8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Bitoblished itfl PUBLISHED BY THE TELBGRAPH PRIJCTIHG CO. E. J. STACK POLE Prtiidtnt and Editor-inChitf F. R. OYSTER Stcretary OtTS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published every evening (except Bun day) at the Telegraph Building, lit Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Bastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building; New York City, Hasbrook, Story * Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at <nrfgW*®Al> Six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at (3.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harrls burg. Pa., as second class matter. Sworn dally average circulation for the three months ending Sept. 30, 1015 ★ 21,307 ★ Average for the year 1014—21.KM Average for the year 101S—10,081 Average for the year 1012—10,040 Average for the year 1011—IT,BUB Average for the year 1810—18.281 The above flgnrea are net. AU -e --tnrned. unsold and damaged copies de ducted. THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 7. And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and un derstanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.—lsa. 11:2. A CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY WHILE the numerous mistakes, broken promises, fallacious economic principles and bad administration of the Democratic par ly will be a large factor in the 1916 campaign, no man will be asked to vote the Republican ticket solely be cause of the incompetency of the Democrats. The Republican party is not and never has been a party of negation. It does not make a practice of "viewing with alarm." It is not a perpetual ob structionist. It has certain definite constructive policies and has a record of accomplishment which attests its efficiency. It stands first and foremost for pro tection —the encouragement of home Industry. It has always stood for human liberty and the preservation of personal rights. Its policy In this re epect was shown not only In Its orig inal fight against slavery, but, in more recent years, by the enactment of anti trust laws, pure food laws and other measures which guard Individuals against encroachments of wrong doers. The Republican party lias always endeavored to make this gov ernment a help to the people—as In stanced by the enactment of the pos tal savings bank law In the face of almost unanimous opposition from the Democrats. The reclamation act and the Pana ma Canal act were other illustrations of the desire of Republican adminis trations to make this a government for the people. The Republican party has always stood for an efficient currency system and devised a currency plan, many of the features of which were adopted in the Federal Reserve system. After a Democratic House of Rep resentatives refused to pass a general parcel post law, a Republican Senate attached such a measure to the Post Office appropriation bill and thus se cured its enactment, with the signa ture of a Republican president. The whole history of the Republi can party is a record of constructive achievement. It is a party with which any young man may well be proud to affiliate and for whose principles and candidates he may safely cast his first and each succeeding vote. THE WHARTON SCHOOL f A NYONE Interested in higher education would do well to at tend the formal exercises of the Harrisburg Extension of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Finance and Commerce to be held next Monday evening at the Technical High school, and to which the general public is invited. The bringing of the University of Pennsylvania to the threshold of the city last year through the efforts of the Rotary Club and the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce was one of the educational achievements of a gen eration. The young man, or woman, who wishes to get training in the broader and higher knowledge of the business world and Its methods need no longer struggle and strain to at tend college or the university. The university Is here —right at the door Of the ambitious youth—insofar as business education is concerned. And the time is said to be not far distant when the university's extension courses will branch out into other fields, such as engineering, science and the pro fessional subjects. The Harrisburg Wharton School had remarkable success throughout last year and from present indications its ■uecess will be just as pronounced this year. Energetic young men and wo men from the busy marts of life have recognized that here is their oppor tunity to climb down off the clerk stool and get that knowledge which ie essential to some day taking the man ager's chair. Young men who could hope for nothing but mediocre posi tion with their limited education along scientific business lines, gee the light THURSDAY EVENING, of a better and bigger place In the workaday world. Scores are grasping their opportunities and