document as Magna Charta", one turns from the bed lam of these official absurdities to a little common sense and get it from J. J. Hill, whose sole request Is that the Administration simply let business alone to work out Its salvation along the line of natural laws. As Mr. Hill well puts it: "Neither the bribe of a subsidy nor the dream-producing narcotic of Gov ernment ownership can give us our share of the ocean carrying trade. In the great world field we cannot suc ceed by any artifice of law which has only local application. Sound business considerations, sane economic judgment and true patriotism all call for the entire emancipation of our shipping interests from the bonds that have held it moored and rotting in deserted waters. With freedom It may once more reflect glory on the nation." Indeed, what the country needs is to be saved from the tinkerers; those who tinkered with the shipping laws and with the tariff laws. Fine phrases may fool some of the business people some time but not for long. The ob ject lesson on the Pacific, where our flag is disappearing, is a little too obvious. If Congress and the majority party do not come to their senses the people will soon apply the needed cor rective. HOUSE OF 7 GAIII.LES PRESERVED The Dwelling Immortalized by linn thorne In a Treaaure of Old Rrllcn [Kr%m the New York Evening Post.l The House of the Seven Gables Is a perfect treasure house of Colonial wares and furnishings. Set In Its charming garden, with the fresh breeze from the sea blowing its muslin curtains, and the sunlight brightening the old pieces of mahogany, it is a charming vision no traveler fortunate enough to stumble upon it Is likely to forget. Through the courtesy of the women who now use the old place as a settle ment house. It is open to the public every day; In the tiny shop is all the stock that Hawthorne described —even the barley sugar sticks in glass Jars! Much of the furniture Is that original to the house—all has been restored with discretion and fine feeling. Every touch is perfect. It is an evocation of the past—all so truly "dans la note." The little counting house In the gar den (where one may have teas amid the flowers) is Just as some merchant of old Salem left it—its treasures, relics of all the Seven Seas, and the master's own desk, with the seven secret draw ers. The charming postcards on sale at the house could not bo bettered as illustrations. PATIENCE OF THE PEOPLE [Louisville Courier-Journal.] That before it acts the government should possess itself of all needful in formation touching the submarine at tack upon the Arabic Is right enough; but the President should beware lest he put too great a strain upon the people's patience and awaken doubt of his intentions and distrust of his character in the popular mind. There is such a thing as excess of deliberation. There is also such a thing as the appearance of vacillation almost as hurtful as vacillation out right. The issue between the United Slates and Germany made a very pretty quarrel as it stood. This latest outrage is but an intensifying detail. The Washington dispatches which af fect to speuk for the administration carry an apologetic tone that grates hars.hly upon the public sensibility. ONE'S OWN Funny, ain't it? When th' children of a neighborhood is fed On the very same variety of grub. That some of" them is yeller gold an' some of 'em Is lead— Th' diffrence 'twixt th' thorobred an' scrub? Thought 'o that th' other evenin' when 'twas gradjyating time At th' high school down to Aber nathy's .Cove— When I see my girl amongst 'em— gosh, th' contrast wuz a crime— Like a volunteer petoony growin' in a Jlmpaon grove. AV. th' dresses was as white as hers— -1 reckon, purty nigh— All th' ribons wore wuz either pink 'er blue: All th' posies that they carried growed beneath our country sky, An' they might of looked about as good, to you. But th' lawe-a-mercy on us! When her ma an' me set there A wipin' tears an' snlfflln' an' a lookin' at that batch, Th' others wuzn't no place—our Me lissy, on th' square. Seemed a volunteer petoony bloomin' in a ragweed patch! Then sez I, it can't be, reely; so 1 turned an' ast M'ri (She's my woman, an' th' mother of th' girl) If th' wuz so much of difference, ex ceptin' in my eye. An' y" orto seen th' woman give a whirl An' snicker at me. scornful, as she says: "I reckon SO! Them there eugenic fellers savs that they's difference in hreeds. An* anyone with half a eye can't scarcely help but know A volunteer petoony 'mongst a garden full o' weeds!" —Strickland GUlilan in Farm Life. foUttct IK "PeKKOi^cuua By the Ex-Committeeman This Is the biggest day in State politics this year next to the primaries because Its events will have direct bearing on the November election and the Une-up for 1916. The time for filing petitions for candidates for city and county nominations expires all over the State and in addition the third class cities of Pennsylvania are having their second registration day. The Philadelphia mayoralty sit uation, the pivotal point in Pennsyl vania politics, looms large to-day be