10 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established iSil PUBLISHED BY THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACK POLE Pnridtnt and Edilor-in-Chitf F. R. OYSTER Secretary GUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor | Published every evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 116 Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Assocl- I ated Dallies. Eastern Office, Fiffh Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at <B®sSlrtCraE> six centr. 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. Slioru (Irlly inrnice circulation for tlie three month* ending Aug. 31. 11)15 if 21,083 ★ Averatre for the yonr 1014—2135' Arerase for (he year 1013—10.1)03 Averajte for the year 1012—10.04!) Average for tlie year 1011—17,r.03 iverige for the year 1014^—10,201 The above flsrurea are net. All re turned, unsold and damaged copl« de ducted. SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT 18. Every difficulty yields to the enter prising.—Holman. "THE OLD HOME TOWN" THIS morning's mail brought to the editor's desk a marked copy of the San Jose Herald, of San Jose, Cal., addressed to "George Berg ner, editor of The Telegraph." Appro priately enough it contained a little poem by William A. Coulter, who signs himself "correspondent of The Telegraph from 1861-'60," the verses being as follows, under the caption, "The Old Home Town": I'm back In the old home town to day. Back where I dwelt in my youth, I look in vain for the friends grown gray, The boys—to tell you tho truth There's not one left of that jolly group That shouted "good-by" to me, When I took the train to join my troop. And travel by land and sea. I ask for Joe. and I ask for Bill, But only shakes of the head. By the spruce young man who points the hill Where town folks bury their dead. And I feel so lost and feel so sad In this town where I was born. That I take my leave, not proud nor glad. For scenes that are less forlorn. Time slips by on tieeting wings for the man who has taken up his abode In a distant quarter, busy as he is in carving out a niche for himself in his new-found home and in rear ing the family that is growing up around him, and when he pauses at intervals for a moment to let his | mind's eye dwell on the far away scenes of yester years he sees them not as they really are, but as he left them on that long-distant day when that "jolly group shouted goodbye" to him. Doubtless, to the author of the verses quoted George Bergner, long since gone to his eternal home, still presides youthful and vigorous in his quaint old editorial rooms dic tating the policy of the Telegraph and receiving as his guests tho men who helped him make municipal history in those times that now seem to us so long agone. Doubtless, too, for him the Susquehanna is the rafting stream it was in the 'Sixties and the canal boats still contend in an ever-losing rivalry v/ith the railroad trains as a means of transportation. Doubtless he sees Harrisburg as it used to be, nor dreams of the changes we of the younger generation have wrought in the city he once called home. All over the world to-day reside these men and women who have gone out from Harrisburg. The Tele graph wishes they might be with us during the celebration the "Old Home Town" is about to enjoy. Their visit would be interesting and the "old boys" who are left would try to make up in the warmth and effusiveness of their greetings for the missing ones who have gone to pleasanter scenes beyond the border. THE GLASS ADDRESS THOSE who listened to Congress man Glass discuss the new Fed eral banking law before the Chamber of Commerce yesterday were delighted with tho speaker, even if they did not* entirely agree with his views of the radical change in our banking system. The Virginian is a forceful and entertaining speaker who impresses one with his sincerity. Whether his optimistic conclusions re garding the millennial character of the system with which his name has been identified are wholly justified must remain for the future to deter mine. It is certain that bankers are not! all of one mind regarding the provi sions of the new law. Nor are they In agreement upon the elastic feature of the system which has been the high point in the discussion of its sup porters. Time must elaps.o before the measure can have the full confidence of the banking and com munities. • Shifting government funds from one center to another to meet the neads may be accompanied by more or less risk, but the South appears to he the section of the country which Is utilizing more generally the surplus funds in the manner provided by the Heservo Board. Defects have not been overcome altogether uor will it be contended that the party in power ' SATURDAY EVENING, is responsible for the fundamental features of the new system. It has been said without