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THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 9
Little sins make room for great and
stic brings in all.—Thomas Edwards.
A LI/ nOADS IiEAD THIS WAV
THROUGHOUT Pennsylvania there
is a widespread interest among
all classes of people in the pro
posed plans of Governor Brumbaugh
for the improvement of the main
thoroughfares entering Harrisburg.
While the State must bear the larger
part of the burden of highway im
provement, it will be necessary for the
counties and municipal divisions to
co-operate to the end that these high
ways may be accessible to all who use
the State system, which will include
thousands of tourists within the next
year or two.
One of the greatest problems which
now confronts Harrisburg, by reason
of the fact that the involved
is the main State artery westward, is
the narrow stretch of road around the
point of the mountain between Speece
ville and the Clark's Ferry bridge.
This Is one of the most dangerous sec
tions of road in Pennsylvania because
it lies on a narrow shelf between the
Northern Central railroad and "the
abandoned ditch of the Pennsylvania
canal. Its width is so narrow as to
make the stretch a death-trap. This
road is entered at the south end over
a grade crossing of the railroad and
some steps are taken to cor
rect the present conditions there may
be a frightful tragedy that will force
prompt action.
It is easily possible to overcome the
present situation by utilizing the
abandoned canal route In whole or
part for highway purposes. This would
avoid the grade crossing and likewise
eliminate the difficulties growing out
of a narrow highway wholly inade
quate for the heavy and constantly in
creasing traffic.
The Motor Club of Harrisburg lias
within its membership many promi
nent and active citizens and it is pos
sible for this organization to act as
leader in a movement to secure the
definite and practical co-operation of
the State, the county and the railroad j
company in correcting the present dif
ficulties.
Another highway in which Harris
burg is deeply Interested is that which
connects Gettysburg with this city.
It is known on the State highway map
as route No. 123 and is about thirty
five miles in length, passing through
Shepherdstown, Dlllsburg, Clear
spring, York Springs, Heldleburg,
I'lainvlew and thence to Gettysburg.
It is important that this highway be
made as attractive as possible so that
the thousands of travelers who visit
the battlefield every year may find a
comfortable entrance to the Capital
of the State.
Much interest has also been arous
ed in the proposed William Penn
Highway, which will traverse the
Commonwealth from Philadelphia to
Pittsburgh, passing through Harris
burg and the Juniata Valley westward.
Already the Chamber of Commerce
has taken this matter under considera
tion and there has been some corres
pondence between the officers of the
' Chamber and interested citizens along
the proposed route with a view to
having a conference on the subject in
Harrisburg in the near future.
Anything and everything that can
be done to Improve the highways lead
ing to Harrisburg should have the
•ijpport and consideration of all our
citizens.
President Wilson manifestly believes
th»t there is no element of prepared
ness more important than modern rail
read equipment and expansion of rail
road facilities. Most people will ap.
prove the changed attitude of the ad
ministration toward the railroad inter
efts.
NO PLACE FOR THEM
AFTER reading the comment of
the New York Staats-Zeitung on
that portion of President Wil
son's message relating to hyphenated
Americans we are more strongly im
pressed than ever with the import
ance of supporting the President in
his efforts to have Congress enact
such legislation as will prevent a
repetition of such shameless conduct
as has been manifest in America since
the outbreak of war in Europe. Says
THURSDAY EVENING
the Staats-Zeitung, -which has been
one or the most persistent offenders in
this direction:
We advise our readers —each and
every one of our readers—to read
with the most painstaking atten
tion that part of the President's
message which wc are printing 111
heavy type this morning; to read
that part not once superficially. but
again and again until it is ho
deeply graven in their minds that
It can never be rorgotten.
In that part of Ills message the
President passes Judgment upon the
"citizens of the United States born
under other flags." He accuses
them of treason because, as he says,
they have poured the poison of dis
loyalty into the veins of our na
tional life: because they are alleged
to have plotted sinister plots, con
spired against the neutrality of our
country and tried to gain an insight
into every confidential act of the
Government.
Much already has been read In the
newspapers about "plots." Not a
single one lias been proved In the
courts thus far. Only In one case,
in that of Robert Fay. has a formal
charge been preferred.
And again, further along in the
editorial, we find this acrid comment:
i The President commands Con-
I gress: Those mystic criminals, who
are charged with nebulous things
hitherto not recognized by our laws
as punishable, must be "crushed!"
And that is a Presidential nies
snge to Congress! A document more
shameless than this Is not recorded
in the annals of American history.