those who are doing so will be the successful men of the morrow. Those who sit Idly by and watch their fellows mount the ladder will be the failures of the future. Any young man in business who has the hope of advancement within his breast should not fall to hear Dr. Thomas Lynch Montgomery, State Librarian, C. Harry Kaln, chairman of the Rotary Wharton committee, D. D. Hammelbaugh, secretary of the school board, and others explain the ad vantages of a higher education at the opening of the Wharton school year next Monday night. TYPICAL READ what the Secretary of the State Board of Charities, Brom ley Wharton, has to say of the Dauphin county prison under the management of Warden William W. Caldwell: Dauphin county prison conditions are constantly improving. The hygienic and sanitary condltiong are first class, and most of the in mates are being steadily employed In cleaning and painting, which keeps the ,lall neat and clean. Under the humane and careful supervision of the present warden, Mr. Caldwell, this jail has become one of the best conducted in the State. It Is to be regretted that the Dauphin county Jail Is situated in the heart of the city, and the Board of Charities would like to see it removed to the outskirts, where the prisoners could have the advantage of out-of-door em ployment and fresh air. It will be remembered that Mr. Wharton was not slow to condemn conditions at the prison when he felt they were not what they should be. For that reason his praise of the Cald well administration has all the more weight. Warden Caldwell Is now a candidate for sheriff on the Republican ticket. His record at the jail Is matched by his work as highway commissioner, when he placed Harrisburg on the map as a city of clean streets and procured asphalt contracts that gave Harrisburg the cheapest paving In the country at the time. Mr. Caldwell Is a high type of man. The position of prison warden is try ing at best. The problems are many and mistakes are so easy to make. Yet since he assumed the office there has not been any whisper of adverse criticism directed at the jail, although it is known that secret investigations were made by certain agencies hoping to reap political profit if they could find something to criticise. To repeat, Mr. Caldwell is the Re publican candidate for sheriff this Fall. He is a type of the nominees put on the ticket by the rank .and file of the party. Good, honest and able, there Is not a man from top to bot tom against whom a word of censure can be spoken. They are all men of the Caldwell pattern, only he chances to be In a place where the welcome limelight of publicity happens to shine most brightly. A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IF the Rotary Club Is as successful in its movement looking toward the erection of a new high school building in Harrisburg as It was in its effort to have a branch of the Whar ton school established in this city it will not be long before the people will be asked to approve a loan for that purpose. It is to be hoped that the club will bring matters to such a pass that the voters will be given oppor tunity to pass on the loan at the prim ary elections next Spring. The preliminary step will be taken In November when, beyond doubt, three school directors of unquestioned integrity and unpledged as to policy, will be elected. There can be then no longer any ground for such fool ish argument against erecting a build ing as the oft-repeated opinion that the board as at present constituted Is not responsive enough to the public will. If Rotarlans will only put their shoulders to the wheel and push this project as they so well know how to push it, the high school problem will be solved In short order. A new cen tral high school would be as fine a tribute to the energy and progressive ness of the Rotary Club as even Its most enthusiastic member could wish. GIRLS AND BOYS ALL three prize winners in the Telegraph essay contest on "Why Is Harrisburg 9, Better City For the Boys and Girls as a Re sult of the Improvements of the Last Fifteen Years?" are girls, and In the order of merit no boy contestant got nearer the head of the list than fifth. The people of Pennsylvania cities are so accustomed to seeing girls car ry off a majority of the honors in the public schools that this particular as pect of the essay contest probably will not attract even passing notice from the public, but we confess that we would like to see It discussed honestly and frankly by educators or other qualified authority. Why is it, indeed, that the Pennsyl vania school girl almost invariably makes a better showing than the school boy when their respective men tal measures are taken In the practical way, afforded by this essay contest? Surely the subject of the Telegraph contest is one which, if it gives ad vantage to either sex. favors the boys. And see what the record shows. Perhaps it is all explained by some such theory