contradiction that the main provisions of the reserve act were the conception of Republican leuders of the Senate, who had been considering for years the changes which have since been adopted. One phase of the new act which has been criticised is the power invested in the Secretary of the Treasury. All through the new system there is the Impression of paternalism an-1 the theory of the present administration seems to be that of central control as a panacea for all the public ills. A particular feature of the activities of the Reserve Board which has glron rise to criticism la the effort to pro scribe the margin of profit ftor bank ing institutions and to regulato their I transactions to such an extent that they may not broaden the scope of their operations. [ To be sure. Congressman Glass and those others who arc enthusiastic over the Innovations cannot see the pater nalistic tendencies to which the critics of tho system refer, but tho business community seems disposed to co-oper ate with the banks of (he country In an honest effort to demonstrate the practical and beneficial character of the new law, trusting that the objec tions which have' been urged against It will not. prove serious in the end. Without regard, however, to tho dif ferences of viewpoint among his audi tors it must be said that the Chamber of Commerce has again scored In the favor of the business circles of tho city by bringing Congressman Glass here. He was given a most cordial reception and left a favorable Impression upon all who heard him as an earnest, pa triotic statesman. HE HELPED HIS TOWN IT Is interesting to observe iu con nection with the approaching municipal celebration hero that at least one other town in Pennsylva nia has honored in an adequate way one of its distinguished citizens who has demonstrated that all money makers are not selfish and Indifferent to the welfare of their fellovs. Sharon is the metropolis of the great industrial community which stretches along the Shenango river in the western part of the State. Here lives Frank H. Buhl, himself and his father before him an industrial leader. But beside developing grent enter prises and amassing a big fortune, Mr. Buhl has been interested in the im provement of the living conditions of the town. A few months ago tho Telegraph Illustrated with some pic tures a few of tho things .that Mr. Buhl had done for Sharon, including public plafc-grounds with modern equipment, a fine country club, the Buhi Club, an athletic Institution and library, in the town, a splendid boule vard, and many other things which have added to the welfare and happi ness and contentment of the people. On Tuesday of this week Sharon gave itself over to a celebration of Buhl Day, a day set apart for a pub lic expression of appreciation of the splendid generosity and public spirit of this foremost citizen, it is regret able that the man who was thus hon ored was confined to his home as tho result of a recent serious automobile accident, but if anything will restore him to health and his usual activities it will be the thought that what he has done has been of benefit to others. He has emphasized the truth that the highest duty of man is service for his day and generation. This tribute is paid to the dis tinguished citizen by the Sharon Her ald which inspired the celebration: Frank H. Buhl is a man of wealth. But he has made every penny of it honestly and without causing a mo ment's hardship to any person. And his benefactions —for they hava been benefactions in the truest sense of the word—have been un selfishly made, without hope of re ward other than appreciation on the part of those who are benefited. And lie has builded better than he knew, for ho has reached the peo ple and he has found in them grate ful recognition of his gifts and their significance. Future gener ations. too. will rise up and call him blessed." What a line monument the Sharon | philanthropist has reared for himself while he yet lives. It is much more useful than any shaft of granite or tablet of bronze and points th ! way for others. RADIAL HIGHWAYS IX the comprehensive work of the City PlamWng Commission the re cent report of Warren H. Manning, the landscape designer, upon the main highways radiating from Harrlsburg is receiving much, attention. It is the opinion of Mr. Manning that with the great increase in the use of motors' for pleasure, business and transports- j tion it is obvious that these main: thoroughfares should be made much : wider than they are now. On this | subject he says: They ought to be at least one hundred feet wide, and some one hundred and fifty to two hundred feet wide. There can be no radical changes in the general line of those roads, tho only changes boing such as would make it practicable to se cure the full width decided upon. . i At places this would bo accomplish- i ed