cause of possibilities, and the silence of Congressman Vare continues un broken. Meanwhile petitions for Dis trict Attorney Rotan and George H. Earle, Jr., are In circulation. ■ Scranton people are regretting that the exigencies of Philadelphia politics have prevented Senator Penrose from keeping his engagements in that sec tion of the State because the senator has become more than ever a prime favorite in that section and his visits have become "occasions." The sen ator's visit to Lehigh county won for him much attention because of tho vigorous manner in which he dis cussed affairs. A news dispatch from Allentown says: "Generally reserved, Senator Penrose was to-day a regular question mark, propounding all sorts of queries. In his comingling with the crowd he made It a point to en courage the workers, telling them that his visits to and inquiries about all the sixty-seven counties of Pennsyl vania led him to the belief that all close counties would be carried by the Republicans this Fall and that the Republicans would carry many coun ties normally Democratic, Lehigh In cluded. He alßo said that he was sure many Democrats would vote the Re publican ticket this Fall and In 1916." Relative to the charge made that the appointment of Judge J. Davis Brodhead, Democrat, of Northampton county, was the result of a political deal, ex-Governor Tener on Saturday made a denial in a letter to Judge Brodhead a,s follows: "In this morn ing s mail I received a printed circular under the caption 'Keep the bench clean, don't stand for the deal,' and signed by a William Fackenthal, and I find in the printed matter of the circular, among other statements, the following:: 'The first part of the deal has been carried out, to wit, the ap pointment of Mr. Brodhead as judKe. Judge Stewart went to see the Gov ernor in person to look after this part Oi the deal.' At the time of your ap pointment I was Governor of Penn sylvania and considered myself fortu nate In being able to command your services for the State and you were appointed without thought of your po litical party affiliations or the political L the appointment might have, nor did Judge Stewart, at any time in dicate to me his preference in the se lection of the success of Judge Scott. The statement, therefore, which Is made over the signature of William fcackenthal, is unwarranted and un true, and, while I do not, nor should any attempt be made to dictate to the Intelligent citizenship of your district for whom It should vote, nevertheless this misleading and demagogic state ment of falsehood should not be per mitted to go unanswered." The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times says: Allegheny Democrats will name a full county ticket in the primaries of Sep tember 21. William J. Brennen came to the reßcue of his party yester day and put out a slato of candi dates. County Chairman John A. Martin and those Democrats asso ciated with him were making no effort to place a ticket in the field. The only office the Democrats have a chance to capture in the county is the minority county commissioner ship. Numerous Democrats are seek ing the two nominations the party will rfiake, but no effort was being made to induce Democrats to an nounce for the other county offices. County Chairman Martin is a candi date for commissioner and has been devoting his energies to win one of the Democratic nominations. County- Commissioner S. J. Toole, who is a candidate to succeed himself, called a. conference of Democrats yester day morning and a later meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the office of Mr. Brennen. In the meantime the old Democratic leader had rounded up Democrats who are willing to stand for the other offices." WHO FEEDS THE WORI.DT In the current issue of Farm and Fireside appears the following: "Wheat is not undisputed klnff, nor cotton either. The egfr crop last year was worth about $700,000,000. "The hulk of the poultry is produced mainly by the work of women and children. The supply from the special ized poultry farms is small compared to that from the farms where women care for the fowls and children gather the eggs. "The hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that does its full share in feeding the world." ONE IDEA OF TOUGH LUCK [From the New York Telegram.] See that Ohio, still Republican, raav oppose Mr. Wilson. Of course, at course. Still, Mr. Wilson can't help not having been born there. Our Daily Laugh HIS ONE You can't get / y\ married on flf- J IH teen dollars 'ftK week. What you thinking of? j \ fl SirrA Tfef* WAR N Ewa I must catch up '/ - wlth th ® war 1 - I What do you I mean? f ' J I haven't read M_.