12 MILLERSBURG MUMMERS IN BIG PAGEANT Judges Have Great Difficulty Awarding Prices Following Splendid Parade TOWN WIDE AWAKE Progressive Spirit Seen in Thriving Town in Northern End of County By HOIiKKT F. tiORMAN Millersburg, Pa., Jan. 4. Rarely have the residents of this busy in dustrial community had an oppor tunity to witness such a spectacular pageant as was presented here last evening by the Mummers. The big parade was scheduled for Saturday afternoon but because of the incle ment weather, the committee in charge deemed it advisable to post pone it and the postponement resulted in very little loss of interest. In fact, the holdover really resulted in the offering of a better spectacle. A conservative estimate places the number of paraders at 500 and it goes without saying that the judges had much difficulty in awarding the prizes properly. Uncle Sam was in line in all his glory and with him were the Germans, the tramps, the coons, yama yama girls, Santa Claus girls, clowns and any number of Charley Chaplins and Mutts and Jeffs. Ilard lo Award Prizes Following the formation of the paraders the three divisions marched over Market street to North, to Church, to Center, to Walnut, lo Union, to Church, to Union and then countermarched to Market, passing the .fudges' stand. So close was the competition for the S3OO worth of prizes that the parade was stopped frequently, prior to dismissal so that the judges could properly make the awards. At the conclusion of the big parade the drill team of the Modern Wood men ot America and the Wesley Boys' Brigade offered drills in front of the judges' stand. The street at that point was thronged with spectators but this was not the only point where the crowds collected. On every street which the pageant traversed there were lines of people, residents of the town and visitors from the boroughs and townships surrounding Millers burg. Burgess Kawel Chief Marshal Burgess S. N. Kawel, who for many years has taken an active Interest in the social and business welfare of Millersburg, was chief marshal, and rode at the head of the parade. His aids were .1. W. Starr, Karl Lenker, Mark Brubaker, Ralph Bowman, 11. W. Bowman, Harry Walborn, Daniel Drellielbis. Cal Hackenberg, J. A. Shive, J. D. Bowman, Ross .Miller and Lambert I'ranke. In addition to the great number of marchers who followed the chief mar shal, there were a number of floats. Included in these was the "Oscar 11." It was a ship built on an automobile, and, oh, yes, prominently displayed on a. card at the rear was this inscrip tion "It's a Ford." Another tloat was one which could properly be named "America." It carried a Goddess of Liberty and Uncle Saiti; surrounding them was a mass ot American colors. The Da.rktown fire company's appara tus and the chief's carriage were other unique features of the crowd and many of the persons in the crowd got a shower from the lire company's | hose. Town's Progressive Spirit The fantastic pageant of last night! only shows in a slight way the spirit of progressiveness in the borough. The citizens of the town are follow ing the examples set by their neigh bors in larger cities and it. must be said that Millersburg, this year, had a parade which would be a credit to any community. The members of the various committees worked hard and faithfully for the past several weeks, and although this is not the lirst time a Mummers' parade was arranged, it can be said that the procession which ushered in the new year was the greatest in the town's history, A prettier sight could not be found any place than that presented when the marchers paraded beneath the tower ing Christmas tree in the square, all illuminated with colored lights, and • additionally brightened by a pair of j searchlights placed in position for j last night's occasion. Committees S. N. Kawel, who was chief mar shal, was also president of the parade committee and with him were Chas. AV. Rubendall, as secretary and Jos. W. Hoffman, treasurer. The various subcommittees were: Music, Dr. F. P. Seebold, J. W. Starr, J. W. Hoffman and Ross Mil ler; finance, H. M. Fairchilda, E. D. Lutz, C. O. Swartz and Lee Lehman; decorating, F. S. Kirk, Charles Weaver, Byron Letfler, Webster Deff ler and C. J. Snyder; program, H. AV. Bowman, J. B. Seal, W. A. Hcm mingei and Earl l.cnker. The judges named to award the prizes were Charles C. Stroh, a Har risburg attorney F. E. Sliambaugh, of Lykens, superintendent or schools, and Elmer E. Erb, of Hockersville, deputy prothonotary ot' Dauphin county. During the procession well ar ranged musical programs were offered by the Millersburg and Berrysburg bands and quite a number of Mum mers and spectators accompanied the latter organization from