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WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 17.
When any calamity is suffered, the
first thing to be remembered is, how
much has escaped.—Dr. Johnson.
SUFFRAGE
A CORRESPONDENT in a letter
to the editor in this issue of the
Telegraph writes of the "swan
Bong of suffrage in Pennsylvania" and
hopes that "we have had an end of
parades and speechmaking on corners
by women." His Idea is that women,
having been defeated, will accept the
result as final.
Perhaps some of us may hope so>
but anybody acquainted with similar
movements in history will not be hasty
in arriving at any such conclusion.
Take the incident of the Oppian law.
for instance, against, the repeal of
which Cato the Censor raged In vain
In the "Roman forum lo these many
centuries agone.
Tho law in question declared that
no woman should possess more than
a half-ounce of gold, or wear a gar
ment of various colors, or ride in a
carriage drawn by horses in a city.
The whole intent of the law was to
draw around womankind the mantle
of distant dignity, of seclusion and sim
plicity—in short, to set. her apart from
the common herd of mankind and to
preserve her from contact with the
world, as certain ardent "antls" would
do to-day.
Rut with what result? Livy, In his
description of the scenes about the
Roman capital the day the repeal was
debated, says that "the matrons could
not be kept at homo even by advice or
shame, nor even by the commands of
their husbands; but they beset every
street and pass In the city, beseeching
the men as they went down to the
forum." "They beset the doors of the
tribunes" known to be opposed to the
repeal and "had the boldness to come
in bodies before the consuls, pretors"
and other officials to urge their re
quest.
Nor were they discouraged by one
defeat. The very next day they were
at it again, hammer and tongs, and in
the end they won.
Precedent does not favor the argu
ments of our "antl" friend, and, inci
dentally, it may be observed in pass
ing, If ever Pennsylvania women as a
whole desire the ballot as keenly as
did these Roman women the repeal
of an objectionable law, the chances
are good they'll be just as successful.
There are still many washouts along
the river slope in the sections between
Walnut street and Herr street which
will endanger the walk along the top
of tho embankment unless some meas
ures are taken this Fall to prevent
damage during the Winter and Spring.
These washouts were caused
drains from the top bank before the
construction of the river wall and steps
and must be filled up.
TRAP A KAT
PROFESSOR H. A. SURFACE, the
indefatigable bug expert, has
turned his attention in other
directions. Recently he announced
t hat rats arc causing the State at least
$5,000,000 loss a year. If Professor
Surface is able to arouse as active a
campaign against the rat as he has
against the San Jose scale, the slogan
of "Trap a Rat" may become as pop
ular in Pennsylvania shortly as that of
"Swat the fly."
Governor Brumbaugh remarks In
his Thanksgiving proclamation that
at the beginning of the year in
dustries "were languishing," and
that for their present prosperity
"tho deplorable war in Europe may
be the occasion." Did the Gover
nor ask a protectionist clergyman
to write his proclamation for him?
—New York Evening Post.
Governor Brumbaugh writes his own
proclamations and is at one and the
same time Governor and a protec
tionist clergyman, having preached In
churches at Steelton and Newport last
Sunday.
GIVE TO THE HOSPITALS
THE Uarrisburg Hospital and the
Polyclinic Hospital are asking for
Thanksgiving donations. They
ought, not to ask in vain. The hos
pitals of tho city are it*> agencies of
morcy and relief to tho suffering and
the helpless, and thoy are called upon
to do a vast amount of work for which
they do not ask and can not hope for
pay.
We are in health to-day and 111 to
, morrow. We are whole of limb this
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
moment and badly injured the next.
4n the midst of life wo are in death.
The hospital, which we may look MPon
as a think In which we are but in
directly Interested, may but a moment
hence be of vital importance to us.
If we look upon the matter from a
purely selfish standpoint we should
never rest content except with tho
hospital of our choice fully up to
standard, well equipped and supplied
with all that is needful for its efficient
operation. For that funds are neces
sity. Thanksgiving gifts are the form
In which you are just now asked to
contribute. Remember the hospitals.
