6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established lSj! PUBLISHED BT fHE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACKPOLK Vrtsidtnt and Bditor-in-Chitf r. R. OYSTER Secrtlary GUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published every evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 216 Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising 1 Building, Chicago, 111., Robert E. ward. Delivered by carriers at six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at |3.00 a year In advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. Sworn dally average circulation (or the 4lirce month* ending Nov. .10, 11)15. 21,794 ★ A vrra(« for the year 1914 Average f° p the year 1913 19,9«» Average for the year 1012—19.H49 Average for the year 1911—17.M-- Average for the year 11*10—1H,-«1 The above figures are net. AH re turned. uaaold and damaged coplea de ducted. MONDAY EVENING, DEC. G Scowling and growling will make a man old: Money and fame at the best are be guiling; Don't be suspicious and selfish and cold,— Try smiling. —John Esten Cooke. A DISTINGUISHED GUEST CONTINUING its policy of bring ing to Ilarrisburg men distin guished in statecraft, the arts nnd sciences, and practical business methods, the Chamber of Commerce announces another noonday luncheon meeting for next Thursday, at which the speaker will be Arnold W. Brun r.er, a famous architect, who has had much to do with comprehensive plan ning, the designing of civic centers and kindred matters. It Is the aim of the Chamber to afford the business community, and incidentally our entire citizenry, first-hand Information upon the things which vitally affect Harris liurg. Mr. Brunner made the notable plans for the Improvement of the city of Albany which are now being carried out and will make that city as noted as Ilnrrisburg. His other commissions )-,ave been for the Cleveland group commission, civic centers in Rochester, Baltimore and Denver, the Federal building at Cleveland and other work of the same high standard. He 1s an accomplished speaker and a man of the highest attainments in the line of work in which Harrisburg is especially interested at this time. Secretary McColgin is authority for the statement that the luncheon of next Thursday will be one of the larg est and most significant in the series. This city is particularly interested in the working out of the Capitol Park extension problem and Governor Brum baugh with his associates of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings are pleased that Harrisburg is standing shoulder to shoulder with the State in Jiarmonizihg the matters affecting this problem that are of vital concern to both the Commonwealth and the inu- nicipality. It is significant that in his study of tlie Albany situation Mr. Brunner pur sued about the same line of treatment which has produced such admirable results here in Harrisburg. While the Albany water front has been given up to commerce, this city is to-day in 3>ossession of its finest asset in the splendid treatment of the eastern em bankment of the Susquehanna river. Time was when cities could be built in a hit-and-miss fashion without pub lic protest; but no longer will the people permit of this sort of thing. They insist now upon beauty as well as utility when both can be combined for the welfare of the people. There Is special interest in Mr. Brun ner's visit and inspection of Harris burg in view of his experience in the designing of cities, and what he may have to say regarding our improve ments will be helpful and inspiring. Forty years have elapsed since our esteemed twilight contemporary, the Star-Independent, first made its bow to tliis community. It has seen Harris burg emerge from the chrysalis of an overgrown village to the dignified posi tion of the most progressive city of its class in Pennsylvania. In this progress and development the Star-Independent lias had its honorable part, and we tender our contemporary most sincere congratulations upon Its own progress and the felicitations of an anniversary occasion. May it continue to grow and prosper with the city. DEMOCRATS At; A INST WILSON' |jV\THJ RK to adopt the Owen cloture resolution in the United States Senate and the growing opposition of Democratic leaders in the House and elsewhere to President Wilson's national defense program and shipping bill presage a stormy winter for the present occupant of the White House. He forced obedience In . the early days of his administration, but a change has coinc over the dreams of his partisans and the administra tion newspaper organs are going to Isuve their hands so full explaining "the lack of patriotism" of scores of Democratic leaders ! hot they will not hnvo time to denounce and deplore the "prejudiced utterances" of the antl udminiritration press. The President will need the patriotic support of Republican statesmen in MONDAY EVENING, Ms dilemma, but these will Insist, as already outlined by Mr. Mann, the minority leader, that something de finite in the way of revenue Is