their home tow P. The Awards At the conclusion of the evening's festivities, the judges announced the following awards: Best appearing body of girls, SB, Marian Mc'Connell, Alma Hoffman, Katherlne Potteiger, Mildred Feezer, Irma Ulsh, Mabel Hemminger, Rhea Bowers, Florence Miller; second prize' *5, Maud i.ucas, Mary Cooper, Myrtle I Herrold, Myrl Seal, Josephine Hoff man, Marlam Keihl, Dorothy Hollen steln. Georgia Bowman. Best body of men, fantastic, sls, Susquehanna club, presenting the Darktown Fire Department. Best Mutt and Jeff, $5, Boyd Stltes and partner. Best comic costume by ladv, $5, Olive Deibler. Best Uncle Sam, $3, Howard Kep ner, Sr. Best bo* clown, $3, Harry Dillman. Best appearing fraternal society, Tahoc tribe, T. O. R. M„ and Knights of the Golden Eagle, each $lO. Best body of girls, fantastic, SB, led by Mrs. William Bordner. Best comic lady and gentleman, $5, C. M. O'Neal and partner. Best drilled body of men, M. W. A., first, sls; second, Wesley Boy's Bri gade, $lO. Best coon. $3, Charles Pottiger. Best Indian, $3, Mrs. William Halne. Best Indian Boy, $3, Matt is Pot teiger. Best tramp, $3, Irene Wlngard. Best Dutchmen, $2. Ralph Miller: $2, Harry Muinma. Best policeman, $3, Dewey Dicken baugh. Best appearing gentleman in lady's! TUESDAY EVENING, ROOSEVELT TO BE OPPOSED BY TAFT I Will Use All His Influence lo Balk Plans of Colonel Special to The Telegraph I Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.—lf Theo lilore Roosevelt wins the Rcpubliran I Presidential nomination nexl year it will have to be done against the oppo sition of William Howard Taft together I with all the influence that Professor jTaft can command. Moreover, it is the opinion of Professor Taft that the [party In nominating either himself or Colonel Koosevelt would be courting defeat at the polls in November. The position of Professor Taft with respect to this absorbing question at the present time is made clear in a dispatch sent to the Cincinnati Times- Star, owned by C. P. Taft, a brother of the former President. The dispatch was written by Gus J. Karger, the cor respondent here of the Times-Star, who was closely identified with Mr. Taft in 1908 and 1912, acting as his press representative, a position which he continued during Mr. Taft's White House incumbency. Scorns "Fads and Isms" Ex-president Taft in the interview declares that neither himself nor Colo nel Roosevelt will be in the running. Mr. Taft also oberved that none but a real Republican should have any part in determining the nominee, and con cluded that the party would not be come a progressive party, "with the fads and isms of that party." It is his opinion that the Republicans are not dependent on the Progressive leaders for success in the next campaign. DR. BRUMBAUGH IS BOOMED IN WEST Letter in Chicago Tribune Sug gests His Availability For President ; Govrnor Brumbaugh is strongly boomed for the presidency by Orville Brewer in a letter written to the Chi cago Tribune. He discusses the Gov ernor's career and points out the ele ments of his strength. In his letter Mr. Brewer says: "When Martin G. Brumbaugh carried Pennsylvania by an overwhelming majority or over 200,000 the shadow of another triumphant Republican victory which was to come two years later could bo clearly seen. Mr. Brum baugh possesses in marked degree all of those qualities which make for great statesmanship. He is a scholar, a graduate of the University of Penn sylvania, a college president, commis sioner of education in Porto Rico, su perintendent of schools in Philadel phia, and a lecturer on educational and economic subjects. He is a Chris tian gentleman of the highest type of character. He is a largo man with magnificent physique, magnetic, whole souled, frank, and powerful. He is a diplomat in the best sense of the term and has proven himself .capable of bringing harmony out of the most difficult situations. "The reason why I believe Mr. Brumbaugh is to be the nominee of the Republican convention is this: (1) He can bring from Pennsylvania thir ty-eight votes to the electoral college; (2) he is the only man who can bring 45 votes from New York; (3) he can bring 14 voted from New Jersey and carry that State for the Republicans; (4) he has demonstrated that he can bring back the Progressives almost solidly into, the Republican fold; (5) an enormous German-American vote of men who are loyal and enthusias tic Americans but who would oppose some other candidates will be for Brumbaugh. , "Because of the great crisis which we are facing the next Republican convention will not nominate the fav orite of any faction. The most avail able man must win. is not this Mar tin G. Brumbaugh?" CONGRESS MEETS AMID UNEASINESS International Situation Upper most; 11. P. Fletcher Attack to Be Launched By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Jan. 4.