"Betting on the Harvard and Yale
prams Is uncertain," says a sporting
Item. That's nothing: new about bet
ting.
CITY AND STATE
THE pledge of Governor Brum
baugh that the State will 90-
operate with the city in the im
provement of the Capitol Park exten
sion area, in order that it may be har
monious with the growth and artistic
development of the municipality, as
set forth in his remarks at the confer
eno and dinner last evening, assures
the people of the city that If they do
their part the State will not be found
lagging.
The City Planning Commission, the
City Council, the Mayor and the park
authorities, the Governor realizes,
must work In perfect harmony with
the responsible officials of the State
government if all of the great possi
bilities of the extended park and the
proposed civic center about it are to
be realized. It is not saying too much
to assert that the people of this city
will stand behind their representatives
in whatever they may decide to do in
co-operation with the State to make
Harrlsburg the most beautiful capital
city in the United States.
The Governor threw out a strong
hint of disapproval in his remarks
concerning the proposed Walnut street
bridge. He saw In it possibly a very
inharmonious factor in the develop
ment of tho park area and thought
that its abutment on Walnut street
might very seriously mar the civic
center project by cutting off a part of
the highway there that otherwise
might, be used for ornamental and
useful structures.
In this matter of bridge construction
it would be well indeed to go slowly,
considering every step as we go. If
the State's plans are for some other
means of communication between "the
city and the Hill—by means of en
larged and decorative subways, for in
stance —then we are bound by the
pledge of co-operation which we have
extended to the State and which Gov
ernor Brumbaugh has so graciously
accepted, tp weigh the whole matter
most carefully.
There are many angles from which
this question of a bridge must be
viewed. There is no cause for haste.
The interests of everybody must be
considered when the matter is taken
up between the State and city.
However, this is a matter incidental
to the great scheme of Improvements
involved. The big thing is that the
State and the city are working hand
in hand and that the proper develop
ment of the park extension area is not
to be unnecessarily delayed.
Those Japanese coronation cere
monies may not be so archaic, after
all. We note that Japanese girls
danced yesterday before the new Em
peror.
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WEST SHORE LEAGUE
FIOR some time there has been a
risingr sentiment in favor of co
operation for municipal im
provements and civic betterment in
the various communities that go to
make up what has come to be known
as the West Shore—a term compre
hensive enough to include about every
thing from New Cumberland to the
mountains and back beyond the lim
its of Camp Hill. This should take
the form of a concrete movement, fol
lowing the address of Warren H. Man
ning, the landscape architect, before
tho welfare and efficiency conference
at the (?apltol last evening.
Mr. Manning pictured a very dif
ferent West Shore in the future from
that which exists to-day. He saw it
ten, fifteen, twenty years hence as a
thickly-populated locality, decorated
with fine residences, parks and play
places and teeming with pleasure and
business traffic, motor, trolley and
horse driven, over well-constructed
and scientifically-planned highways.
A big dream, you say? Not nearly
so big a dream as Mr. Manning and
those who assisted him in making
plans for tho transformation of Har
risburg back in 1901 dreamed for Har
risburg, and all and more than all of
their vision has been realised for this
city. The natural growth of suburban
population for Harrlsburg is north
and west. Beyond the river lie lovely
valleys and pleasant heights, with
views unexcelled anywhere. The pos
sibilities are all within the scope of
Mr. Manning's vision. But to realise
them, to insure for the future the har
monious development necessary to
bring about the desirable conditions
Mr. Manning has forecasted, will re
quire hearty co-operation of all the
communities involved with the City
Planning Commission, and a continu
ous manifestation of that kind of pub
lic spirit for which the West Shore in
recent yearß has become noted. A
West Shore Improvement League
would seem to be the next step.
Von Hlndenburg Is a general who
is just not quite able to permanently
lieiv tht Russians.
Turkey ought to put a lot of vim
Into celebrating Thanksgiving Day this
year. It may be her last chance.
TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE
—The University of Pennsylvania
lias taken up the popular, indoor sport
of putting a dent In tho crown of old
King; Booze.