pro vided before millions of expenditure is authorized. Cloture In the Senate was to have been a Wilson club, but it has already proven a boomerang, the Democratic caucus having burled the resolution under many feet of earth. Of course, it will be introduced as an amendment to the rules, but that will be the end. It is an open secret that the presi dent pro tempore of the Senate is op posed to the administration on ship purchase and other features of the Wilson program.. In the House the Democratic leader is vigorously op posed to hia defense plans and enough members of his own party are out of harmony with the President on other things to practically wipe out the small Democratic majority In the lower branch of Congress. There are breakers on every side and the administration is now enter ing upon its most crucial experience. There is a narrow margin of 24 Demo cratic votes in a body of 435 members and the party whip cannot be cracked so recklessly as heretofore in forcing through administration measures. It is manifestly the purpose of City Council and all concerned to treat tln> Jitney owners with fairness. This Is absolutely the correct attitude. All that anybody can reasonably require 1b proper regulation, to the end that the rights of all may be conserved. TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THROUGH the good offices of Ex- Mayor Vance C. McCormick and the Municipal League, two ex perts in traffic regulation came on from New York last Saturday and made a careful study of the traffic conditions in Harrisburg, which will be the subject of a report and recom mendations hereafter. This is an opportune time to investi gate the situation with a view to the adoption of such changes as may be deemed wise at the opening of the new municipal year. Mayor-elect Meals, in public statements, has declared his purpose to remedy some obvious short comings In the handling of the traffic in Market street and elsewhere and the findings of the New York investi gators ought to be very helpful in re vising the regulations. Mayor-elect Meals manifestly has some ideas of his own regarding the conduct of the police department. Many of his suggestions are interesting and arc worthy of serious consideration by City Council. Others may be academic and without serious thought, but too much care cannot be given the plans for an efficient force, and under the Clark act the responsibility will rest upon the entire city commission. SALE OPENS TO-DAY SOON the Christmas savings banks will be opened and depicted of their hoards of months; soon the Christmas budgets will be figured ojjit and added to or decreased; soon hun dreds of Harrisburg folk and their neighbors In the towns 'round about will lje demonstrating how thoroughly they are looking forward to the glad dest season of all the year. So, In the fullness of their hearts, they will re member those whose happiness is ever clouded by the Shadow of the "white plague." Of all the ways to demonstrate that the ear, the eye and the heart are at tuned to heed the angels' hymn of the ages, none is so ready, none so easy to hand as the purchasing of the little Red Cross Christmas seals. Elsewhere Dr. C. R. Phillips, the general com mittee chairman, explains some of the important uses to which the proceeds are put. A glance will show why it is important to buy Red Cross seals. So, if you still hear and would heed the heavenly chorus of that faraway Christmas morning, you can easily answer the message of "peace on earth, good will to men," by pasting a Red Cross Christmas seal on every j Christmas letter, every Christmas i package, every Christmas box. To-day' the sale was formally opened and the! tiny Yule-tide "stickers" may be pur chased at a very great variety of places. If you've really got the spirit of Christmas in your heart It's going to be pretty hard to go a-shopping these days and not buy Red Cross Christmas seals. City Commissioner Lynch is wisely taking advantage of the present favor able weather conditions to put tlie paved streets In good repair for the winter. Manifestly, the municipal asphalt plant Is proving a good invest ment and It will be Interesting to note to what extent Its use will work econ omy in the maintenance of the high ways. RIOTS IX BERLIN DOUBTLESS the report that sol diers shot down 200 Germans in a bread riot in Berlin is either exaggerated or untrue. It is not de nied, however, that the scarcity of food has led to demonstrations de signed to induce the government to provide some means of solving the food problem. Indeed, this Is admitted by Berlin dispatches. There need be little wonder at this. It Is remarkable that Germany has been able to hold out as well as it has, living within Itself, so to speak, and at the same time feeding an Immense army In the field. It Is a tribute to the German system of preparation for which the government had been act ively, although secretly, preparing for some years before the Servian flare-up offered the necessary excuse to open hostilities. But the end Is very apparently In