>, any 'or thre« ! I Hardly worth I reading it now. It L■A J. has all been con- S * * ' tradictlon.. OFF TO SCHOOL ll> Wins Dinger My kids start oft to school next week, And, don't you know, my thoughts Go back to when I started off To school with other tots? By jove, it seemed a bit tough then To give up play, and pore O'er reader and arithmetic, And other work galore. I know you feel the same as I Had .we but known that day What we know now, say, wouldn't we Have harder plugged away? We knew not, did we, how well off We were those days; why, gee. Would we not give a lot if we Onco more school kids could bel **- THE CARTOON OF THE DAY "THIS HURTS ME, THEODORE, MORE THAN IT DOES YOU." —From the S'»w Yo/k World. :' —; — : I he Married Woman's Allowance By Frederic J. Haskin A Chicago judge has just rendered an important decision. A man had brought suit against his wife upon the ground of desertion. The evidence showed that the woman, who had been a well paid stenographer before her marriage, had returned to her work because her pride was hurt by having to ask her husband for money continually and by having to account for every penny expended. The judge dismissed the case and ordered the man, who was In pros perous circumstances, to make his wife a regular monthly allowance for her own personal use. Wife Not a Slave "The evidence shows that the wife was a capable woman accustomed to the handling of money," said this wise judge. "It is not the judgment of the court that a married woman should stand in the position of an unpaid servant or slave to her husband. Her labor in the administration of the home entitles her to a reasonable compensation which is her just due. It should be regarded as an honor able wage for service rendered and she should be accountable to no one for its expenditure." How much the woman suffrage in fluence in Illinois is responsible for this decision cannot be ascertained but, with the Increasing political rights of women, their economic in dependence is regarded as having been strengthened. It is held by its advo cates that the definite allowance for married women is the best if not the only means by which their indepen dence may be secured. A California women's club has this year been study ing the allowance question as the chief subject of its department of economics. Should Get 10 Per Cent. The study was based upon the proposition that each married woman The Jew in War and in Peace DID YOU KNOW —That no big war can be waged with out the financial assistance of the Jews? —That Jews have held the highest of fices in public life, from Prime Min ister of England down: Of the Lord Mayors of London five have been Jews? —That although the Jews form only 11 per cent, of the total population of Gallcia. yet Jewish soldiers form 21 per cent, in the public schools; phy sicians 25 per cent., and lawyers 48 per cent.? —That Napoleon, believing in political emancipation for the Jews of France, convened the assembly of Jewish not ables in ISOG and established the Con sistory? THAT A JEW —First set foot on American soil as a discoverer with Columbus? —Financed the First Expedition of Co lumbus and without Interest? —Made the map of the world which Co lumbus used on his first voage? —lnvented the quadrant and the sex tant, necessities to navigation of the high seas? —Received the first message of Colum bus announcing- that he had discov ered a new world? —Loaned Washington $600,000 to aid his campaign at Valley Forge? AND THAT JEWS —To the number of five were with Co lumbus when he first sailed into un known seas? —Were among the settlers In nine of the original thirteen colonies? —Received a notable letter from George Washington, replying to their con gratulations. at close of his second administration? —Have Riven to the world a long list of its most eminent statesmen, schol ars, poets, philanthropists, financiers, reformers? "NEWSPAPERS MORE VALUABLE" Brooklyn Theater* Will U«e Thrm Only Henceforth, and Drop lllllhoardK "The newspapers are so much more valuable that the wonder is that man agers haven't discontinued the bill boards long ago." So said Leo C. Teller, a well-known theater manager of Brooklyn, when speaking anent the vote a day or two ago, of the Brooklyn theater proprietors to discontinue all billboard theatrical advertising In Brooklyn this season. The dead walls and the arc lights on favored corners are no longer to herald the approach of the latest star or play from Broadway, whether that star be concerned with the legitimate, vaude vile or motion pictures. As far as the theaters and the motion pictures are concerned the dead walls are to stay dead throughout the winter. FOES EXCHANGE LOVE TOKENS Meninges anil Tobacco Pass Between German and Allied Trenches [From the London Globe.] The French and German trenches near Soissons are less than thirty yards apart. It must not be thought, however, that the soldiers who are thus so close together are continually firing or throwing grenades at each other. At certain moments* they throw news papers wrapped up In soft bundles and weighted with stones and tobacco. The other day when I was there the French saw a dofr appearing among them, bear ing th« following- message: "Please let Corporal X know that his wife and children, who live at Lena, in the German lines, are quite well, and send him their love," should receive not less than 10 per cent, of the family income as her own personal allowance, irrespective of the provision for running the house. Pa- Ffw? we l e P re Pared showing the feasi bility of such an allowance with In comes of various amounts. It was pretty clearly demonstrated that even laborin * man, with a wage of two dollars a day, could afford to make this provision for the woman who p £?, l ', ared his meals and cared for his i,.