—At Sunbury. the other day, after
goring: two persons anil smashing two
wagons, an angry bull charged a Ford.
P. S.—The bull Is dead.
—Kvidently Winston Churchill be
came so angry he simply has to fight,
but there are those who believe he
should havo waited until he got to
Franoe.
—lf Claude Kltchin isn't careful the
first thing he knows President Wilson
will be regarding him in the light of a
Kltchinette.
—Have you noticed that Speaker
Clark hasn't Tjeen speaking much
lately?
—The Krupps have given Germany
a present of $5,000,000 for tho care of
disabled soldiers—-out of five hundred
millions they have made selling Instru
ments for the disablement of soldiers.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The picture of M. Skouloudis, the
new Greek Premier, convinces this
column that climatic conditions in
Greece must be favorable for the lux
uriant growth o£ alfalfa. —Wilkes-
Barre Record.
Free trade doesn't even permit nor
mal prosperity to continue doing busi
ness on the old stand. American
Economist.
FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY
tWilkes-Barre Record.]
Governor Brumbaugh's Thanksgiv
ing proclamation calls upon the people
to assemble in their respective places
of worship to give thanks for "boun
teous blessings." Wo have had a year
of "health, plenty and social advance."
The crops have been plentiful, indus
try. has revived, and We have been
kept free from the horrors of war. For
the latter blessing wc have more to be
thankful for than we can realize. The
human mind is too narrow to compre
hend what war really is. We read
of so many billions of dollars spent, to
rest as a burden upon many genera
tions to come; of so many hundreds
of thousands of men killed and wound
ed, of nations brought to the verge of
starvation and plunged into the midst
of desolation. We become so accus
tomed to this continual recital of hor
rors that wo take it as a matter of
course. We cannot know what it
means in the millions of individual
instances—the scenes enacted in mil
lions of homes as the loved ones take
their departure for the front; of the
agony endured by the wounded soldier
who lies upon the field for hours and
for days without the slightest atten
tion, multiplied in millions of in
stances; of the grinding poverty that
must be endured by tens of millions of
people in the years to come to pay the
cost of the war. AVe cannot realize
what all this means.
The American surgeon who, on
emerging from the slaughter pen of
Europe, remarked that the United
States ovght to keep out of war even
though it endured some Insult and
.smarted under some wrong, had in
mind a concrete impression of war—an
Impression made up of these individ
ual experiences. When the Governor
of the Commonwealth appeals to us to
give expression to our appreciation of
the blessing that has been our lot, he
refers to a cause for real thankful
ness.
HELPFUL. ANTICIPATION
At a recent rally in support of Sam
uel W. McCall, Republican candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts, Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth, of
Ohio, said:
"The war has been a visitation of
Providence for the Democratic, party.
It has distracted public attention from
baair labor and industrial conditions.
Disaster, ceitain and black, awaits us
if the Cnderwood Tariff law is not re
pealed before the war comes to an
end. In every country In Europe ex
cept Belgium, their factories and all
their great instruments of production
have entirely escaped destruction. The
men will flock back from the trenches
to work for almost anything they can
get. Immense surplus stocks will have
accumulated. The great. American
markets will be the nntural dumping
ground for the whole of Europe."
While there is verj small probability
(hat the present tariff will be repealed
before the war ends—unless the war
should last a year and a half longer—
the practical certainty of restored
protection as the result of the elec
tions of 1916 is going to help business.
Even the anticipation of prosperity
through the return of protection pro
duces a hopeful feeling and a better
outlook. —American Economist.
PHENOMENAL PROSPERITY
[From Dun's Review.]
In spite of the rapidity of the move
ment, there is no slackening of the
advance that foreshadows the greatest
commercial development in the history
of the Following many
months of gradual recovery and ad
justment to new conditions, progress
has come with such a rush that reac
tion is feared in some quarters; yet
the economic position steadily gains
in strength, and seldom, if ever, has
the situation so favored continued ex
pansion. Business is no longer wholly
dependent upon the war demands, the
bumper crops, the widespread Increase
in production, In the working force
and in the power of the people to
purchase, having established the basis
for an era of unexampled prosperity.