—An ex pected attack on the administration's foreign policy and in its course in the submarine crisis failed to materialize in the Senate to-day when that body, after being in session less than ten minutes, adjourned until noon to-mor row. The motion on which the Senate adjourned was in observance of the death of Associate Justice Lamar, of the Supreme Court. , The international situation was up permost in the minds of members of both Senate and House. Republican Attack Senator Kail, Republican, of New Mexico, had ready a resolution calling on President Wilson to inform the Senate to what government he pro posed to accredit Henry P. Fletcher, who has been nominated for ambas sador to Mexico. He will introduce the resolution to-morrow and it is ex pected that it will be made the vehicle for a general Republican attack, not on Mr. Fletcher, but upon the adminis tration's Mexican policy. Other sen ators who share Senator Fall's views declare the Senate has no knowledge of a government in Mexico and that the President's last communication to Congress on the subject described a state of anarchy. The International Confederation of the World, to be composed of all na tions. with the purpose of preserving international law. was proposed in a resolution in the House by Repre sentative Campbell, of Kansas. The machinery would be modeled on the Constitution of the United States, pro viding a president, vice-president, two houses of congress and a supreme court. Eaws enacted by the confed eration would be the supreme laws of the world. costume, $5; Howard Kepner, Jr.; second, $3, Charles Alleman. Finest gentleman's costume, $5 Tony Miller: second, $3, Miles Hoy. ' Best appearing child under G years, $3. Eeßoy Dorman. Best appearing girl, $3, Emma Kepner. Best appearing boy, S3, Richard Hartman. Best decorated auto, $5, Albert Troutman. PUBLIC ATHLETIC LEAGUE NEEDED [Social Workers Discuss Ad vantages of Center For Children of City Need and advantages ot' o social cen jter and public athletic league in this ! city were pointed out by speakers last night at a meeting of the Social Work ers' Club held at the Harrisburg Hos pital. An open discussion followed a re port and talk by Miss Matilda Hiester, who told of the good work accom plished by a similar center and league in Baltimore. Miss Hiester, as a rep resentative of the local Social Work ers' Club, investigated the work of this league and reported last night. Plans discussed last night called for the co operation of the schools, athletic clubs and other organizations In this city. Prof. J. J. Hrehm, school supervisor, then told of the need of asocial cen ter, and explained how children in communities form "impromptu social centers." The plan was started recent ly by members of the club advocating the move. Dr. H. R. Wiener at one meeting spoke on the need of proper entertainment and amusement, and later the Rev. T. B. Johnson, advo cated the formation of a city-wide athletic league. The club hist evening was the guest of William M. Condon, superintendent of the hospital. An entertainment of piano and vocal music together with recitations fea tured the social hour. BOOSTING FOR C. E. CONVENTION Livewire Endeavorers Will Visit Societies to Give Information State Christian Endeavor Conven tion plans were discussed at the C. E. headquarters room last evening by the general convention committee. July 11-14 promises to be a great event for Endeavorers of this city and State. Devotional exercises were con ducted by Prof. John F. Kob, of the Fourth Reformed C. E. Society, chair man of committee on entertainment, the Rev. E. E. Curtis, general chair man, presided. Thirty or more "convention boost ers" will visit the various C. E. so cieties of the city and vicinity in the near future, and give special informa tion on the convention work. Every society is held responsible for one dollar per member which may be raised by subscriptions, festivals, so cials, or entertainments. All money should be sent to the treasurer, Chalmer C. C. GrotT, Fifth and Emer ald streets and a report of the same to Prof. J. J. Brehm, Emerald street, chairman of the finance committee. John E. McCullough, president of the Dauphin counti- C. E. Union was received as an advisory member. The following subcommittee was appointed by the chairman, the Rev. E. E. Curtis, who will suggest speak ers for the convention program: Messrs C. S. Meek, the Rev. R. L. Meisenhelder, Prof. John F. Kob and J. Frank Palmer. Arrangements for the entertain ment of delegates will begin at once and reservation in hotels and board ing houses will be