sight. It is not a question of who can fight hardest anil best, but of exhaus tion, and Germany facos a desperate future. It is one thing to go out and light for your country and quite an other to work at home for It and see your family hungry. Kn!arg»ment of the Knola yards, cx polision of railroad facilities on this side of the river and a general im provement of business on the (rr«i>t transportation lines Indicataa a pros perity which must spread to ail ciMiaa |«I trad# and industry. _ f otitic* IK | feKKCu&KUua By th« Ex-Oommltteemaa Mayor-elect Thomas B. Smith, of Philadelphia, gave the State the big gest political surprise of the year last night when he announced the bulk of [the members of the cabinet. The Phila delphia Inquirer says that of the six [appointments that can be regarded as 1 political five are of Vare men and declares editorially that the new mp.yor Is entitled to have around him men of his own choice "for it is to be his administration and he will be re sponsible for It to the people." The | Philadelphia Record says "Almost complete domination by the Vare# over the new administration is indicated in the selections of the mayor-elect." The Ledger, which represents the Independent element says: "Several surprises appeared. It was no great surprise, however, that in each case where the appointee was a politician the Vare faction in the Organization was distinctly recognized. In that respect, the Vares, In the language of the rialto, "made a clean-up." Vare followers were jubilant. Penrose-Mc- Nlchol leaders, receiving no purels factional recognition, were dismayed and feared the effect of the cabinet upon a Vare-Brumbaugh alliance in State politics against Senator Penrose Politically, the selections were regard ed as a staggering blow to Penrose." —The list given out was as follows: Director of Public Safety. William H. Wilson; Assistant, Captain Harry C. Davis; Director of Public Works, George E. Datesman; Assistant. Joseph L. Baldwin; Director of Supplies, Joseph S. MacLaughlin; Assistant, Peter J. Hoban; Director of Health and Charities, Dr. Wllmer Krusen; As sistant, Harry W. Mace; Director of Wharves, Docks and Ferries, George S. Webster and Assistant, Joseph F. Hasskarl.. —Of the appointees a number are well known here. AVilson was chair man of the committee of rules of the last House of Representatives and chairman of judiciary general com mittee, spokesman for the governor on the floor of the House and advocate of local option. Baldwin is the State fire marshal and formerly held an as sistant directorship under the Rey burn administration, his principal work being the Byberry farm. Hoban used to do legislative correspondence for the Philadelphia Ledger here and is one of the best known newspaper men In the State. Webster spoke at the recent welfare conference and is regarded as one of the best municipal engineers in the United States, being so good that he was retained by tlie Blankenburg administration as chief of surveys. The others have all been in Harrisburg at one time or another. Dr. Krusen is the new mayor's family doctor. The appointments were a blow to Peftrose and McNichol men, all the Philadelphia papers say. One story is that the new mayor had said that he would not name any of his cabinet until Tuesday and that Wilson would not be named. When he handed out the appointments the mayor told the Philadelphia Press: "The appoint ments speak for themselves." —While the State was speculating about the effect of the mayoralty ap pointments in Philadelphia on the possibility of a clash between Penrose and the governor and his friends over State leadership the national capital was having some display of Pennsyl vania factional politics. Congressman E. R. Kiess, of Lycoming, is reported to be after the place on the congres sional campaign committee left vacant when Charles E. Patton left congress. Mr. Patton is now a secretary of agri culture. No one else had been spoken of for the place until Kless turned up on Saturday with a boom. As he has been rated as an anti-Penrose man In Washington the story has been sent out that there is a contest for the place with Congressmen Yare and Griest boosting him as another move in the "State contest for control." —Joseph R. Grundy will likely be a candidate for national delegate from the Bucks-Montgomery district. Asa Rute, former sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, will be a candidate from Luzerne. —The Central Democratic Club will elect officers without much of a fight. The vice-presidential nomination has been left open. —Christian F. Homsher, of Stras burg, is the new steward of the Lan caster almshouse. —Coatesville's mayoralty contest is before the courts at West Chester to day for hearing. —John Scheering Is slated to be the now chief of police of Pottsville. Allegheny county's grand jury which had been probing the election frauds (wanted to sit over its time to make a clean-up, but Judge Haymaker said that it was not possible under the law. District Attorney Jackson, who has been directing