There is, moreover, the further and
highly significant influence of abun
dant supplies of money for all legiti
mate purposes, while the arrange
ments for supplementary foreign cre
dits augur well for the maintenance
of the phenomenal movements in over
sea commerce.
MR. BRYAN IN A NEW ROLE
[From the Philadelphia Ledger.]
The petted darling of the Chautau
qua will no more have to appear be
tween the yodler and the acrobat! He
can now have the whole evening to
himself for an exhibition of the tine
art of quibbling. For in his answer to
the threat of a suit for libel by the
Navy League he displayed prima
donna quibbling powers. What could
be more finished than his sending of
his prepared speech to tlje Navy
League with the implication that he
did not once digress from its innocuous
phrases? Unfortunately, before he de
livered his speech he informed the re
porters present that he expected to
digress frequently and that when he
digressed he would signal them and
cast his pearls more slowly than usual,
so that they might all be garnered. It
wan during a digression that he at
tacked the Navy League. Now Mr.
Bryan says that he never made such
an attack. Perhaps ho Is right. Per
haps he lisped, or mumbled, or sud
denly mouthed his Innocent words.
But undoubtedly the air waves pro
duced by his voice box,' when they im
pinged on the ear drums of the re
porters, conveyed to the organ of corti
of each the same impression that Mr.
Bryan had attacked the National Se
curity League and the Navy League.
Perhaps the ear drums were sub
sidized by the munition makers! This
I is a wicked, wicked world!
HARRISBURG CAfeA* TELEGRAPH
Ik
'PtKKOijCuahXa
By thi Ex-Committeeman
While Governor Brumbaugh has re
fused to more than characterize as
"Interesting" reports that ho will en
gage in a contest for control of the
Pennsylvania delegation to the next
Republican national convention with
Senator Boies Penrose, it is well known
about the Capitol that. the Governor
has been keeping in close touch with
i the situation in each congressional
district and that he will endeavor to
have what his friends call "the right
type of men" chosen as delegates.
Just how far interest in securing dele
gates of the proper standing will lead
the Governor and his friends in the
event of friends of Senator Penrose
refusing to agree upon some candi
dates is a matter that is interesting the
Capitol Immensely.
Some of the men who wear the Gov
ernor's colors are anxious for him to
start right out in a fight for control
of the delegation, relying upon the
aid the Vares could give him in Phila
delphia and Public Service Commis
sioner Mageo in Allegheny for a start.
There are others, however, who recall
the days of Huttings and who would
like to see the Governor work out
the great constructive program he has
mentioned in his speeches and not be
the storm center of a national delegate
light.
—ln this connection it is interesting
to note what the Pittsburgh Gazette-
Times said the other day in the course
of an article that Magee was laying
the foundations of a fight against Pen
rose. The Gazette-Times is the big
Republican paper of Western Penn
sylvania and the property of Senator
George T. Oliver. The Gazette-Times
stands for local option and is one of
the most forceful newspapers in all
Pennsylvania. This is what it said:
"Some time ago Mr. Penrose indicate 1
that he would be a candidate for na
tional deiegate-at-large In Pennsyl
vania. This would mean that he would
submit his candidacy to the Repub
lican electors of the whole Stat" Mr.
Brumbaugh is expected to do likewise.
There are 12 delegates-at-large to be
elected, and if the Governor and senior
Senator intend to battle for the con
trol of the 7ti delegates from Pennsyl
vania it is natural to suppose that
each would head a slate of delegates
with opposition candidates set up in
each of the 32 congressional districts
of the State. The Governor has not
publicly indicated his plana, but the
stories emanating from his friends all
tend to show that he is desirous of tak
ing the Republican dictatorship In the
State from Mr. Penrose. If this proves
to be a correct version, there would
not be much doubt about Mr. Penrose
accepting the challenge and going into
a finish fight against the Governor. »If
Mr. Brumbaugh simply wants the
votes of the Pennsylvania delegation
for his presidential candidacy, it is
probable this could be arranged with
out the tiring of a shot."