bv shifting the main line from the densely built-up roads througn open land that curi be broadened, or by making a new road. At some places, changes In line would be recommended wliero grades could be greatly improved, or important scenic features Included. It is not contemplated, of course, that these great highways should bo built next year or probably within the j next docade, but provision must be made now for them so that there will be no enormous expense hereafter In changing existing highways to accom modate the great traftic. Mr. Manning has called attention several times to the fact that Harrlsburg is upon tho great thoroughfare from the West by way of Pittsburgh and to the south west by way of Gettysburg. Through this highway will pass the main thoroughfare front tho New lJngland States and New York along the valley • of tho Allegheny ridges to I and thence South clear through (.o New Orleans. He has also directed attention to the matter of congestion and the avoidance of serious difficul ties of thfs sort .In the future. Mr. Manning agrees with City Engineer Cowden that the exceedingly dangerous railroad crossings at Dauphin should be obviated by estab lishing a road on the river's bank out side of the canal, or on the canal lo cation, that would cut out both grade crossings, giving a road of sufllclcnt width, or more attractive line and with tho fine river outlook that is secured from Front street in Harrisburg. On# of the Important suggestions that has been made from time to time is that property owners ojong the proposed boundary of tho broadened main radial roads might be induced to establish linns of trees, along those boundaries. Such an avenue of tre*s would stand as a memorial and give pleasure, AS Mr. Manning suggests, to every one using the highway and also give greater assurance that the pro posed roadway would not l>e encroach ed upon. He likewise makes this sug gestion: It :s believed that a very lansa share tot the land that would be used in widening the main thor oughfaros can be secured as a gift from the owner?, on the ground that it would add to the value and attractiveness of their property. It Is further suggested that such land might, in plaeos, be cultivated up to tile tlnio when it Is found necessary ♦ o utilise It to the traveled way, even though it bo hold free of tax»s for road purposes. More and more tho citizens are coming to understand how Important' it Is to consider the recommendations; of these experienced experts who have given years of study to tho very problems which we must solve for the future welfaro of this city. TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE" —Many a wife who imagines she has married an ideal awakes to find It a cold deal. * —Next February wo will be writing about "those delightful September days." —The Germans havo extended tils rule of the sea, "women and children first," to their air raids. —Maybe we had all this hot, damp weather this week so as to be sure of fine days for tho celebration. —To the candidate the primary i.i of major importance. —Austrin announces that the recall of Dumba will be accepted in u friendly way; doubtless the folks at homo arc glad for an excuse to get him where he can't cause them any more trouble. EDITORIAL COMMENT ~ "There is no country on the globe more able to pay more taxes than the United States," says Secretary Mc- Adoo, and before the Democrats are retired from Control perhaps no other country in the world will pay as much. Eastoi: Dally Free Press. Tho politician who presents his con stituents against the national defense is about as useful as a monocle to a glass eye.—Allentown Chroniclo and News. FORWARD! [Kansas City Star.] At last it looks as if Kansas City were to be permitted to go forward. The council's action last night fore casts the ending of the long dead lock and the undertaking of the great program of public improvements pro vided for in the bond issue. The bar rier to progress erected by petty poli tics apparently is to be swept away. Fine! WHEN THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN [G. L. Moore in Farm and Home.] When the circus comes to town Mamma dons her bestes gown 'N' says: "I do not care to go, But the children like It so." Nursie says: "I am so tired, But you know that I am hired, And the children need me, too, So I'll go along with you. Sister looks so dignified And us children oft does chide, | Says she cares not for a show, j But she reckons she will go. Daddy acts the part of sage, Says: "Of course, one at my age Does not care for all this noise Like they did when they were boys." Says: "I am feeling awful weak. Guess 1 had better rest a streak; Business is awful dull to-day, Believe I'll go out to the play." Then we children pass a grin, For their talk is far too thin; They are nearly dead to go, But they hate to have us