as, that while the boys are more Interested In making use of the playgrounds and the other advantages which the city has provided the girls do more real thinking about them. But, however that may be, the show ing that the girls make upon the es say subject proves that they take a keen Interest In civic problems and has some bearing on the contention of advocates of woman suffrage, who say that women are in every way fully! equal to men when It comes to form ing judgments upon problems of pub lic moment. | TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE" —Borne hunters who can't hit a rabbit take consolation in hitting a flask. —A man near Berlin, Pa., was paralyzed while fishing. Maybe ho caught a fish. —Be careful of the man who's "honest as the day Is long." The days are getting mighty short in this zone. —"Uncle Sam Warns Turkey!" Thanksgiving's not far off, so it's about time. —The girls at Wellesley have agreed to cut out slang. It getsi'em In awful bad with the upper crust, they say. 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT " Increased license fees will close over 600 saloons in New York; but it is not believed that any of the thirsty will be compelled to remain so. Erie Herald. Sister Susie will be compelled to sew shirts for soldiers at least another twelve months. The demand promises to be indefinite.-—Lebanon Daily News. "Sir, I want to ask you for your daughter's hand." "All right, sonny; you'll find It in my pocket."—Balti more American. Bryan got $1,500 for a peace talk at Boston. It's a mighty smart man who can capitalize his opposition to his own President in this way.—Wil liamsport Gazette and Bulletin. Apparently Slovak-Americans Croa- I tian-Americans, Servo-Americans, and even Hungarian-Americans are rather rare; Instead of them we have simply Americans.—New York Evening Post. HOT SPRINGS' BIGGEST EVENT [From the New Era, Hot Springs, Ark.] Hot Springs is by no means the only town where churches have manifested a most healthy and beneficial Interest in civic work. Harrisburg, Pa., the capital of the Keystone State, for the past several years has been carrying on a line of civic improvements until now it has more paved streets for its size and population than any city in the United States. When the big things com menced to materialize for Harrisburg the churches were asked to lend their assistance and give their co-operation. Harrisburg has made greater progress in every worthy way in those past years than ever before in its history. Its citizens knew that the respective undertakings were for the best interest of all because such projects had the backing and support of the churches. Last week Harrisburg witnessed miles of river front changed from an unsightly and unsanitary condition to banks of evenly cut grass and beauti ful flowers. Concrete steps lead down to the water's edge, along which run concrete walks. Harrisburg celebrated the accomplishment of this last mu nicipal improvement. Eleven thou sand school children had a day all to themselves. The churches had an other day. all of which caused a sub scriber of the Telegraph, the city's evening paper, to inquire why Harris burg always mixed Its municipal un dertakings up with the church. The inquiry, together with the reply by the Telegraph's editor, follows. In view of local criticism concerning church activity here, this is both timely and interesting, and seems to bear out the contention made by the New Era a few evenings ago that it is a healthy! sign for any city when the churches are asked to co-operate in those things that made for a city's progress. But read: "I note with interest that your town starts almost every one of its cele brations and Its improvement cam paigns with services in the churches. Does it not seem odd to you to ask your preachers to link up the spiritual and the secular, and are there not things in your public celebrations and your loan schemes that the church should not be asked to countenance? Personally I believe (he church should confine itself to things purely re ligious." To the foregoing the editor said: "To begin with, it may be said that the biggest, event of each week, judged from the standpoint of attendance, is the Sunday church service. More peo ple attend church in Harrisburg than gather together, week in and week out, for any other purpose. The church, therefore, must be regarded as the one great institution in which a large ma jority of our people are interested. It would seem only proper, therefore, that the church should participate in our celebrations and support our pub lic improvement enterprises. Harris burg has never encouraged an im provement or planned a public jubilee with which any church could take ex ception. "The Telegraph is quite aware that there are those who criticise the church for entering into the life of the community, goln* Into the byways to do social welfare work, giving atten tion to public