^ en " rf, * ie sma, l allowance of SSO or S6O a year would enable the wife to provide herself with respectable though plain clothing and relieve her from the humiliation of begging her husband to buy her a new pair of 2.u S w ' len needed them. The man with an income of SIO,OOO J can well afford to allow his wife SI,OOO a year. This sum is not too much to provide her with the clothes suitable to his means and the contri butions to charities, club dues, extra entertainments and other incidental expenses falling' to a woman occupy ing such a financial position. such an allowance It is argued will resorting to such feminine subterfuges as carfare from her servants or securing cash from he char ges upon her monthly bill under the head of sundries. Both of these resources are said to frequently have been used by rich men s wives who have no al lowance. The 10 per cent, allowance is being discussed by women in a number of I" Colorad ° ma >' soon brought before the State Legislature. A bill is being prepared which if adopted, would make the 10 per cent, allowance available to every married woman. Its passage is doubtful and if enacted its enforcement would be [Continued on Page 10] | BOOKS AND MAOAZINES~| Boyer Brothers, the Philadelphia publishers, have just issued a book 'How to Become a Naturalized ♦ S?' ' by Fra ? lk Voigt and Welling ton E. Barto, giving facts about nat uralization and a host of other help ful facts which are of interest not only to natives of foreign lands taking up their abode here, but also to Amer ican citizens. The book is a very com plete little edition and is a mine of in formation, simply and clearly set forth, about matters of State and Na tional government which every man in public life should have at his fing ers' ends. THE IMPRESSION OF SMITH [From the Philadelphia Telegraph.] One evening Smith jitneyed to the suburbs to call on his friend Jones, and while they were sitting on the veranda enjoying their after-dinner ragweed large volumes of music broke loose in the adjacent bungalow "Some music," commented smith, glancing through the fireflies to the scenery beyond. "Who might the per former be?" "It is my neighbor Green," answered Jones. "And would you believe that he plays by ear alone?" "I would not." was the prompt re joinder of Smith. "I can easily im agine that he might make that'noise by using both hands and feet anil an ax, but you can't make me believe that he does it by banging the side of his head on the keys." GOOD FOR BUSINESS [From the Florida Times-Union.] A South Carolina farmer mortgaged his crop for a motor truck to bring it to market and then paid for his ma chine by running it for his neighbors— they say he saved money for them, too. That's business. Letter List LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN the Post Office, at Harrisburg, for the week ending August 28, 1915: Ladies' L[st Mrs. Robert Brunol, Miss Ruth Bowman, Miss Josephine Baxter, Mrs. Jackson Baith. Mrs. M. E. i Berkenheiser (2), Mrs. Oeorge Bover, Mrs. G. M. Coons, .Miss Ruth Eby, Miss Irene Frankenfleld, Mrs. Gage, Miss Em ma Guy, Miss Lola George. Mrs. Carrie Huffman. Miss Augusta Long, Laura McAroy (D. L.), Miss Lucia Major, Mrs. Eunice Pierce (2), Mrs. Ream, Mrs. Alice Roberts, Mrs. John Reid, Jr., Lußetta Rlttaman, Mrs. Mary Strlplin, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs. Henry F. Shear er. Miss Dorothy Louise Ulricli, May Williams (D. L), Miss Freda Wies. Geritlemens List Joseph Amer, Cecil C. Biddle, George N. Beckel, C. A. Bowen. Walter Coorder, Jos. Carpen ter, Harry Dunoman, Wilraer Duncan, L. Eshldege, M. H. Greenwald, Jas. F. Hartzell, A. Decke, Allen Hatchett. G. W. Hill (D. LO, Edward Hughes, Cal vert Johnston, Robert Jackson fD. L), Herbert X. Moore, Paul H. Marian, George Mahon, R. McGreevy, R. Mc- Cabe, Herbert E. Mathews (D. Samuel L. Ocker, Pal Panugo. William Rose, Ray Rhlneburg, Frank Santo, Thomas Smith, Frank Wolf, Odls Web ster. G. Wilson, T. M. Yeen. Firms Art Novelty Mfg. Co., Beech Creek Truck & Auto Co., w. H. Brten ing A Co. Foreign Cristian Macsln Bon (2), Raffaele Francavilla. Alex Rosza. Persons should Invariably have their mail matter addressed to their street and number, thereby insuring prompt delivery by the carriers. FRANK C. SITES, Postmaster. Izbening (Eljat "These hard rains have been the cause of expenditure of many dollars by contractors and some of them hava been losers because of the damag* done by storms and the necessity ot reconstructing walls and opening u> new excavations," declared- one ot the city's merchants to-day. "In fact, there has been so much reconstruc tion work made necessary that sev eral builders have declared that a few such seasons and they would quit." It appears from what the merchant says that many houses in course of construction were