know! THE TRAWLER (By Dorothy Dix). Battered and rusted and salted, board ed by icy seas, Smothered and tossed and pounded, as the stinging spray-shot freeze, The North Sea's toy is the Trawler, but she sticks it through fog and foam When a blow shall dismay the petrel, then the Trawler will run for home. Through the gray of the winter weath er she sees a gray shape roll, The loom of a watching dreadnought, keeping the sea patrol; With the gun-crews alert at their sta tions, for Glory may come through the murk, But Glory's not for the Trawler—she's just doing her dally work. When the ocean Is sown with terror, and the liner rusts by the quay; And the dreadnought, stronger than Etna, dares not the open sea; When fathoms below the surface the mines at their moorings swing. Waiting the prey—like Judas—that the tides of death may bring; It is then the Trawler goes sweeping, searching the deep like a comb— If she clears the seas for those others, who cares If she comes not home? Glory? It's not for the Trawler, though she sails when the great ships shirk. Heroes? —Her crew?— Just seamen, doing a seaman's work. The cruiser out on her station, her colors fluttering free; 1 Her great guns manned and ready, the ! queen of the open sea, ■ What shows on the tossing water?—a fragment of floating spar?— : The submarine dives, and the cruiser reels to the fatal jar, ] Her consorts scuttle for safety the Trawler alone stands by, j Lending a hand to survivors, whilo there bubbles a drowning cry. A run to port with the rescued, then back to the North Sea murk — I Heroes?— Glory?—Oh, stow that; it's 1 all in the Trawler's work. ■XfUUSBCRQ TELEGRAPH £k 'Pe-KKOi^ttfaKta By the Ex-Oommlttceman Men interested in politics who have been here this week on business at the Capitol and attending various meet ings are of the opinion that the vote to be cast at the primary in Pennsyl vania on Tuesday will be one of the largest at any primary in years. This Is due to the unusual combination of a contest for State appellate court nominations, numerous Judgeship fights in counties and the usual county and municipal nomination contests. The last real big primary was in 1912, when the presidential nomination stirred up everyone. Now with the "return to the party" movement under way in full force there should be some interesting figures after the primary is over. Some Idea of the extent of the pri mary may bo stated that not only will there be State court nominations, but thirty-five judicial districts of various kinds will nominate, and In every one of the sixty-seven counties, the forly cities of various classes, in the 9BP boroughs and 1,500 townships there will bo nominations made, to say nothing of the thousands of precinct nominations. Five-sixths of the cities will elect mayors. —Troubles over registration appear to be going on all over the State, in Schuylkill county 100 at Shenan doah may lose votes. In several west ern counties the courts have been ap pealed to. To-day is the last day In many counties to get names on lists. —One of the judicial contests inter esting Harrlsburgers is in Tioga county, where Thomas A. Crichton, cashier of the State Treasury, is a can didate. State Treasurer Young has gone home to help him along. —Director Porter, one of the Phila delphia mayoralty candidates, has teen drawn for jury duty. —Socialists plan to have candidates in every county and they will write in names next Tuesday. President Judge Charles E. Rice, of the Superior Court, is out with an appeal to the voters of his home county of Luzerne to support Judges Orlady and Head. The Judge says in his statement: "To the voters of Lu zerne county: At the coming election each voter will be entitled to vote for three judges of the Superior Court on the nonpartisan ballot. Hon. George B. Orlady and Hon. John B. Head are at present members of the court and are candidates for re-election. From my long association with them on the bench of the Superior Court (one of them for twenty years and other for ten years) I am able to em phatically declare that they are able, high-minded, honest and fearless judges. They are good for ten more years' work, and are deserving of re election. I appeal to the voters of Luzerne county to give them earnest and united support." —The Philadelphia Record says of the row among the "reformers" in Philadelphia: "Colonel Sheldon Potter won a signal victory yesterday, when the Public Service Committee of One Hundred, by resolution, expressed con fidence in the suitability of both him and Director Porter for Mayor. The committee failed to indorse the action of its executive committee, which re cently picked Porter as its candidate, and publicly repudiated reports that the general reform body had given the Director its support. The general committee authorized John Walton to send a letter to Colonel Potter