philanthropies and striv ing for better living conditions. To these the church should be a thing apart, a precinct sacred to worship, and separated entirely from all forms of earthly activities. But on the other hand there are critics who take a view diametrically opposed to this and who are sure that the church would be the stronger to-day had Its membership begun earlier to participate in the affairs of the community along the lines indicated. "Surely there can be no harm in the church giving of Its dignity and char acter to anything that its members may undertake for the betterment of their town—which, after all, means also their fellow-residents." IKE WALTON'S PIIAYER Jn me* Whit com h Riley. I crave, dear Lord, No boundless hoard Of gold and gear. Nor Jewels fine. Nor land nor klne. Nor treasure-heaps of anything. Let but a little hut be mine Where at the hearthstone I may hear The cricket sing. And have the shine Of one glad woman's eyes to make. For my poor sake, Our simple home a place divine:— Just the wee cot—the cricket's chirr Love, and the smiling face of her. I pray not that Men tremble at My power of place And lordly sway,— T only pray for simple grace To look my neighbor in the face Full honestly from day to day— Yield me his horny palm to hoid, And I'll not pray For gold;— The tanned face, garlanded with mirth. It hath the klngllest smile on earth; The swart brow, diamonded with sweat, Hath never need of coronet. And so I reach, Dear Lord to Thee, And do beseech Thou glvest me The wee cot, and the cricket's chirr, Love, and the glad sweet face of her! —From "The Biographical Edition," Copyright. 1913. Bobbs-Merrill Com i pany. . HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH j 'P'uuv Qtfkrcuvca B f the Ex-Oommltti. mian —President Judge George Kunkel, of the Dauphin county courts, is re garded as likely to be appointed to the bench before the close of the year cither as successor to the late Justice John P. Elkln or as successor to Justice John Stewart, who has several times been reported as likely to resign in the closing months of the year. It is not believed that the governor will be any more hasty In appointing a successor to Justice Elkin than he has been in choosing the men for the secretaryship of agriculture, the pub lic service commissionershlp, water supply commissionershlp and mem berships in the Board of Education. The names of a dozen men have been suggested for the supreme court vacancy caused by the death of the Indiana justice. —The Governor paid a tine tribute to Justice Elkin yesterday while in Indiana county. He paused almost at the hour the services were being held and Issued this statement: "The Gov ernor greatly regrets that his plans, announced long ago, will keep him from attending the funeral of Justice Elkin. The tour in which the Gov ernor has with him 90 guests carries him for four more days through the State. Extensive arrangements plan ned all along the line compel him to continue his tour. The death of Jus tice Elkin is a distinct loss to the Commonwealth. His long and honor able public service endeared him to the thousands who knew him, and he was justly held to be one of the ablest and most lovable of our great men, splendid in intellect, honest in pur pose, clear in vision, warm of heart, zealous to help in all good. He was indeed a worthy son of Pennsylvania. He loved her much; he served her well. His influence we shall cherish, j His example we may well strive to emulate. —Senator Penrose, who is In Bed ford to-day attending the county fair, appears to have had a lively time In his tour from Philadelphia to the an cient town in the mountains. He play ed a first aid part in getting doctors to a boy who had been hurt in a run-; away, had to make several speeches and was hailed as a candidate for president at a reception given in his honor. A Bedford dispatch says: "A few miles from Everett late this aft ernoon, the Penrose party was met by a delegation of prominent citizens In automobiles who escorted the Senator to the Union Hotel where a large crowd had gathered to welcome him. After a reception of half an hour. Senator Penrose and Representative Focht made short addresses. They were presented by John C. Chamber lain. The crowd cheered when Con gressman Focht declared that the Re publican party must nominate for the Presidency, "a statesman of ripe ex perience, of recognized ability and un questioned integrity" and that Penn sylvania would present such a candi date in Senator Penrose." —District Attorney R. H. Jackson will start prosecutions immediately in the ballot box frauds In Allegheny county. It Is stated that he has con fessions from men who were mem bers of ten boards and yesterday specific allegations of fraud were made. The election fraud case now rests on the result of the criminal prosecutions, for the recount of the vote in 167 of the 777 districts in the county, which was finished