made by the com mittee on entertainment, of which Prof. John F. Kob Is chairman. General reports were made by the various committee chairmen. The luncheon was served by the West minster Presbyterian C. E. society. The First Baptist society will serve the luncheon at the next month's meeting. MORE SIGN ALMEN FOR THE GUARD Captain Miller Advanced lo He a Major to Command the NeAV Battalion Announcement was made at Na tional Guard headquarters to-day that tlie Governor had appointed Captain Fred G. Miller, commanding the signal corps company in Pittsburgh, to be a major in the signal troops and to com mand the First Battalion of a seh troops. This appointment indicates that the organization of another signal company in Pittsburgh is to be effected out of one of the companies of the Fourteenth Kegiment. One of the companies is to be equipped for wire work and another for radio service. Captain Wallace W. Fetzer, Milton, was recommissioned as major and as signed to the First Cavalry. The new orders giving allowances of money to organizations of the National Guard were Issued to-day and make the allowances from January 1 to May 31 only. The plan is to make the Guard allowance year correspond hereafter with the government year, which begins June 1. WILLIAM H. DAVIS William H. Davis, aged 69, died yes terday afternoon at his home in Pax tang. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Sarah and one son, Edgar. Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock, the Rev. Marry B. King, pas tor of the Paxton Presbyterian church o <4elating. The body will be taken to Glen Moore, Chester county, Fri day morning. Further services will be held at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the Fairview church of that place, followed by burial at the Fairview cemetery. REVIVAL. AT ST. PAUL'S The Kev. Dr. O. S. Sims, of Pitts burgh. will open a series of revival meetings to-night in the St. Paul's Baptist Church. Cameron and State streets. Special music will be .given by the choir each evening. ANNA JANE WEAVER Anna Jane Weaver, three-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weaver, 319 Woodbine street, died yesterday afternoon. Private funeral services will be held to-morrow after noon. Burial will be made in Har risburg cemetery. HARRISBURG &&&& TELEGRAPH MARY PICKFORD'S AMBITION; RETURN TO SPEAKING STAGE Pen Picture of Girl Who Prefers East to West and $300,000 a Year Philadelphia, Jan. 3. Once u-pon a time, which is the way all really good good stories begin, there was a little girl, and she sat curled up in a great big leather armchair in the office of the Famous Players' studio, and she was intensely human, and declared, after she had crossed her heart, sol emnly, never would she play Juliet. And she was very natural, and assert ed solemnly that she had refused $300,000 a year, in real money, from the Triangle Films because se wouldn't go to California. Mary Pickford is a psychologist! study. Contradictory, elusive, eerie not the railroad of a similar sounding name), Mary Pickford is a being of moods and tenses, a mass of nerves, and, if the truth must be told, an un usually sweet and charming girl. "All I have—my future prospects, my ambition, my everything that the future may hold in store for me —all that 1 will gladly sacrifice to make my mq,ther happy," said Miss Pickford, and she tucked one little, white-booted toot underneath her and made herself comfortable. "You see, mother is my inanager,, my trainer; in fact, she is everything to me. I never see the money I earn, and, in fact, I seldom even see the checks, 1 believe that un less my bank recognized my .'ace I would have difficulty in getting a check cashed, as t am unknown there." Miss Pickford sighed dismally. The burden of $174,000 a year earning ca pacity did not seem to weigh heavily upon her; yet she sighed. "I am accused of being a good busi ness woman, but when the Triangle Films made me the splendid offer of $6,000 a week 1 rejected it out of sen timent, because I wanted to stay in the East, where my friends live, where I wish to live my life. 1 do not value money as money. It is a necessary and pleasant evil, but it will never be my god and it never will control me. There are better tings in life than money—friendship of those we love, the love of our friends and, perchance, the admiration .and the applause of the world." , Miss Pickford readjusted a little toque hat of blue and white, smiled a wistful little smile and continued: "I have many ambitions. I iove my work, and this is not said for ef fect. The fact that I wore myself out with work in the last twelve months and that my only recreation is sleep ing should prove this. Once in a while, after the day's