inform ing him of its attitude of neutrality and assuring him of its high estimate of him. Colonel Potter had asked Chairman Walton for an explanation of the reports circulated that the com mittee had indorsed Porter." —This extract from the Philadel phia Bulletin may interest some Har risburgers: "City Solicitor Ryan de serves full credit for his declination of the opportunity to grab $60,000 of "docket fees" accruing to him during his four years of office, according to the Supreme Court decision in a Pitts burgh case. The action squares with the principle of common honesty that a contract made shall he honored ac cording to the original understanding of its terms. —Primary elections will be held at the expense of Pennsylvania's coun ties, next week the last Legislature having: relieved the Commonwealth of the cost of such elections, thereby piacing\he expenses in the same class as the general elections. It is esti mated that the change will save the State from $350,000 to $400,000 a year. The cost of primary elections was a party matter until eight years ago each party taking care of the cost of everything from precinct or division meetings to State conventions. In 1906 the State took charge of the pri maries and there has been more or less controversy between the fiscal of ficers and county commissioners over items for holding the primaries, the charges not being uniform in various counties and some of the statements tiled by counties being sharply re duced. Some of the bills for Phila delphia were not settled for as long as two years. Almost every Legisla ture was compelled to make an ap propriation for a deficit and there are to-day a number of accounts still due for the primaries of 1914, which were held earlier in the year than the pres ent primary period. —The Department of the Secretary of the Commonwealth has mailed to each of the candidates for superior, common pleas and other courts for which candidates will be named next Tuesday copies of the accounts re quired by the State under the corrupt practice law. These accounts are to be filed within a short time of the primary. HAKKISBI7RG IS REJOICING Harrisburg is planning a celebration of improvements made since 1902, when the city began to spend money in large sum? raised by bonds. Four authorized loans were issued in 1902, 1905, 1910 and 1913, based on an ordinance passed in 1901 submitting to the people the question of Increas ing the ilubt $1,090,000, the consent of the voters being given by a vote of 7,319 to 3,729. In 1902 the people authorized the big first loan. Harris burg has the Improvements desired, the valuation of properties for tax purposes has increased from $26,138,- 799 to $50,336,754 and the gross im provement debt to-drry is $1,762,800, with a borrowing capacity of a mil lion and a half remaining. Tax rates have not been over nine and one-half mills in the period of improvement and reached that figure only one year. Harrisburg is a city of tho third class. The improvements made are visible to any person who drops Into the town. It is plain they not have been made in this period with out bonus unless the tax rate was boosted enormously. Harrisburg seems satisfied with the results. It is not worrying about the future. It has i ample credit. It has not stopped mak : ing Improvements. Each move was made with the consent of the people after plans had been made clear to them, with detailed estimates of prob able cout. Hurrisburg deems herself a city for others to pattern after, and she is going to celebrate. Has Har risburg made a mistake? Are her people wrong in their idea that they have done notable things in a sen sible, business-like way?— Johnstown "Leader. [ VIEWS OF OLD ' ~'>o V;j ■ - • •m ■ :V-' » '• f h ' .. > • ; \.jfi I'm 1 ! » 1 ;. -,fi- ■*,* . ■ . ■' One of the most active industries of "Old Harrlsburg" was the canal. The view above shows the canals in the lock above Market street. The Market street bridge is seen in the background. ~ : America's Forgotten Possessions By Frederic J. Haskin t J THE United States, having set a world peace in unselfishly de veloping the more Important of her Insular possessions. Is Just now being placed in the position of having entirely neglected the smaller ones. Guam and Samoa, far-flung little islands of the vast Pacific 5,000 miles from San Francisco and 3,000 miles apart, have been under the American flag for a decade and a half, yet have received no further attention than that provided by the makeshift arrange ment of martial law. They are still without any provision for colonial government, without any of the thought for their development such as has been lavished*on more am bitious possessions like the Philippines and Porto Rico. The United States has played in the most extraordinary good luck In tho acquisition of the three best harbors and naval bases In all the Pacific. Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Pago Pago in Samoa, and Apra harbor in Gum. are almost the only havens in all the vast expanse of ocean between the United States and Australia and Japan. They all belong to the United States. Guam was acquired under comic opera conditions. The American cruiser Charleston put into that har bor during the Spanish-American war, rather uninformed as to the situation at home. She fired a salute to the Spanish flag which floated over the forts ashore. Thereupon the Spanish commander, thinking himself attack ed, came out under a flag of truce and surrendered the Island to the astonish ed Americans. Samoa was also acquired with little less Intent. The American flag had once been run up there by one of Uncle Sam's consuls, but this govern ment had failed to sustain him in taking possession. But the United States had asked for a coaling station there, had drifted into a share of the protectorate that came to be exercised by Germany, Great Britain and this country, and a third of the islands had eventually been thrust upon her. Army of Military Nations Germany had secured the populous portion. Because there happened to be in the islands at the time an Am erican army officer, Colonel Willard French, who appreciated strategic possibilities, the American official re sponsible was induced to select that part 6t the island which contained the Pago Pago harbor. It has since de veloped that this harbor is a posses sion that Is the envy of all military nations, for it is the most magnificent site for a naval base in all that part of the world. But the United States, coming into possession of these two islands in the far Pacific at the time of the Spanish- American War, merely declared them naval bases and placed them under the Navy Department. It sent naval officers to each place as governors. The Navy Department took charge of these islands as the War Department did of the Philippines and Porto Rico. It was considered a temporary ar rangement holding only until Congress had an opportunity to provide colonial government. But that temporary gov ernment is still in force. Congress has taken no action as to these islands. When a steamer approaches Pago Pago rugged, verdure-clad mountains are seen rising ahead of it. Drawing nearer, it Is found that there are water channels between these peaks and that they are In reality a screen of the prettiest little Islands in the world. For five miles the steamer threads its way between them. Then there appears a narrow channel with high cliffs on either side and across which one might almost throw a stone. f The State From Day to Day ] *• # A modern enactment of the old wild west method of procedure was given at Shoemakersviiie yesterday when four fierce desperadoes with masked faces and armed with revolvers Jumped from behind some bushes ana held up paymaster Gery, of the Glen Gery Brick Company. He dashed through the crowd, however, and es caped with the gold. * » » Four men about the same time held up paymaster Walter Sclilager in his mine stripping near Willces-Barre and relieved him of $l,lOO, a gold watch, diamond ring and his revolver. Evi dently these latter four had the system which the Shoemakersviiie bandits lacked. • • • The Johnstown Leader cites an in cident of a hot campaign night. It seems that a tall man, candidate for oity office, was discerned haranguing a large crowd in front of the home iof a poor woman hurrying home from j downtown. Much agitated, she I trotted up and down, wringing her : hands, until she was calmed and asked the trouble. She replied that she thought the tall man was the sheriff and that he was selling her home. • » « A party of mourners arrived in Ell wood City from Pittsburgh last night with flowers to attend the funeral of a child who was reported to be dead. The "accusation" was erroneous, how ever, and so the party was turned into one of rejoicing, which according to latest reports is still in progress. * • * Car Inspector Frank Briel, Jr., of Wllkes-Barre, received the surprise of his life when he tried to open an ex press coach door on train No. 5. A thunderous roar greeted his attempt, and after recovering from his wild leap and attendant discomfort he dis covered that a full grown "king of beasts" was imprisoned in said car and desired not to be disturbed. SEPTEMBER 18, 1915. This leads to the Inner harbor which spreads out Into a body as placid as a millpond and of sufficient area to pro vide anchorage for the fleets of the world. It is an Ideal refuge from the typhoons that make shipping unsafe In any other port In this part of the world. With a few guns on the blurts at its entrance, It would be Impreg nable. Harbors are Strong Guam has a similar harbor which lacks but the blasting out of the peaks of some of its submerged coral reefs to give