the work, is said to have been threatened if he did not stop. —Friends of Congressman J. R. K. Scott, a former legislator now trans lated to Washington, accompanied him to the national cupiial in a special car to see him sworn in. They had a din ner and speeches. —The Democratic national commit tee will meet in Washington to-mor row to select a convention place, but the Pennsylvania bosses do not seem to bo very busy trying to land a con vention for Pennsylvania cities. In fact. Palmer has not been heard of lately. —II. F. Ferber, the veteran fire chief of Scranton, has determined to retire. There are many applicants for the place. —Congressman Vare praised the Smith appointments last night, but Senator McN'lchol only praised some of them. —Representative Fred W. Willard, president of the State League of Re publican clubs, has asked National Committeemen Wasson to secure the national convention for Philadelphia when the Republicans meet on De cember 14. THE! BACCHANTES AT IIARRISBIRG [Philadelphia Public Ledger.] With Harrisburg accepting from the legal owner and generous donor, Mr. Hershey, Donato's celebrated fountain, "The Awakening of Spring"—which, by the way, the same Mr. Hershey cannot get out of his system or out of Hershey, Pa., fast enough—those who saw full defeat for Mr. Hershey in the lows of the damage suit brought by the talented sculptor had better think again, for Mr. Hershey seems to be very much of a wag, and he who laughs best laughs last. And it is to laugh, since nothing funnier has hap pened for a long time in art than to see the city that strained over-the gnat of Barnard's symbolic nudes swallow the camel of the art In the all-together as it Is revealed in the Donato group. Boston, most people will remember, rejected one bacchante with grapes by no less a sculptor than the great Mae monnles, for ability to sculpt nymphs of the "September Morn" variety seems to go along with great digital dexterity in the round; but what will Hurrlsburg say when it discovers, through the humor of Hershey and the exceeding artistic generosity of Uonato, that it possesses not only one bacchante, hut three? Exactly! three of her, and, it would seem, somewhat inebriated with the l'resh air of the "dear Prlntentps," as they would say in the Latin Quarter, so that one is RAKRIBBURG TELEGRAPH When a Feller Needs a Friend By BRIGGS i uncertain whether the awakening is after a Mardi Gras hall or after an Easter at Atlantic City. Indeed, the Macmonnie:; nymph and tho Donato ladles are like "Judy O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady" sisters in the skin and as liko peas in a pod. Consequently, when they are placed in Harrisburg in the open then Mr. Hershey's waggery will begin to work. A wit as well as a wag, apparently, Mr. Hershey laid down a sound canon of art when he said in "wishing" the group on Harrisburg: "Take it away! I'd get mad every time I looked at it!" Quite right! One should always be joyous in the presence of an art work, especially one you are to live with, so if it does not arouse the "Oh, Be Joy ful" feeling, out with it ! But will all Harrisburg rejoice in its three bac chantes? Well, we shall see what we shall see! TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE ' —Opportunity, they tell us, is a great "knocker," the difference between op portunity and other "knockers" be ing that opportunity knocks only once. —German efficiency has proven its merit everywhere but in the diploma tic service. —Another AVilson administration hope blasted—Bryan didn't so with the Fordltes. —What has become of the erstwhile popular magazine writer who used to prove by family relationships and fin ancial statistics that the Rothcliilds would never permit Europe to go to war? —The English are having almost as many difficulties in gotting to Bagdad as Slnbad the Sailor used to have. 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT ~ With Greece it's another case of "off again, on again, gone again,'- Conetan tlne. —Philadelphia Inquirer. Anyway, those trenches should give Europe a wonderful subway system after the war.—Columbia State. If the war keeps up the allies hope Italy and Germany rmiy eventually get cross at each oilier. —Kansas City Star. Is any further proof needed that the Germans are In desperate straits? Ber lin ia manufacturing a substitute for beer. —New York Telegraph. Cheers by the House of Commons when Churchill Informed them he was going to the front can be taken any way you pleaso.—Washington Pest. Our Daily Laugh ' wT OUG ?'iik ° nly there are not " l collector's call. AMBIGUOUS. Tv/ Hubby: I don't S !jL /A —v, | like women to <5 ,p -tyf* wear colors. SLvjJZ i right, love. I'll "Uv.-tjf I gladly wear black 1/ ' JOU " ' THE MEXICAN MUDDLE X.