—Senator Charles A. Snyder and
Speaker Charles A. Ambler were hero
yesterday. Both are aspirants for State
office, although they are not shouting
about it from the dome of the Capitol.
The Senator would like to be auditor
general and if the senatorial situation
does not get too much mixed up so
that the Republican nomination has
to KO to Allegheny county he may
land. Ambler is said to be willing to
be auditor general, too, but also to
think that the State treasurership
would fit him. James F. Woodward,
chairman of the House committee on
appropriations, is also after the nomi
nation for treasurer.
—P. C. Knox will speak at the Five
O'clock C'lub In Philadelphia Satur
day and so will Taft, Governor Brum
baugh, Attorney General - Brown and
others. In fact, it will be a launching
of the Knox booni for senator. E. V.
Babcock, the Pittsburgh millionaire,
is "lso an aspirant, but his friends re
alize the gravity of the Knox boom.
—The Philadelphia grand jury was
yesterday instructed to make an In
vestigation into the charges of Mayor
Blankenburg regarding the election in
Philadelphia. The Investigation Into
the mayor may also start.
—Active, work to secure the nation
al convention of the Republicans for
Philadelphia was started yesterday.
The selection will be made in less than
a month and the committees will get
busy.
—Representative Warren C. Gra
ham and Representative W. H. Wil
son, of Philadelphia, were sponsors
for the men named as deputy factory
inspectors lately. Most of the Phila
delphia deputies named are said to
be adherents of the Vares.
—More arrests are said to he like
ly as a result of the probe into the Al
legheny elections. The committee of
1000 is getting very busy.
—D. Gallagher has been chosen as
the chief of police of South Bethle
hem. He has been on the force for
22 years.
—Governor Brumbaugh has ar
ranged to attend the banquet of the
Lincoln Club at Bethlehem In Febru
ary.
—D. J. O'Nell, of Mahanoy town
ship, Democratic nominee for Schuyl
kill county poor director, who was de
feated by only 73 majority by Michael
[Breunan, of Butter township, has
started a contest for the office. It is
contended that the returns from a
number of districts are fraudulent and
the court will be asked to open the
ballot-boxes and correct the returns.
One ballot-box. that from the Liost
Creek district, is already in possession
of the court. The two Republican can
didates for poor directors were elect
ed, and it became a contest, between
O'Neil and Brennan, both Democrats,
for the minority office.
A Public Ledger dispatch from
Washington says: "Representative
Warren Worth Bailey, of Johnstown,
Pa., who is opposing the administra
tion's preparedness policy, has been
using franked envelopes to dlstrlbuto
his interviews and propaganda to the
newspapers and members of congress.
The attention of the Post Office De
partment was called to-day to this
and action probably will bo
taken which will compel Mr. Bailey to
pay the postage for the distribution of
his material."
—H. L. Sproat, who has been dis
trict attorney of Chester county, will
probably be named as one of the as
sistants this year.
—Mayor-elect Thomas B. Smith is
said to have told a number of his
friends that he does not intend to
announce any appointments until
about Thanksgiving Day. Senator S.
W. Salus is being urged for a place in
his cabinet.
—The usual row over the police
places in Pittston is being waged again
and It is possible that the matter may
get into the courts.
—W. W. Roper, the assistant post
master general who may be made the
g'oat in the Burkltt suspension, is one
of the Pennsylvania reorganization
bosses. Roper was one of the early
Wilson men and found congenial com
pany with the bosses of the machine.
People here who know him predicted
long ago that sooner or later he would
get Into conflict with someone In the
administration.
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
A BILLION FOR DEFENSE
»■> DtMl
—From the Philadelphia Record.
THE NEW POLICEMAN
By Frederic J. Haskin
v ,
THE Public Health Service Is now
preparing a pamphlet, at the
suggestion of Chief of Police
Pullman of Washington, telling police
men how to keep well—how to avoid
catching cold, for example, and how
to keep the hard pavements from
hurting their feet.