work Is done, I read; often 1 am too tired to do even that, and so I go to lied like a good little girl and sleep all I can to pre- WICKERSHAM AND FOX SWORN IN Assistants District Attorney Ke appointed by Stroup—Wal ters Detective Again Reorganization of fHI the various county of a d m i nistratlon ■ggft kept the heads and 9B» clerical forces of IfPli 'ate in the day and some of them didn't finish all the details pertaining to the opening of the new >ear until just before office closing time. One of the last offices to be reorganized, perhaps, was District At torney Michael E. Stroup's, although this was more or less a matter of form as there were no changes in his staff. Both Frank B. Wickersham and Rob ert T. Fox were retained as assistant district attorneys and both were sworn in for another term late yesterday aft ernoon by Protlionotary Harry F. Hol ler. James T. Walters, reappointed county detective, look his oath, too This is the fifth term which this pop ular county official begins. Miss Clara Miller, "third assistant district attor ney," (as she is sometimes called be cause of her knowledge of office af fairs, has been retained as Mr. Stroup's clerk and stenographer. To Hear Liccn.se Transfer.—Appli cation for the transfer of the license now held by William H. Deibler at Shell's Tavern, in East Hanover town ship, to Chester S. Boyer, Grantville, will he made to the Dauphin Co.nty Court on January 10. Sell Tinilier and Farm Land.—At 10 o'clock Friday morning, January 7, the timber and farm land owned by the estate of W. P. Zartman, of the Pine Creek Lumber and Timber Com pany, will be sold on the Courthouse steps by F. A. Wltmer, trustee. The sale had originally been fixed for the latter part of December. Marysville Bankruptcy Case.—Jan uary 14 at 2 o'clock lias been fixed by John T. Olmsted, federal bankruptcy referee, for hearing the creditors of Frank A. Fleisher. Marysville, who was adjudicated a bankrupt December 28. A trustee will be appointed. New Rectory Transferred.—Formal transfer of 215 North Front street was made yesterday to St. Stephen's Epis copal Church for $25,000. This is the James McCormick property. The old rectory property was sold to W. Frank Witman for $12,000. Fears Felt For Boat Missing Since Nov. 14 Tokio, Japan, Dec. 10.—(Correspon dence of the Associated Press.) —Great anxiety is felt at Tokio concerning the fate of the cargo boat Sanju Maru of the Tatsuma Steamship company, which has not been heard of since she elft Oran for Port Said 011 November 14. The crew numbers 50. The for eign o %ee has instituted inquiries for the vessel bu the families of the men are fearing that she may have been sunk by a submarine in the Mediter ranean sea. GEN. BURNKTT limes New York, Jan. 4.—General Henry Lawrence Burnett, aged 77, one of the prosecutors of the assassins of Presi dent Lincoln, died at his home here to-day. FORMER RESIDENT DIES Harry Hoffman, who left Harris burg 18 years ago, died suddenly to day at Mingo Junction, O. The police department was requested to locate his relatives. MONITOR SURVIVOR DIES Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 4. Wil liam Durst, said to be the sole sur vivor of the crew of the Monitor which engaged the Merrlmac In the historic battle in Hampton Roads, died at his home here to-dav from pneumonia. He was 76 years old. CUP DEFENDER DEAD Greenwich, Conn., Jan. 4. - Geo. Lauder, Jr., a prominent yachtsman and winner with his schooner yacht, Endymion, of the trans-Atlantic race in 1905, died at his home here to-day of pneumonia, aged 37 years. pare myself for the next day's work. But next month I am going to take a vacation and rest, and after I rest a week I will become so restless and anxious for work that I will be des perately unhappy until 1 sign a new contract." "With whom will be?" "1 have not the faintest idea," said Miss Pickford. "And what do you Intend to do when youi grow up?" "My ultimate ambition," responded Miss Pickford, patting the white fur on her black velvet coat, "is to re turn to the speaking stage and play some great big role suitable to my ability and to play it until 1 am tired of it and then bid farewell to public life. No. I will never play Juliet. 