The Staats-Zeitung stupidly at
tacks the President's message on a
point which will have the universal
support of Ills supporters and political
opponents alike. It merely emphasizes
the danger the President points out.
Its tirade of abuse is most convincing
argument that legislation of the most
drastic sort is necessary to protect the
nation from the vampires who live
and prosper on its plenty only to suck
its life blood in secret plottings and
crimes that would have made
Benedict Arnold blush for shame.
The Staats-Zeitung would have its
readers believe that the President re
fers to all foreign-born Americans.
This is far from the truth. The Presi
dent knows, as everybody else knows,
that some of our very best blood has
been drawn from Germany, from Ire
land, from Scotland and from other
countries in Europe. Going back far
enough he knows that we, in a sense,
arc all foreign-born, or are of foreign
ancestry. He knows that in every war
j waged for the honor or preservation
of the Union Americans born in Ger-
or Ireland, or Scotland, or any
one of the other countries now at war,
fought side by side and bled and
died for the country of their adopton.
He knows, for instance, that there is
no more loyal American under the
sui. than he who likes to call himself
a Pennsylvania-German. The Presi
dent knows full well that man is prone
to look with fondness upon the land'
of his birth, the scenes of his child
hood: but he knows also that when
one foreswears his native country and
takes the oath of allegiance to the
United States his duty is .to the gov
ernment of his adoption first, last and
all the time.
President Wilson has nothing but
admiration for the foreign-born Am
erican true to American ideals and to
the American government. The por
tion of his message to which the
Staats-Zeitung takes such strong ex
ception is directed at those whom
President I-libben, of Princeton, so
well defined the other day in this
language:
I«et us not shrink from calling
things by their right name, and
therefore let us brand as traitor
whoever lives in our midst enjov
ing the protection and prosperity
iif our country and yet dares to ex
press by word or deed the spirit of
hyphenate loyalty. There are wel
come and room within our borders
for all sorts and conditions of men,
but no place and no quarter for
traitors.
Will the Staats-Zeitung say that
such as these are not to be condemned
and punished?
There Is, as President Hibben says,
a place in the United States for every
man or woman who comes to our
shores for the purpose of bettering his
or lior condition—of becoming true
Americans —but we have no place for
the "citizen," Heaven spare the
name, whose first love is for a land
beyond the seas. Out with such! If
they prefer some other country to
ours, let them go there and live. If
they like the trenches better than the
paths of peace and prosperity, there
are ships sailing for Europe almost
any day and recruits are In demand.
One thing the Staals-Zeitung and
other publications of its ilk are doing
that they had not calculated upon—
they are arousing true Americans to
a fervor of patriotism unknown in
many years and which is bound to
react favorably in the affairs of gov
ernment. Perhaps for this we owe
them a debt of thanks.
WILSON'S ATTITUDE
AS the President's message is more
closely studied there is a strong
element of protest among the
people against the recommendations
covering new taxation. In addition to
the previous "war taxes" the President,
now proposes to assess further bur
dens upon various industries in a wild
effort to avoid the folly of the ad
ministration's attitude upon foreign
imports.
"There are many additional sources
of revenue which can justly be re
sorted to without hampering the in
dustries of the country or putting any
too great charge upon individual ex
penditures," says the President; but
he doesn't say a word about the in
dividual expenditures Involved in a
loss of trade, loss of the opportunity of
employment and general loss of pres
! tige growing, out of the fatuous free
trade policy of the administration.
He thinks, however, that the auto
mobile and gasoline and a few other
things of that sort can pay the freight
without realizing that such taxes lead
inevitably into other channels and in
crease the burden already unfairly
and unreasonably imposed upon the
people of the United States.
Unfortunately for the President, he
makes it extremely hard for the aver
age patriotic citizen to support the
national government upon the ques
tions of defense and resistance to for
eign Intrigue w ; hen he gives so little
| heed to the fundamental matters
which concern so Intimately the pros
perity and welfare of the people.
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Notwithstanding the effort ri of the
Democratic leaders, bosses and chief
tains in Pennsylvania and their con
trolled newspapers to keep it quiet
there is already a fight under way to
determine which one of the factions
of the Democracy shall have the honor
of representing Wilson at the next
Democratic national convention. This
light will be even more bitter than
that in 1912 when the reorganization
element downed the Old Guardsmen
and won the recognition of the scholar
in politics. There, are intimations now
that, the President is making his own
inquiries as to Democratic conditions
in Pennsylvania and that since last
Flail's rout he has not been as much
impressed with the strength of the
reorganization wing as he was before
he went to the White House. As has
been pointed out in this column the
reorganization bosses face the fight of
their career, the test of their stand
ing before the Democracy of Pennsyl
vania. next Spring.