At a glance, it seems that this Is
carrying solicitude for the policemen's
welfare almost to an extreme. In fact
it is part of a scientific campaign
which is going forward in many Am
erican cities to make the policeman
an efficient and capable guardian of,
the public welfare, instead of the llv-|
ing monument of ponderous and i
somnolent clumsiness on a street cor-|
ner which has long been considered!
the typical "cop."
The modern police executive, seek
ing to perfect an efficient police force,
realizes that such details as colds and
corns are vital to his success, and
that there can be no such thing as too
much care for his men. An asthmatic
chap afflicted with bunions is not apt
to run down an agile purse snatcher,
stop a runaway, or pick a roller
skating school boy out of the path of
an automobile.
Necessarily a policeman does little
ninety per cent, of the time. Of
course his presence -is a deterrent to
crime and disorder, but the city pays
liim primarily to act in emergencies.
He must be ready when the time
comes. If he is not physically fit., life
and property are endangered. An in-
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 11
i
SUFFRAGE I
To the Editor of the Telegraph :
1 read with some amusement in the
paper the other evening what I regard
as the swan song of suffrage in Penn
sylvania. There is much talk of carry
ing forward the fight, but I believe the
light has been all taken out of the
women. I believe there will be little
talk of suffrage In this State for a
long time to come. Women will not
care to go out and fight In a hopeless
cause. Don't let any of the agitators
fool you into printing articles making
the people think otherwise. Let us
hope we have had an end of parades
and speechmaking on corners by
women. ANTI.
1
So we are to have another scrim
mage over the control of the Re
publican party in Pennsylvania based
upon who is who in the delegation to
the next national convention. Senator
Penrose and Governor Brumbaugh
are to champion the rival factions,
according to some political prophets
and soothsayers. Perhaps and per
adventure. It's not HO long ago tiiat
a similar shindy took place in this
State with Senator Quay defending
his leadership and Governor Hastings
leading the onslaught with the as
sistance of the late C. L. Magee and
others potential in the Republican
party. That was a warm fight lasting
some months, resulting in Governor
Hastings, who was an orator of no
mean ability, making the speech
nominating Senator Quay for the
Presidency in the St. Louis, conven
tion. Pennsylvania lias become ac
customed to these efforts of one group
of leaders to wrest party control from
another group. All parties have had
their little affairs of this sort. .
\* * »
Governor Brumbaugh served two
years in the first Senate of Porto Rico.
President McKinley Induced him to
go to the island after the American
occupation to establish a system of
education and he had a large part In
the organization of the civil govern
ment In 1900. There were 11 members
of the Senate, six Americans appoint
ed by the President and five native
Porto Ricans. There was also a
House of Representatives largely com
posed of natives of the island. The
first law enacted provided for trial
by jury.
Govjernor Brumbaugh tells a good
story about Governor Hunt and the
enforcement of the new law against
cock fighting. One day a famous
cock fighter was showing his game
roosters to the governor of the island
who expressed some admiration for
one of the birds. In a few days this
particular feathered scrapper was sent
to the administration offices with the
compliments of the owner and Gov
ernor Hunt placed the newcomer
among some of his choice American ]
fowls. Next day all his imported
fowls were found beheaded, the fight
ing cock having decapitated the whole
lot. Governor Hunt promptly sent
for the fellow to take away the bird
and some time later was surprised
when ho returned and placed upon
his desk $24.00 of American money
with the explanation that that was
the Governor's share. The cock
fighter had interpreted the Gover
nor's command to remove the cook
from his promise as a direction to
continue his activities as a cock
fighter. Governor Hunt has not yet
ceased to hear of that episode in his
Porto Rican experience.
NOVEMBER 17, 1915.
efficient policeman is like a gun with
a broken tiring pin—it looks all right,
but. it won't work when most needed.
Major Raymond W. Pullman of the
Washington police force, has made a
special study of this matter of the fit
ness of police officers, particularly
with regard to health. He has esti
mated that the illness of policemen
annually costs the city of Washington
$30,000, requiring 10,000 days of
absence from duty.