admittance to its inner reaches. There are no other such havens in the Pacific. At Pago Pago there Is an American group of some 500 people made up almost entirely of marines and blue jackets, naval officers and their wives. There is a similar colony in Guam. In Samoa there are 8,000 natives in the American portion of the islands, and Guam has about 12,000 natives. In each place there is the naval gov ernor who is the caar of the islands, exercising absolute authority, respon sible only to Washington. These Islands are ideal gems of tropic productiveness. Guam is in the same latitude as Porto Rico, but is better watered and therefore more fertile. Samoa Is south of the equalor. It is the only land under the Stars and Stripes in the southern hemisphere. It Is but twelve degrees below the equator, however, and in its midsum mer which arrives about Christmas time, the thermometer sometimes gets as high as 80 degrees Fahrenheit. At the reverse season, midwinter In August, temperatures go as low as 75. It was here that Robert Louis Steven son chose to build himself a home on the island of Mount Vaea and here he is buried. Good Naval Bases Since the United States has taken the good road, the American school, sanitation, Industrial and commercial encouragement, to every nook and cor ner of the Philippines and Porto Rico; since it has Insisted on nonex ploitation of those peoples and their government In such a way that they might have every opportunity for de velopment; since It has set a world example in uplift of the residents of its acquired lands; it is held that It would be but consistent that Guam and Samoa should come In for their share. The men who know these islands best ursre that the first need is the establishment and maintenance of regular steamer communication which will make possible the development of industry. After that they hold that Congress should take some notice of these possessions and should apply to them the same sort of colonial govern ment It has been giving to the larger islands that It has been governing. They claim that the conditions are here such that an immediate response could be expected, that these peoples are such that they would yield more readily to the benign influences of the American school than do the Filipinos or the Porto Ricans. Even were this not the case, it is considered by the authorities as a duty on the part of the United States to give them a chance. The governors of these Islands have, one after another, urged the need of action on the part of Congress that would recognize the existence of these possessions. Then there is the urgent cry of the military branches of the government, pointing to the strategical necessity of developing Guam and Samoa as bases for naval operations. They are urged as the points of strategic command In the Pacific, imperatively demanding fortifications. A bashful and retiring little maiden in Erie advertises /or the return of her lost dog Beauty, the pride of her heart." "The question is," says the Erie Evening Herald, "Will the dog hear of the offer, which the girl makes, through some kind-hearted finder." She offers Beauty three a day if he will only come back. I'll sure give him the bones and cake of ice to sleep on," says the little owner. "Please send him home again." * • • The average number of horses taken to the tannery at Allentown is two a day, but the excessive heat of the last ten days has killed so many horses that twenty-three have been brought in during the last four days. Our Daily Laugh THE CLERGY Yf ' He's Just as good ij ias good can I j And that's what That no one sins ' JS||P as much as ln h marrying for J| money. (TfTTd I|| » ' LUXURY. HI. Jo hn n le! Go In an' swlpo a salt-cellar for me! * want to talce a lUJI ocean bath! | lEtroung (Etjat ll The fact that Earl White and Elmer Kirkpatrlck, two of the city's younger generation of newspaper reporters, rescued people from burning homes during the Fourth street fire and helped the firemen materially in get ting others from danger recalls the efforts of some newspapermen a dozen or fifteen years ago to get people to safety during a big storm. The storm was very vigorous and was tearing signs, roofs and other things up gen erally. In one of the residential dis tricts several housas in a row were more or less damaged by losing roofs and having trees blown against them. Seeing a light in one of the houses, » couple of reporters, who were travel ing in pairs because misery loves com pany even on storm stories, went to the door and rang the bell. A fat woman came to the door and asked what they were doing out In the street at that time of night. "There's an awful big storm and your roof's off. We thought we'd bet ter tell you so you could go to a safer place"—began the elder of the scribes. ! Just then a chimney on an adjoin ing house collapsed and