—The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer contributes
some interesting sidelights on this
condition to-day. He says: "Mr.
Palmer insists that Pennsylvania Dem
ocrats are united in support of a sec
ond term for the President, but there
are Pennsylvania Democrats in Con
gress who do not agree with him. Mr.
Palmer predicts that the seventy-six
delegates to the next convention from
the Keystone State will be lined up
solidly behind the President. There
are Pennsylvania Democrats in Wash
ington, however, who dispute this
claim and say that the delegation will
not be tied hand and foot for the Pres
ident, as was the case at Baltimore In
1912. These Democrats, while not
outwardly opposed to a second term
lor Mr. Wilson, dispute the right
of Mr. Palmer to choose in advance
all the delegates from the State and
in addition say for whom they shall
vote. It can be said on authority that
at least eight of the delegates from
four Congressional districts will go to
St. Louis next year without instruc
tions. The so-called Old Guard Demo
crats of the House from Pennsylvania,
four in number, are understood to re
sent the Palmer dictation as to dele
gates and will take it upon themselves
to see that the Democrats In their dis
tricts have, an opportunity to say
whether or not these delegates are to
be under the control of the Palmer
■wing of the party or are given the
right to vote as they choose when it
comes to choosing the nominees of the
party."
—Prominent Republicans and men
who observe political conditions who
have been here this week on business
at the Capitol or who have stopped
oft on their way from Washington and
the State's two big cities are of the
opinion that the sentiment of the rank
and file of the Republicans of Penn
sylvania is that there will be no fac
tional light over national delegates in
this State and that if Governor Brum
baugh wants the delegates for- Presi
dent all he has to do is to ask for
them. The Republican organization
In Pennsylvania is, in fact, in better
shape than it has been for a long
time. It swept to victory by good
votes in every county last month and
there is a generally voiced hope that
the exigencies of Philadelphia politics
will not lead to a State-wide light in
which the State administration will
figure.
—Senator Penrose was in Philadel
phia last night and to-day talking over
the situation with Senator McNichol
and other friends and letting other
people talk. Regarding the controver
sy over the chairmanship of Common
Council, which hat; become u State
wide matter now, the Philadelphia
Record to-day says: "Mayor Smith 1
yesterday had nothing to add to his
former statement that lie was for
Gaffney to the finish. He was also
asked what his attitude would be with
relation to State politics. It was ex
plained to him that there was likely to
be an open fight between Governor
Brumbaugh and Senator Penrose for
the control of the delegates to the Re-,
publican National convention, and that
his position In the matter would be in
teresting. 'At this time,' he replied, 'I
do not see why I should make any
statement of that kind. I am Inter
ested In Philadelphia only and In get
ting ready for my administration.
But,' he added, significantly, 'when I
do make a statement on that subject, l
it will be in unmistakable terms.' The
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
SORTING THE CLIMBERS
By Frederic J. Haskin
WHEN Congress convenes the
Washington social season
starts with a rush. The, pre
liminaries already have been going
| forward several weeks. The most im
! portant of these is the annual call at
' the White House, which is made by
every woman who has an official or
legislatorial husband and all others
who have social aspirations.
This call In Itself Is rather a per
functory affair. The ladies present
their cards to the head usher, who,
bows and informs them that the ex
ecutive ladles are not receiving. The
net result of this procession of callers
is a pile of cards mountain high, rep
resenting wives of congressmen and
senators and cabinet officers and dip
lomats, Judges of the Supreme court,
army and navy ladles of all ranks, and
others —especially others.
Some one must go through this
mountain of official pasteboard and
compile a list of persons to be re
membered when White House invita
tions go forth. Manifestly, this per
son must be an expert. She must he
able to separate the sound social
grain from the chaff. She must be
able to assort fifty-nine different kinds
of officials into their orders of prece
dence. with the full knowledge that a
mistake spells social disaster. The
person who handles this matter of in
tricate difficulty is the social secretary
of the White House.