Preventable (Illness
Most of this Illness is due to pre
ventable causes, especially to colds re
sulting in severe cases of pneumonia,
grip and rheumatism.
Many of these colds are traceable
to the heavy, belted coats which have
been part of the Washington police
uniform for years. They had to bo
worn indoors as well as out, which
necessarily resulted in overheating fol
lowed by chin. Even fifteen or
twenty minutes, in the warm station
house answering roll call, is sufficient
cause for many colds.
The adoption of a new uniform for
the Washington police is Major Pull
man's method of overcoming this
difficulty. The new coat is loose and
unbelted. Beneath it the officer wears
a blouse. When called into a court
room, he removes his coat. During
roll call each officer stands in his
blouse with his coat upon his arm.
After he has answered to his name,
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THE STATE FROM DW TO DW ]
A loud and fulsome call for "half
grown girls" is resounding through
those parts of Philadelphia which are
reached by the Philadelphia Press.
What they are wanted for. the .adver
tisement fails to state, but the impli
cation of half-bakedness will probably
hinder few from answering the call,
if only out of curiosity to see why the
half-grown species should be in so
great demand.
• a •
Albert Fruttl, 29 years old, of South
Bethlehem, "shot himself for fun" yes
terday and was found with several re
volver bullets in his body. We wonder
whether his middle name rhymes with
his surname, and whether it begins
with an r or a t.
«' » »
"You young fellows don't do enough
walking," Is the verdiot of Charles E.
Stewart, of Philadelphia, an octo
genarian and then some by ten years.
"A ten-mile jaunt every day Is bound
to keep any person in fine trim," and
his healthy appearance shows that he
practices what he preaches.
...
In the near future it is likely that
a new concrete bridge will be built
over the Conemaugh river to connect
Franklin with Johnstown. The old
bridge has seen its best days.
...
A human torch raced two blocks
through Scrantan streets yesterday In
an attempt to reach the river and put
himself out. Flames from an explod
ing lamp had ignited his clothing, and
that is why William Gilchrist became,
a pillar of fire. He is in a serious con
dition.
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For the first time ir. the historv of
Delaware county a woman was wit
ness to the good character and fitness
of an applicant for citizenship at
Media. Pa. At last man admits that
woman Is a pretty good judge of char
acter. which statement woman herself
long ago admitted.
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A FALLEN I.HAK
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A trusting little leaf of green,
' A bold, audacious frost;
A rendezvous, a kiss or two.
And youth forever lost,
Ah, me!
The bitter, bitter cost.
A flaunting patch of vivid red
That quivers In the sun:
A windy gust, a grave of dust— f
The little race is run.
Ah, me!
Were that the only one.
Ebentng (tljat
The Country Club of Harrisburg,
whoso clubhouse along the Riverside
road at Lucknow was destroyed yes
terday, was the first country club to
be organized in this part of the Stale
and Its handsome white and grroen
bilildlngr and spacious lawn were not
only much admired by those who trav
eled along the highway, but were'
scenes of many affairs in the social
life of the city. The club was incor
porated June 13. 1896. having been
organized a short time before, at it
meeting of u number of prominent
men. Among its organizers were the
late Colonel Henry McCormick, Levi
Alricks. Jatnes Boyd, John Y. Boyd.
W. J. Calder, Howard L. Calder, James
I. Chamberlin, A. J. Dull, George It.
Fleming, Lyman D. Gilbert, Louis W.
Hall, D. C. Haldeman, John C. Kunkcl,
A. Wilson Norris, M. E. Olmsted and
Robert Snodgrass and a number of
men who arc prominent to-day in tho
social life of the city, some of them re
taining the interest which they showed
when the club was formed. Mr. Olm
sted was the llrst president: Thomas T.
Wlerman. vice-president; Casper Dull,
secretary, and George W. Reily, treas
urer,. Tlic clubhouse was built and tho
grounds laid out under direction of a
committee headed by late John Y.