with the ter rific racket made by falling bricks gave notice to the neighborhood above the howling of the wind. The woman looked at the two re porters and said: "Say, you two kids, i Hotter come in out of the wet until I can send word to your mothers. You're liable to get hurt if you stay out in the storm." • • • Congressman Carter Glass, who ad dressed the members of the Chamber | ot Commerce at luncheon yesterday, during the course of his remarks told the following good story on himself: I "While I was campaigning through my State for United States senator—and. by the way, I had no idea that I would be elected, and as a matter of fact wasn't disappointed—my son was win ning all sorts of medals in interstate track meets. After the election he presented me with this medal which I have here (indicating his watch charm) with this remark: 'Wear this. Dad, and show the people that there is at least one member of the family who can run'." • • * One of the interesting entertain ments in store for members of the Harrisburg Rotary Club is an illus trated talk by Samuel Eby, who was one of the delegates to the convention of international Rotary Clubs at San Francisco this summer. Mr. Eby made an extended tour of the West, going one way and returning another, and his observations of the accomplish ments of other cities will be given first hand with the aid of a picture ma chine. Mr Eby returned from the West more optimistic than ever over Harrisburg and its future and with the intention of impressing upon his fellow-Rotarians what they might do to help improve the old town. His talk will be delivered at the McFar land Printery early in the Fall. » • • One of the out-of-town visitors from a distance, who will attend Harris burg's municipal celebration next week will be W. P. Butt, of Decatur, 111. Mr. Butt, who is a Civil War veteran, has not visited this city for fifty years: he left here shortly after the close of the war and went west and he never returned until this week. While Mr. Butt will remain over for the big do ings and incidentally will look over the great public improvements of fifty years, his primary object in coming east was to attend the reunion of his regiment at Carlisle, the 130 th Penn sylvania Volunteers. Mr. Butt was wounded during the memorable charge at Antletam. The Decatur veteran Is a brother of Mrs. Ella Steese. of Steel ton. His home was in Clark's Valley where he was born and where ha spent his early boyhood days. ► • • • Ex-State Treasurer James S. Bea com. of Greensburg. who lived here a couple of years w'hile a State official, was here yesterday for the meeting of the State Board of Pardons. He met a number of friends and was much j interested in the progress of affairs |n I Harrisburg. ! = [ WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Professor W. V. Bingham, of Pittsburgh, has inaugurated a school for mental vocational training. —W. T. Kennedy, prominent Union town man, is the new president of tho Fayette County Veterans. —Dr. John A. Brashear has been elected president of the Pittsburgh Labor Memorial Committee. —S. C. Long, general manager of the Pennsylvania, accompanied the Russian commission on its tour of State Iron and steel works. —John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Is said to he interested in the new coal road i projected for Somerset county. —Louis DeP. Vail, prominent Phila- I delphian. has returned from Maine. | DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg real estate sales are showing mounting figures? HISTORIC HARRISBCRG One of the first public schools in the state was started here. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS I ACQ TO-DAY [From the Telegraph. Sept. 18, 1865.[ Council to P«KS Through City The City Council of St. Louis includ ing thirty members is planning to visit Philadelphia and will pass through this city on the trip. To Reopen Church ; The Locust Street Methodist Church will be reopened for service next Sun day. The church has been repaired and remodeled. , Arrest Five Suspicious Characters Five suspicious chararters were ar ! rested this morning when they arrivei In this city on a train from Baltimore. ' They are being held by the Chief of ! Police until an Investigation has been completed. t The Wind Blows Wants ~ i The first gentle touch of the | autumn winds is a reminder. It suggests that it is time to I go over the wardrobe and see what is needed. It is the messenger of ending summer and cooler days ahead. And It is a hint that it is time to famlllsrize one's self with the right places to buy. And in such a season the ad vertising in the Telegraph Is of groat assistance. ~^| i SECOND FLY CONTEST of the Civic Club for 1915. August Ist to September 23th. Five cents a pint (or all flies, and many prtsea In sold. ■ ill
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