Miss Edna Wallace Benliam. who
was appointed last month to fill this
most interesting position, Is now shuf
fling the cards for what promises to
be the most interesting social season
in American history. The effect of the
European war upon the Washington
diplomatic corps will necessitate con
siderable readjustment of the usual
social procedure, and the situation
will be rendered still more difficult by
the fact that the White House was in
mourning last year. The installation
of a new mistress, and the efforts cer
tain persons are making even now
to win her favor, add spice to the pro
ceedings. The annual card game has
already begun and a surprisingly
large number of women have either
left cards in person or sent them by
mail, addressed to the woman who is
to be the arbiter of social destinies this
winter. >
Mayor-elect Is not anticipating a fight
in the organisation Tanks."
—Harry A. Mackey, chairman of
the State compensation board, a
standard bearer for the governor,
made a speech last night in Phila
delphia in which he said that nothing
could stop the onward sw'eep of Brum
baugh sentiment because it was
grounded on humanitarlanlsm. Mackey
was given a dinner at which Senator
Vare and a number of other men of
pronounced Vare sympathies were
also speakers. Mackey said In patrt:
"There will be no factional fight
within the Republican party, either In
city or State. As the air is filled with
rumors of State-wide factional fights,
I want to venture the prediction that
the Brumbaugh administration and its
legislation is so true to the dictations
of the public conscience and popular
| demand that no man can be found
who will.dare to face the people In
antagonism to this propaganda of
i humanity."
—Tt cost Philadelphia $12,000 to
count its vote. It was the most ex
pensive yet.
—A committee has been named by
Philadelphia to urge the selection of
that city for the national convention.
—A master has been named to
settle the Coatesville mayoralty fight.
It is going to the courts. j
—Ex-Governor William A. Stone,
j Ex-Speaker Walton and W. M. Bunn
! are mentioned as possible prothono
taries of the supreme court, to suc
ceed the late Ex-Chief Justice
Mitchell.
—The death of County Commis
sioner John A. Martin, one of the re
organization Democratic leaders in
Allegheny county, is being regretted
by men In every party in Pittsburgh.
Mr Martin, who had been an alderman
was recently elected county commis
sioner after a notable contest.
—The grand jurors who conducted
tho examination into the election
frauds in Allegheny are keeping up
their work informally and turning up
many Interesting things.
—James A. Maurer, member of the
legislature from Reading, Is now be
lieved to be sure as the nomluee for <
Because diplomats from countries at
war with each other cannot be in
vited to meet, the advisability of hold
ing two diplomatic receptions is un
der consideration. One would be for
adherents of the Kaiser and the other
for the friends of the allies, while the
representatives of the neutral nations
could be divided between them. Such
an arrangement would delight Wash
ington society, becatise the diploma
tic reception Is always the most popu
lar of the season, and dividing it
would double the number of Invita
tions to be Issued to the public. But
for many reasons such a departure
from the established usage of a cen
tury will be difficult. A serious objec
tion would be the matter of prece
dence, that bugbear of all official life.
Those In a position to know claim
that a reception to the allies, if given
first, might be regarded as a violation
of the neutrality law by the friends
of the Kaiser.
The social secretary at the White
House must give due recognition to
the leader of every littl# clique in offi
cial life. The wives of the justices
of the Supreme court have always re
garded themselves as leaders. Re
cently, their position has been attack
ed by certain senatorial women, who
1 claim that as the appointment of the
justices is confirmed by the Senate,
the senators should outrank the
Judges.
The keenest rivalry exists between
the army and navy set and the con
gressional women. From the begin
ning of the nation, the military and
naval representatives have regarded
themselves as America's real aristoc
racy and have not hesitated to display
an unveiled contempt for the humble
origin of some of the political leaders.
This rivalry is frequently called out by
the distribution of White House invi
tations. The army people complain
bitterly that Invitations secured by
congressional 'influence are frequent
ly appropriated by typists, secretaries
and other persons, who, in their opin
ion, are not entitled to social recogni
tion. One year a congressman's wife
retaliated by charging that the wife
!of a well-known army officer secured
three invitations for her dressmaker,
who accepted them at the rate of $5
I apiece in part payment for a long de
ferred bill.
I the vice-presidency on the part of the
socialists.
[ —J. P. Gaffney, who Is tTie man
boosted by the Vares and Mayor-elect
Smith for chairman of the council
manic finance committee, is in the
office of Attorney General Francis
Shunk Brown. He is an attorney and
one of the leaders of the junior bar.
—Friends of Congressman E. R.
Kit sa are setting busy in his behalf
in the northern tier counties. In Pot
ter and Tioga there is a strong ele
ment In favor of backing him against
all comers.
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THE OIKT HRUBI.EM
By Wi(| Dl>|cr
One youngster lest night to me said,
As I tucked him away in his bed:
"Ma bought you to-day
Your present—a tray
Made of silver on which to serve bread."