damaged by the frequent heavy rains, roofs which had not been completed letting in tons of water. In some cases houses which had advanced to (he plastering stage were struck by the rains and have to be gone over. The worst damage has been done to the construction work which has been advanced to the first floor. Some cellty walls were badly warped by settling and in some cases had to be rebuilt. Incidentally, it might be added that the rains have been the cause of the city spending considerable money to clear off streets which have been covered with mud, to repair those seamed by the water and to till holes. In addition there have been pools of water formed in many parts of the city which are chock full of mosquito larvae and which ought to be treated with coal oil to kill them, which, expense must be borne by property owners. • • « » Just now the glory of the giadiolii is deiigliting the eyes in the gardens about the city and some of the speci mens to be seen are very handsome in deed. The market stalls are filled with the long stalks and the variety of colors and the new combinations show the advances that have been made in floriculture in the last few years. Ten 01 fifteen years ago red, White and pink gladiolii were almost the only ones to be seen in this city. Now there are a score of varieties, includ ing some which are spotted and other 3 which are tiger-striped. The white variety has been crossed until it has some very fine colors. * • • Speaking of flowers, the petunias in the Capitol Park, fronting on the plaza in front of the building, are very pretty these days. More of these plants have been set out than usual and the good care has resulted in some choice blooms. * • • The Western Union Telegraph Com pany the other day removed the last of the old-style wooden sockets from use on its switchboard. The socket was at least fifty years old and was an interesting relic alongside the porce lain affairs now in service. The West ern Union has been in its present loca tion for over half a century and is one of the few business places to remain unchanged so long. * • » Canoeists throughout the city are busy getting their boats ready for the big water carnival. Fully a dozen canoes in the "Hardscrabble" boat houses are now being repainted and recushioned in preparation for the big fete next month. The number of canoes in use here has nearly doubled in a year. » ♦ « The Japanese ambassador, Viscount Chinda, was among the guests at the Commonwealth Hotel to-day. The ambassador accompanied by the vis countess and servants came here from Blue Ridge Summit by automobile on a trip to this part of the State and spent several hours visiting the city. He also visited the Capitol. Tlie Japanese embassy has its summer home at Blue Ridge. * • • Friends of M. Hampton Todd, for mer attorney general, to-day tele graphed to him their congratulations on his birthday. Mr. Todd was a prominent figure in Harrisburg social life during his term. • • * Ex-Senator John J. Coyle, of Phila delphia, who represented Schuylkill for several years, was in the city yes terday on business connected with the State government. | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE ~ —P. A. Rose, the Johnstown attor ney, is at Atlantic City. —Judge O. B. Dickinson is active in the planning of the celebration of the Battle of the Brandywine. —D. H. Farr, of Philadelphia, is home from a trip to Europe in the war zone. —William A. Law, Philadelphia banker, is on a trip to California. —Superintendent Samuel Hamilton, of Allegheny's schools, opened the new Ingram school. | DO YOU KNOW That Hnrrisburg's school enroll ment is steadily jumping:? HISTORIC HARRISBURG The first visit paid by Pennsylvania officials is supposed to have been to Indian villages along Paxton creek about 1707. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS ■ AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph August 31, 1865] Attempted Suicide Anna Nolin, of Highsplre, attempted to commit suicide by drowning herself in the canal to-day, but was caught by Officer Campbell just berore sho went down the third time. Purchases Lease of Ijochiel House David Hutchison, proprietor of the United States Hotel purchased the lease and furniture of the Lochiel House from Harry Thomas. Girl Arrested For Thefts Charged with stealing grapes from a number of places in Paxton street, a young girl was arrested this morn ing and held for a hearing before the mayor. Tell the Salesman Now This is the season when yot will be visited by many sales men, Mr. Retailer Why not ask them what they will do to help you sell the goods they want you to buy? Ask them if their Arm is going to advertise their goods in the newspapers of your city. Tell them that this kind of ad vertising creates a demand that you feel at your store counter. Tell them that you favor news paper advertised goods because it pay" )' ou to do so. * > SECOND FLY CONTEST of the Civic Club for 1915. August Ist «o September 23th, riTC eeata ■ pint for all files, and many prises la (old.
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