1 am proud of the fact that 1 am the only actress in captivity who has no such ambition. Juliet as Shakespeare drew her is a child,and toa certain ex tent I have not grown up"— "L.ike Peter Pan?" asked the inter viewer. "By the way, wouldn't you line to play Peter Pan on the screen?" "Nothing that anybody could offer me would induce me to play Peter Pan. . Maude Adams has made this role a classic, and 1 jvould i)ot feel justified or competent to follow in her footsteps." Miss Pickford stopped suddenly and turned interviewer. "What do you like best about me?" she asked. "That you are so absolutely human and natural," responded the mere man who faced her. "Oh, that is the finest compliment I have ever had paid me," gushed Miss Pickford. and then a doubting look came into her eyes. "You must have kissed the Blarney Stone, and 1 believe that, your real name is Murphy, for only an Irishman could have paid me such a compliment. You know I am for the greater part Irish, and I often think that it is my Irish imagination that helps me to act as much as what ever ability 1 may possess. And let me tell you that acting before a cam era requires much more courage than acting on the speaking stage. The nervous strain of photoplay acting is severe beyond words. That awful camera with its mocking click; with its ruthless truthfulness; with its un erring aptitude for taking every flaw in your facial expression, every wrinkle in your skin—l'd rather face a thou audiences in person than one cam era. I don't mind spectators in the studio. I don't mind even a cranky director, but it requires all my will power and all my nervous force to face the motion picture camera.' LIBRARY MAKES RECORD IN 1915 Over Hooks Were Cir culated in the City and Vi cinity in the Year Circulation of books by the Harris burg Public Library during tlie year lit 15 reached the high water mark in the history of the Library, the record of circulation compiled to-day by Miss Alice R. Eaton, the librarian, showing exactly 111,110 books circulated. Not far from a third of this number was of books for children. In 1914 the circulation was 102,126. This figure was made in the first year of the Li brary in its handsome new home at Front, and Walnut streets, which was made possible by the benefactions of Mrs. Sara J. Haldeman-Haly. While a considerable percentage of the books circulated included fiction yet it was noticeable that there was a demand for books with a distinctly educational value and that many of good serious reading type were used. In answering questions the Library did notable work, as high as forty a day being taken care of. Special collec tions of books were made for schools, for the open-air schools and for the playgrounds and for students of the high and other schools who desired special reading, while at. different pe riods tables of books dealing with the war, the Balkans, Susquehanna river history, mercantile and business and municipal progress were set out, spe cial collections being arranged by Miss Eaton and her assistants for certain dates such as Memorial Day, Fourth of July, the Municipal Celebration, Hallowe'en and Thanksgiving day,with books suggesting holiday gifts dis played just before Christmas. Probably the most notable feature of the work was the children's story telling hour which was conducted for about two-thirds of the year by Miss Fair and which is now in charge of Miss Clendinan and Miss Forney. Each Saturday morning the children were gathered in the assembly hall, every one being welcome to attend, and given an hour or so of story telling. On several occasions the hour had to be repeated because of the attendance. The circulation by months was as follows: January, 9,937; February 9,969; March, 10,794; April, 9,249; May, 9,023; June, 8,652; July, August, 8,705; September, 8,184; Oc tober, 9,602; November, 9,784; De cember, 8,646. Oxford Boundaries Have Been Extended Oxford, Eng., Dec. 28. The an nouncement that the official "boun daries" of Oxford University have been extended to include all the 1 country within a radius of three and a half miles of "Carfax," alters one of the most venerable and binding regulations of the ancient university. Hitherto "residence" at Oxford University, which is one of the re quisites for a degree, has meant a house or lodgings within a rtidius of one and a half miles. The extension of the limits is a concession to the speeding up of locomotion in these modern days. J "Carfax," from which as a center the frontiers are measured, is the col lege term for the meeting place of High Street and three other thorough fares in the center of the city. The word is a corruption from the medie val Latin "quadrifurcus," or four forked. WEEK OF PRAYER AT REFORMED SALEM CHURCH Week of Prayer Is being observed with special services this week in the Reformed Salem Church, Chestnut and Third streets. Last night the sub ject was "Peace.", A Bible reading on the "Crucifixion" was included in program. The subjects for the week follow: To-night, 7:45, Bible reading on the "Resurrection"; prayer for our na tion; to-morrow night, Bible reading on the "Sacraments"; prayer for our schools and colleges. Thursday, "The Christian Vow"; prayer for our homes. Friday, preparatory services. Sunday, 10:30 and 7:30, the holy communion. JANUARY 4. 