I thought that perhaps this young lad
Was attempting to Jolly his dad.
So I Just nosed around
And the package 1 found.
■ He was right, and his dear dad grew
sad.
In an easy chair then t did dream.
And did finally hit on this scheme:
For mother I'll buy
A shot gun, then my
I Joy on Christmas Day will be supreme.
DECEMBER 9, 1915.
THE STATE FROM WTCDW
The Unabhaenglicher Republikaner,
a German weekly that made its first,
appearance in Allentown 105 years
ago, will cease to exist after Decem
ber 21st. It was a Democratic or
gan, and in 1910 was included among
the eighty-two papers in the United
States that had celebrated their cen
tennial.
We've heard of "cauliflower" ears,
but never of an ear that might be
likened to a baby's rattle. In Ma
hanoy City there dwells a man, sixty
years old, who has been deaf for five
years, and only a day or so ago a pea
was removed from his ear and his
hearing restored.
A very kindly old lady in Pottstown
was reminiscing the other day and
recalled the least courteous words
that former President Buchanan had
ever spoken. The president called
one day upon her uncle, who WHS
Amos Ellniaker, a prominent Lancas
ter county lawyer, and addressed her,
who opened the door for him, rather
curtly, but kindly, "Just fay James is
here." If those were the president's
least courteous words, it would not
be much of a treat to have heard him
when in an angry mood.
The tlrst "real" jitney has made its
appearance in New Castle. Half-baked
Jitneys have been plying the streets for
many months, but this jitney, says the
News, is an automobile bus, having
seats along the side and being entire
ly enclosed with glass.
Death from a shoe is the fate that
has overcome a former member of
the Legislature and pioneer resident
of Beaver county, Kobert D. Sterling.
Bloodpoison developed from a slight
wound caused by wearing tighrt. shoes.
The big Driggs-Seabury Ordnance
Corporation located at Sharon, is un
dergoing a strike. Approximately 900
men are idle and the entire plant Is
completely tied up. There has been
no disorder.
The flrst skating accident on record
happoned in Allentown yesterday,
when four boys who were playing
along the Jordan creek ventured out
on the thin ice and were given an
unpleasant ducking, although none
were drowned. Perhaps we had bet
ter change the word skating to ice
accident. for the boys were too young
to be able to skate.
Zieglersville has come Into the
limelight as having one of its inhabi
tants subjected to the attacks of an
other "poisoned pen" writer. Three
notes have been received so far, all
of them uncomplimentary, and the
whole town is enraged over the in
sult.
1 TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE "
—About this season of the year there'
is no doubt in father's mind about the
reality of Santa Claus.
—May be Ford will get back in time
to inaugurate a peaceful war on the
tax on automobiles and gasoline.
—Why is ft that the neighbor's bark
ing dog never seems to disturb the
family to which it belongs?
A Ford voyager likens Henry to
Oliver Cromwell. Yes, or Napoleon
Bonaparte, or the Duke of Wellington,
or any of those other gallant old war
riors.
—"A black eye In a woman indicates
' temper," coserves an exchange. That's
what It indicates in a man, too, only in
most the temper lias been the
other 'fellow's.
""editorial comment
The real "accident" will very soon be
for a munitions plant to get through a
month without a mysterious fire or ex
plosion.—New York Evening Post.
I Along with Professor Taf t's declara
tion for Mr. Root, of course, is a tacit
understanding that the support of Ver
mont and Utah goes with it.—Kansas
City Star.
G. W. ON DKI'KNKK
"A free people ought not only io
be .armed, but disciplined, to which
end a uniform and well digested plun
is requisite.'
—GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Brctttng (Chat
Captain John L. DeWitt, U. S. A
N\ho was here a few days ago on som»
very responsible work for the
States army In connection with the
militia organizations, is a Harrtsburgcr
by descent. Captain DeWltt is de
tailed to the division of militia affairs,
which keeps an eye on the National
Guards of the various States, and Is in
particular charge of quartermaster*'
stores and such things, in other
words he lias to look after Undo
hams property with the Guardsmen.
He came here the other day Tor con
sultation with Adjutant General Stew
art and Captain W. H. Ketnper re
garding the Pennsylvania Guard and
its equipment and inspected the
«T P i nal other places, including
works which are turning out muni
tions. Captain DeWitt was especially
interested in the arsenal which
... rapidly being completed and
c. be on* of the best of the
I ..rate arsenals when completed,
and also in the system which General
Stewart has devised to quickly equip
the guard when mobilized. As for his
arrisburg relationship he is a son
of the late General Calvin DeWitt,
wlio rose to be surgeon general, and a
?. rU "w! 01 !- of Hie Rev. Dr. William U.
i . d for roan V years pastor of Mar-
Ket Square Presbyterian church. His
M , connec tlons are also from the
Maclays and Harrises so that ho goes
clear back to the start of llarrlsburg.