—Finding the Answer By Frederic J. Haskin THE Mexican problem to-day Is the problem of a man. Breaking from the restraint of tyranny, the forces of revolution have burst all bounds and turned one of the richest lands 011 earth Into a lawless chaos. ■The hour must bring forth a leader— a liberator with the grip of a Diaz, the constructive genius of a Bis mark, and the honesty of a Washington. Which of the many Mexican chiefs and gen erals is equal to the task? The tragic revolutionary career of Francisco Madero proved for all time that only a strong man need hope for success. The honesty of his intentions is ~n i r ? l y fluestioned. His followers called him the Apostle. But he dream ed of a peaceful conquest, he was slow to suspicion, and overly reluctant to use extreme measures, even against proven enemies. The very guns for his lirst revolt against Diaz were bought without his knowledge by clearer sighted men, while he still hoped for a victory through the ballot. Wheh he had won the presidency and his friends warned him of the web of Intrigue spinning about him, he refused to be lieve that anyone would conspire against him. He paid for his trustful ness with his life. Victoriano Huerta pinned his faith tJL : I £«i an V y 't.. WI Vi I ,' e Ma< lero trusted too little to his rifles, Huerta trusted too much. He took the presidency bv £°V; e '.. a rr,, y ' orce he attempted to hold It. The persistent opposition of the United States undoubtedly hasten « i B ?. V, 1 his ultimate defeat was Inevitable. The Constitutionalist forces to the north and south of him would have overthrown his govern ment in tho end, because the neonle wero not with him. To-day he Is a prisoner at Fort Bliss, a negligible fac tor, weeping because the United States government will not accept his parole. THE STATE FROM DAT TO IW Like the spots on the retina of the eye which are produced by gazing di rectly into the sun, the namo of Ford appears dotted over every newspaper in übiquitous fashion. We noted a headline in a Philadelphia paper, "Ford-Stern Peace Pourparler To night." At first glance it entered our head that perhaps he had gone inlo the movie game with a "Poor Pauline" feature, but ar.on we realized that we needed brushing up on our French verbs. The frivolous Mr. Hints and Dints, of New Castle fame, tells most Inter estingly of a New York man called Sklut, who wanted It changed to Davis. Sklut does sound a great deal like the noise made by a cow In pulling her leg out of a mud-hole, added H and D. Tom Daly, in the Ledger, invites the public to mention their favorite pests, to whjoh there have been many replies. We offer ours shyly. It Is the man who forces an awful punk Joke upon you and laughs uproar iously, and you are too good hearted not to laugh with him, no matter how much It costs you. William Howard Taft Is in this sec tion and Harrisburg will soon have an opportunity of hearing again the man who even now Is in the public eye as much as the President of the United States. James Rudaker, of New Bethlehem, lost an ear while hunting the other da.v. His own gun turned on him and nipped him in the bud, synonym for car in this instance. Wilkes-Barre seems to see no light in Its trolley tie-up. Kx-cops of Philadelphia have been sent to po-. I lice the railroad station and the main [streets, but no matter how slrenu- DECEMBER 6, 1915. There are still three leaders In the field, fighting: for supremacy in Mexican ?r7ii 6: Einiliano Zapata, Francisco Villa, and Venustiano Carranza. known in the United States than either of tile others, Zapata is easily the most picturesque figure in the world to-day. „ , Uloody Dniidlt „," p . described as a bandit whose .1 S? sn f? s throws into insignificance linrw deeds of any northern His army is said to leave a wake of ruin and desolation. Yet Zapata has slept In the same little In village In the State of Morelos where three thousand men were quar lv tnr, I l lm down—slept sound 'y to °' to J he knew that neither fear nor the hope of reward could Induce To th2 P inSf, the v # U £P e to be tray him. i the . Indian , s of Morelos lie is an and obeyed. SaV ' a man to be adored The strongholds of the Zapatistas U.«|JL°V h °L Me . x,c © 0 thousand miles from the American border, where the character of both people and coun try is quite different from that of the northern states. Morelos is one of the smallest Mexican states, and also one of the richest. The valleys are a riot of tropical vegetation, where suß'ar rice and coffee thrive. The old Mexican land system, with its few immensely' wealthy proprietors and its thousands of starving peons, flourished here at Here Zapata was born, him self of a peon family, here he ehafad under the injustice and oppression of to-dayl reK ' m0 ' and here »« '» supreme As the head of a new Mexico, as tho hand to guide the wartorn republic into peace and prosperitv, there un w in Zapata. His P Illiteracy? hi, UckTf training and insight forbid" He has promised the peons land and justice! [Continued on Page 10.] ?iV«, ai J. d herolc the efforts, it looks as tnr« g h a se ttlement were a dim fu ture happening. ~±®e rniantown nianufacturer Sat- Hf ft 7 rave a gold watch to each of P a t r o'men who accompanied BeI ! to the coast and back. John Wanamaker made the presen to thl 6 ™ and pralsod the giants thA„n *2? the safety of given "