yesterday, decided nothing and left high in the air the disputed nomination for Prothonotary between David B. Johns and his opponent, William B. Kirker. The courts will now decide who is the nominee in disputes involving 3000 or 4 000 votes. Under a ruling Countv Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil himself a defeated candidate in the primaries, and his colleagues counted every voto they found in the boxes. The com plete recount gives Kirker a net gain of 95 votes on Johns over the certified vote. —The Philadelphia city administra tion appears to be having a hard time to get the funds to make a campaign. Its supposed supporters have been slow in coming to the front and the enthusiasm which it was expected would cause an overflowing treasury has been lacking. —Jonas Fischer, the mayor-elect of Williamsport, certilled in his expense account that he had spent $1450, con siderably more than his rivals. In the items was $239 for an oxroast. —T. McK Chidey, the Republican candidate for district attorney of Northampton, Is well known here. He is a brother of a well-known attache of the Internal Affairs Department. —The election of C. D. Coughlin, one of the leaders of the Bull Moosers In 1912, as chairman of the Luzerne county Republicans, has emphasized the return to the party movement In one of the Roosevelt strongholds. The united Republicans count on clearing out the Democrats and ending family reunions In the courthouse. —The Democrats in Cumberland county are having a hard time In get ting together. They seem to be about as far apart as they can very well be and the task of Chairman Finken binder has been made difficult by the animosities aroused in the recent cam paign. THE STATE TOURISTS [From, the Philadelphia Press.] Governor Brumbaugh's automobile touring party began with the announce ment of the freeing of a turnpike in the first stage of its progress. It was a good beginning and helped to make the elimination of toll roads the topic of the day among the tourists and the keynote of the Governor's speeches. "Seeing Pennsylvania" is a splendid idea, but it has just now one serious drawback. This State cannot be seen by following its highways, except at the cost of seeing also many toll gates and halting to pay tribute thereat. The Governor's touring party is made keen ly conscious of this nuisance and are unanimous in the opinion with the Gov ernor that the toll gate should go. The freeing of the toll roads is at the bottom of any systematic road im provement. The State cannot spend money on privately-owned roads. They occupy the preferred routes for public highways and If they are to be mod ern Improved roads in all respects, the State must take them over, improve them and set them free. Where a turnpike cannot be purchased for a reasonable sum, the State has the right to parallel the p-ivately-owned road by a free road of iiti own. That fact brought home to the turnpike com panies will be a valuable check on their demanding exorbitant terms for their ancient franchise. These turnpikes did a good service when the State was young- and the peo ple felt too poor to build their own roads. Those portions of the State which did rely exclusively on the roads built at the public expense, were in the end better off. They avoided the toll gate tax, which not only paid for the roads but paid dividends to the road owners besides. The day of the toll gates has passed. They linger as an obstructive nuisance, which all who use the roads want to get rid of. The Governor's tour should give a new Im pulse to road Improvement In this State and seal the doom of the obstructive toll gate, ( Alibis J ®S (Colonel Roosevelt explains that he killed a moose out of sea son In self-defense.) The moose's eye was red with hate, the moose's brow was stern; His pose proclaimed a purpose that no mortal man could turn. And as the Colonel gazed on him and fumbled for his gun, He saw that one of them must die before the flght was done. For, while the hulking brute advanced upon him pace by pace, Instinctively he knew the moose had recognized his face. A shot rang out; the moose surged on, emitting roar on roar; His jaws a-drip with gleaming foam, his flanks besmeared with gore. More shots; six bullets pierced his heart, and yet with wrath infernal The furious beast upreared his form and grappled with the Colonel. Well, in encounters such as this you know the winning side; The Colonel went away unscathed; the moose remained —and died. And now, dear little children, while we're gathered here to-day, Suppose that Mr. Perkins' moose should get in Teddy's way; Suppose, so vividly acute the situation got, That either Teddy or the Moose must perish on the spot, Tf by the chance of war the moose should be the one to die. Would Teddy, do you think, be left without an alibi? —JAMES J. MONTAGUE. — TAMING HAITI By Frederic J. Haskin IN all probability the Republic of Haiti has had