I he State Department of T.abor and
industry is out with a bulletin calling
attention to the necessity of taking
care oi the signs which people are
putting up in the "Safety First" move
ment. For a couple of years the
Mate authorities have been urging
protection of dangerous places, es
pecially the placing of signs where
people can be apprised of. possibility
or harm, but it seems that once signs
are put. up .hey are forgotten. The
bulletin says that researches have
shown the importance of signs no mat
ter what folks may say, but. "the
great mistake in their use is that
trequently after they have been in
stalled no more attention is paid to
them and their usefulness is soon over
on account of the fact that dup.t and
dirt are allowed to accumulate on
them and obscure the letters." It is
also pointed out that people ignore
the fact that as signs cost money they
ought to be kept in condition for use.
"The usefulness of signs for accident
prevention work depends especially on
the care and judgment with which
they arc selected and also on the at
tention given to them" says the bulle
tin which says neglect is as dangerous
as haphazard selection.
The governors of Pennsylvania ami
Ohio will tell of their experiences as
teachers at the meeting of the Stato
Educational Association at Scranton
the latter part of this month, accord
ing to what Governor Brumbaugh in
planning. The governor is a former
president of the State Association and
has been a speaker at its meetings for
a dozen or more years. He spoke
here last year when he was governor
elect and the year before when ho
was a prospective candidate. This
year lie says he is going to see how
it is to speak to his old friends as
governor.
Dr. H. M. Stine, of this city, will at
tend the meeting of the Pennsylvania
Street Railway Association at Scran
ton next Tuesday, a meeting which it
is expected will bring together many
of the prominent Mtreet railway men
of the State. It will be the iirst meet
ing of the association to bo held at
Scranton and will be addressed by
Harry A. Mackey, chairman of the
Compensation Board, and other
authorities on compensation. Tho
New Jersey and New York Public.
Service Commissions will also send
representatives.
• * •
General E. DeV. Morrell, who was
here yesterday attending meetings at
the State Capitol, was formerly a
member of Congress and prior to that
served in many capacities in the Na
tional Guard, being one of the men
in charge of a brigade of the provi
[sional guard during tho Spanish war.
He was chief marshal of the Gover
nor's inaugural parade.
* * *
Harrisburg is not going to want for
celery this year if the number of
celery beds -io be seen about the city
is any thing to go by. The beds are
on every side of the city. Including
Cumberland county's shore, but tho
number over the river is not as great
as near the city's gates. The beds can
be identified by the long strips of cloth
laid over them to keep off Jack Frost.
Up the river and out Linglestown
road there are dozens of such beds.
R VEIL KNOVN PEOPLE""
—Arthur C. LeMonte, of Scranton,
has been made head of the Lacka
wanna's coal Interests.
—Captain Edward L. Taylor, well
known here, is the new president of
the Willlamsport. school board.
-—Congressman John R. Farr, of
Scranton. is a strong advocate of
preparedness. <
—Dr. L IJ. Hulley, president of
Stetson University who is lecturing In
this State, is a former president of
Bucknell.
—John P. Garber, the new school
superintendent of Philadelphia, has
won out in his contest over the Gray
system with the Clylc Club of Phila
delphia.
—Thomas F. Bayard, candidate for
senator in Delaware, is a sou of tho
former senator and has visited nere.
—Through efforts of L. T. McFad
den, congressman and president of tho
State Bankers' Association, the bank
ers have established a scholarship at
State College.
1 DO YOU KNOW
That Harrisburg High school
graduates luivo positions -
/
score or more States
HISTORIC IIARIUSBL'UG
The first school house is sup
lioM'd to liavc been build in Chest
nut street near Tlilrd.
The Light of the Future ,
Experience is the light that )
should guide us to our futures.
Some manufacturers who 4iave
made a success of marketing
their products at a protlt have
written down their experiences.
They are collected In a little l
book called "The Newspapers."
It is a book particularly use
ful to the manufacturer who is
facing the problem of advertls- |
ing or distribution.
It will be sent on request by
the Bureau of Advertising, j
American Newspaper Publish- I
ers Association, World Building,
New York.