Boyd. In the last few years additions
have been made to the clubhouse, ono
costing over SI,OOO having just been
completed. The clubhouse has been a
great factor in the social life of the.
city and the scene of many delightful
entertainments, while its membership
has included governors since its
organization and many active in State
affairs.
Araang visitors to the city for the
welfare conference was Edwin R. Cox,
member of the House from Philadel
phia and the sponsor for the child,
labor bill embodying'the ideas of tho
Governor. Mr. Cox is one of the
senior members of the House and was
chairman of the manufactures com
mittee in the recent session.
Speaking of child labor laws, it is
likely that there will be several con
tinuation schools opened in this city
in addition to the proposed public
school in the Harris Park building.
The State officials have been in com
municatlon with a number of employ
ers, and while the plans are not yet
ready to announce, it is understood
that some schools will be started in
industrial plants, some combining.
These schools will be watched with
interest by State and city people, as
they will afford opportunities for flrst
hand tryouts.
The touch of Jack Frost this week
has caused a number of late flowers
to shrivel up and gardens which a
week ago were bright with late-bloom
ing plants are now ready for winter's
covering. The Reservoir Park has
some flowers which bloom very lute
and gardens in sheltered parts of tho
city have been able to show scarlet
sage or small chrysanthemums and
other late autumn flowers.
...
Dr. William D. Ilornaday, who spoke
to-day at the Capitol, is tho man who
made the great New York zoological
garden. Dr. Ilornaday is a national
figure and has devoted his life to tho
conservation pf wild life for instruc
tion of the people. He w.is some years
ago a fellow-traveler in the West with
John M. Phillips, the State Game Com
missioner, and they collaborated in a
notable book.
• ♦ ♦
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Cyrus E. Woods was on a hunt at tho
Country Club of Harrlsburg to-day for
his collection of golf clubs which ha
had bought in Scotland. The clubs
were among those saved by the men
from Lucknow shops when they
cleared out the big locker room in tho
face of the advancing flames and wero
piled In the big heap of things. The
secretary got the clubs at one of the
famous courses in Scotland and they
wore made to order.
...
Paul Gendell, in charge of the ar
rangements for the big exhibit attend
ing the welfare conference, lias been
given many compliments for the suc
cess of the exhibit. The display has
attracted marked attention and man/
of those attending the conference liavo
spent hours at the exhibits.
* * ♦
G. Scott Smith, the head of the Kano
Republican, was here yesterday to se»
the Governor. Mr. Smith has had
much experience as a Pensylvania pub
lisher and his newspaper in the north
western county is one of the powers
» ♦ *
J. Horace McFarland's latest book.
My Growing Garden," has just been
published by one of the New Yorlc
publishing houses. It is illustrated In
color and gives tho results of Mr.
McFarland's own experiences with
flowers in his garden at. Breeze Hill,
It is most interesting now to the per
son who intends to set out a garden
next year.
* • •
A. H. Morros. former member of tho
House from Lehigh county, Spent yes
terday here attending the State wel
fare conference.
VEII KNOVN PEOPLE 1
—Colonel H. C. Trexler, of Allen
town, has bought the finest wheat
farm in Lehigh couny for his farm
holdings.
—A. J. Nealis, of Bellefonte, has
been selected as one of' the national
aides de camp of the Spanish War
Veterans.
—John P. Crozer, tho Upland phi
lanthropist, is enjoying himself with
some special fruit culture work.
—Francis Fisher Kane, the United
State district attorney at. Philadelphia,
is working on some investigations in
regard to the port of Philadelphia.
—Attorney General Francis Shunk
Brown is spending his days in court
trials and his nights in his office just
now.
DO YOU KNOW
That Harrlsburg lias become k
noted bread baking center?
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
The Harrisburg bridge was begun in
December. 1812.
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Getting People Into
Your Store
. Naturally, you have to give
them a reason for coming there.
Then why not let them know
you have something people want
to see.
Advertise to them in the news
papers if you can.
If not. turn the manufacturers'
newspaper advertising to your
own advantage.
Show newspaper advertised
goods In your window at the time
tho advertising is running.
Get your store in the public
eye and people will leave their
footprints on your doorstep.