its last revolution. There are two principal reasons why this is true. There is no longer anything in it for the winning side, because Uncle Sam has taken over the collection of the customs, and it is ex tremely difficult and hazardous to start a revolution when a force of 1,- 800 United States marines is there to prevent it. These two arrangements, and the appointment of a receiver and finan cial adviser for the republic, are the principal features of a treaty which has been drawn between the United States and Haiti, and which only awaits ratification by our Congress and that of Haiti. The Haitian congress is expected to pass a modus vivendl, which will make the treaty effective before It Is ratified. The present arrangements for keep ing Haiti quiet are temporary emer gency measures. When the provisions of the treaty are put permanently in to effect, a native constabulary will be organized, probably officered by Americans. The essentials of this con stabulary are that it be efficient, and beyond the allurements and tempta tions of the almighty dollar. For the time being, the collection of customs is in the hands of the naval authorities, but a civil representative of the United-States eventually will be appointed for this work. New Attitude This use of compulsion to straighten out the affairs of a smaller country in this hemisphere reflects a new attitude on the part of the United States government. For many de cades, Uncle Sam has been sending his gunboats to Haiti and Santo Domingo whenever these little countries became too turbulent. Things have repeated ly been Quieted down, but as soon as Uncle Sam withdrew, the small re publics. like bad boys when the teacher's back is turned, went at it again. Uncle Sam has had enough of that particular kind of trouble, and he is going to take steps which will absolutely insure good behavior, while depriving the Haitians of as Utile liberty and autonomy as pos -BlbHaiti's last spasm was hig h| y typi cal. The execution of seventy P°utl al prisoners by President Guillame Sam; the assassination and mutila tion of the president; the ineffectual resistance to Uncle Sam's marines; nnd the election, which resulted In Bobo, the defeated candidate, taking to the woods and organizing an arl ">- were all Just like the events of numer ous other Haitian reNoluticjns hen Bobo found that he couidnt lick the marines, lie left his a heartbroken man, as he sadb P™ (The State From Day to Day] To save the life of his son, a Pitts ton father permitted the physicians yesterday to remove the necessary amount of skin from his body and to graft it onto his son. Looks very much like "a chip off the old block." * * * Stick to the clearings on Sunday If you want to take your canine for a walk into the woods or foja-nyother purpose if you don t want to run against the law. its too ba<4. but section 2 of the act of April 21, 1915 prohibits the presence of dogs ln tne woods on Sunday, and nine lnno< ®" t ' unsuspecting Pittstonlans have alieadj paid the penalty of^ignorance. The Krie Y. M. C. A. is at present housing more than 600 delegates to the fiftv-third convention of the Penn sylvania Stale Sabbath School Asso ciation. ... Gridirons all over the State are re sounding with the thud of bodies and the hoarse cry of signals, '"Prepa ration for Saturdays games. Many of the Schools and colleges play their first game this "Henry Jenkins was born in 1501 and died in 1G"0_ cut off at the age of 169," says the Punxsutawney Spirit, quoting from the United htates Public Health Service agency. Cut off is good. , . . Fama est that there lives in Head ing a girl who drowns her sorrows in drink every time she receives a letter from her mother, or at least she gives that excuse to the judge. Either she needs a secretary to read her mall for her or a cessation of correspondence. * « ♦ The passage of the Governor s tour ing partv through the State leaves behind a long trail of discussion as to the probable outcome of the trip with respect to toll roads. The country people are making a burning question of it and do not seem disposed to allow the flame to even flicker . * • * Liberty bells are the rage now adays—no city or country should be without one. The woman's liberty bell, belonging ro the surtrage organ ization, will enter Lancaster Saturday morning and will make a tour of the county. • • « There have already been ten appli cations for every seat at the world's series and thousands of rabid fans will twirl their fingers In their own home town on the dajs of the big games. Mall Is no longei being opened, as per - - rr ■•"■-w --—5- - OCTOBER 7, 1915. claimed to many. He offered to be come a citizen of Santo Domingo; but that nation, having already enough of his ilk within her borders, refused to let him land. Bobo Is a tine type of the kind of Haitian politician that, has kept the republic in tumult for a century. These revolutionary leaders are usual ly the governors of provinces. When they want money they demand it of the government, with the threat of revolution. If the tribute is paid, there is peace. If it Is not, the land pirate gathers his followers and attempts to capture the government, so as to gain control of the customs house. Money is the motive every time. Bobo had succeeded in raising and arming a force of about 2,500 "Cacos," or countrymen, and these are still under arms, but without a leader. They will probably disband as soon as they are given assurances of their own safety. Experiment Failed Haiti might well be described as an experiment in government which has failed. Here the African negro, in troduced as a slave, was given his freedom and the machinery of a re publican government. He turned this freedom into anarchy. Now he Is to be taken In hand by his neighbor and given another chance. Throughout Its century of liberty, Haiti has had little to do with the rest of the world. The blacks have striven to keep their country isolated from white men. But the location of the island has made this almost Im possible. It stands at the crossroads of the commerce of the world. Lying between Cuba and Porto Rico, It Is on the route from New York to the Panama Canal, and from Europe to southern points. Its magnificent har bors Invite every vagrant ship. Nuisance to Everybody For these reasons, the squabbles of the Haitians have been like the fights of ruffians in a public street—a menace and a nuisance to everybody. All the peaceful peoples of the world pass that way and any of them might be come Involved. Some one had to act as policeman. The United States re fused to allow anyone else to do it; hence, the duty devolved upon her. The Republic of Haiti occupies about one-third of the Island of Haiti. It is one of the richest islands in the Caribbean world. That part which comprises the Republic of Haiti is a land of mountains and val leys, a little larger than the State of Massachusetts. It presents an astound ing variety of climate and vegetation, varying all the way from tropical jungle near the coast to high moun tain ridges, covered with forest not i unlike that of Maine and Canada. President Baker's orders, and many are the disappointments therefrom. ■# * * "Roses sleep and dream," says Pro fessor Walters, the wizard head of the Plant Research Institute, in Lang horne. Any minute now we may ex pect to hear that heliotropes and vio lets hold conversations together. » » • If all goes well, a pony race for the little chaps will be a feature of the Berks Fair next Tuesday. Our Daily Laugh HE MEANT G WELL ' I Mr. Bore—l'V® , idk y saved that rosa SL J\) ® [• you gave me last f/'\ month, Miss (mi Wrinkles, for . fij though it is with | ©red it still re- " —A- —M minds me of you. IjV Miss Wrinkles ZgJ? —Sir! NOT SENTI- She: Wasn't It a beautiful sunset was proposing to ■ J( VtFvJH an heiress about \ I * TW I.IKK HIS DAD By WlnK Dinner I've a youngster, full of mischief. And when he does something bad. Mother says, "You shouldn't blame him, For he takes that from his dad," And It usually is something ' That to dad brings not much pride— Always In the past I've sunk back In my easy chair and sighed. But this week he pulled a new one— Misbehaved and broke a rule— Teacher kept him after hours; LAte he came home from his school. Asked him what he'd done—he waited, Ere he answered, quite a while; Then In whispers "Kissed a girl, dad," Face all broken with a smile. Mother started in to scold him. Said he shouldn't be so bad. But I spoke up: "You can't blame him, Darn it, he's Just Ilk* his dad.' t -1 lEbPtttttg (Etjat Ji Autumn has begun to touch tha trees on the First Mountain and soma of those on the York Hills and in Wildwood park are showing- signs that Jack Frost has been doing skirmish TIVIIJ* Q" lte a number of trees in tha vVildwood district have commenced to '°® e t} ) e brilliant green that was so attractive a fortnight ago and the pop lars have frankly started to toss off some of their foliage, while ■ the neeches have turned pale at the of the rigors of winter. Along the River Front some of the older tre«« are preparing for winter, although tha younger ones as though Inclined to B . CO »t- at ase an< * w 'th the robustness of jouth are still showing their colors as though it was still July. It is on the First Mountain, the Blue Mountain, as it is known by those who come from the east and behold in it the ad vance guard of the mighty chain that runs from the New England States to the far south, that the flrgt color's of Autumn are to be seen. Sctme of the trees are turning yellow, while others are displaying tints of russet and brown and light green which are the premonitory symptoms of the days when the earth will be brown and bare and the limbs of the trees stand stark awaiting the coming of the snows. Just at this time the mountains well repay a visit. The air is tine for a walk and one can see up on the side of a tree a lighter shade, possibly yel lows or browns or even red. In an other week the gorgeous colors will be seen and the lover of nature will find endless delights right within sight of the dome of the State Capi tol. When one thinks of it does it not seem strange that no steps have ever been taken to secure or pre-empt the first Mountain for a municipal forest? Years ago when the Kiess municipal forest act was passed by the legislature there was talk of Harrisburg which was pushing its park system up through Wildwood park, acquiring land on the slopes of the mountain for a city forest. The value of such acreage is commencing to be recog nized by cities all over the land and some of the smaller boroughs have taken over by purchase or preliminary legal steps amounting to notice, tracts of mountain land lying within half a dozen miles for the purpose of de veloping them for breathing spots for years to come. Harrisburg fortun ately has provided itself with parks and parkways beyond the custom of Pennsylvania cities of greater age, but the time will come when it will ap preciate more than it does to-day the beauties of the outpost of the Appal achians which has seen John Harris trading post blossom into a fair city. A municipal forest does not mean a vvoodlot such ns Nuremberg and other German cities possess, but "a city woods" where picnics can be held or persons ramble and enjoy nature with out encountering trespass signs and where wild creatures may be as free to grow as the ferns and the lichens. In spite of the frosty touch of the morning air there are still a numher of blackbirds to be seen about here, although their eventide chattering must be more or less devoted to com ments upon the brand of weather and the flying schedule to the valleys of Virginia. Last night several flocks were observed at Reservoir park and at Paxtang, while there are reports of the birds being noted In Wlldwood and even in the remnants of Hoffman's woods. The birds are fat and "sassy" and display such intense interest In everything going on that one wondQt* if they are the same birds who sproWJ themselves hereabouts during the summer or are wayfarers from up York State. * » • Talking about the coming of Au tumn's real days reminds one of the number of football scrimmages to be seen on the lots In and about the city. They cannot be dignified by the name of games except on Saturday after noons. All the rest of the time they are purely practice. It has not been so many years ago since football teams were rare. Now they are as numerous as baseball nines, many of them be ing composed of youths who play baseball in summer. Football para phernalia used to be a sight to cause people to turn around and look on the street. Now it is nothing out of the ordinary. A dozen or so years ago a boy with canvas jacket was envied. Now a complete football outfit is nothing and the possessor of a foot ball is no longer the king pin of a neighborhood. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —E. B. Taylor, vice-president of Pennsylvania lines, is at the sea shore. Dr. Samuel Hamilton, school super intendent, dedicated another school building in his county this week. —Dr. D. J. McCarthy, of Philadel phia, has returned from Paris where he aided in the American hospital. —Judge Norris S. Barratt, of the Philadelphia courts, addressed the Chester Military Academy students at the annual meeting. —A. L. Reichenbach, the secretary of the State Firemen, Is the mayor elect of Allentown and well known here. | DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg steel is being used for bolts for new warships? HISTORIC HARRISBURG One hundred years ago Dauphin county courts were held in the hotel later known as the White Hall. IN HARRISBURO FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph of Oct. T, 1865.1 Pittsburgh Man Robbed Here James Thompson, a horse dealer, from Pittsburgh, had his pocketbook stolen last night while in this city, losing several hundred dollars and some valuable papers. To Dedicate Church The new Second Reformed Church, at Ridge road and Reily street, will be dedicated Sunday by the congre gation.. Fire Company to Attend Funeral Arrangements were made last night bv members of the Friendship FIA Company to attend the funeral of Cap? tain William E. Sees. ————.————•— "Taking Profits" There. Mr. Retailer, is a well known stock market phrase that has a meaning for you! The speculator or Investor who knows how and when to "Take Profits" gets rich. Mr. Retailer, 'when the manu facturer of a well-known article goes to the expense of advertis ing that article in this newspaper It Is time for you to "take profits." Get the benefit and the sales by linking your store window to that newspaper advertising. Show the goods while they are being advertised. "Taking the Profits" will be a matter of course. ■
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