1916. MADE TREASURY SUPPORT ITSELF Arthur 11. Bailey, Retiring I From County's Service, Earned Nearly $7,500 SURPRISED STATE ALSO ART! lUli H. BAILEY During his four years of service as keeper of the county's money coffers Arthur H. Hailey, Paxtang, earned nearly $7,500—57,397.67, to be exact —for Dauphin county. The figures comprise some of the interesting high lights of the annual ,report of the retiring county treasurer. Me completed the statement late yes terday following the closing of the office for 1915 business at high noon. Ex-County Treasurer Bailey was succeeded by Mark Mumma, Steelton, but while the office formally changed hands at noon along with the other county departments, the retiring offi cial did business up until 12 o'clcok Naturally, the morning's tigures had to be incorporated in the report. Mr. 15ailcy's Cash Earnings The $7,397.67 represents just so much cash which Mr. Bailey turned into the county treasury through an "efficiency" business system which he had inaugurated at the beginning of his term four years ago. This plan, In brief, was the depositing of daily bal ances in city banks which would pay interest for the use of the funds. During 1915 the income from this source totaled $1,930.54. In 1914 the learnings amounted- to $1,993.56; in 1913, $2,040.32, and in 1912 to $1,433.25. Prior to Mr. Bailey's ad ministration no income for the county was derived from these balances. During the past year, however, Mr. Hailey inaugurated another new plan which earned some money for the State. Some thousands of dollars are paid into the county treasury from time to time which is eventually turned into the State's treasury. This includes fees for hunters' mercantile licenses, etc. Instead of returning this in small sums Mr. Hailey conceived the idea of depositing these balances in local banks until a goodly sized amount was piled up. These funds, incidentally, drew interest. By this method Mr. Bailey was enabled to surprise the State authorities the other day with a check for $228.53. Ollicc Nearly Self-Supporting The interest earning plan is not the only commendable feature about. Mr. Bailey's tenure, however: his adminis tration was unique in that in all the four years the county, because of Mr. Bailey's efficient business methods, didn't need to borrow a cent on tem porary loans. And against the nearly $7,500 earnings from interest on bal ances can be checked Mr. Bailey's salary, approximating SIO,OOO. Which made his ottlce pretty nearly self supporting. The report of the treasurer as sub mitted to-day to the county commis sioners shows that the county begins the new year with the comfortable balance on hand of just $138,277.54. The receipts included the following: Balance in bank and on hand, $160,333.70; county taxes, $278,494.32; State taxes, $52,821.47; dog taxes, $988.95; return taxes, $575.56; re demptions, $90.58: redemptions, county commissioners, $132.23; agent direct ors of the poor, $3,877.07; prison in spector, $89.50. General and miscellaneous receipts included as following:: The Receipts, $011,101.(14 Lunacy, $1,922.35; county's share of liquor licenses, 8 8,2 25; nonresident hunters' license, $5; Northumberland county's share of bridge repairs, $743.08; Lancaster county's share, $308.28; from State for bounties, $902; State, for county fairs, $1,308; for feited bail, $846.50; H. F. Holler, pro thonotary, $10,155.53; O. G. Wicker sham, recorder, $3,734.83; Hoy C. Dan ncr, register, $354.55; lines. S4O; sell ing old iron, $180.38; old lumber, $57.65; interest, on sinking funds, $8,732.22; from city for maintaining prisoners. $1,912.82; miscellaneous, $259.76; interest on deposits. $1,930.54; a total of $378,718.17 From liquor licenses there was received $63,400; mercantile, $31,147.24; hunters' li censes, $7,334; interest from State de posits, $228.53; or $102,109.77 from these sources, making a grand total of receipts of $641,161.64 during the year for the county. Tlic Kxpcmlitiires, $500,884.10 The expenditures included the fol lowing: Vouchers for county commissioners for conducting affairs of the county. $303,080.(2; directors of the poor, ($71,647.20; prison inspectors, $26,- ' 039.41, a total of $400,767.33. To this was added these disbursements: Distribution of liquor license, $63,400; mercantile fees turned over to State, $31,147.24; hunters' licenses, $7,34 1: interest on State deposits, $228.53; making a grand total of $502,884.10 in county expenditures. Retiring Poor Board Explains What Farm Grew During the Year During 1915 the Dauphin County Poor Board spent just $71,150.54 of its appropriations of $71,377.07, so that it. let the new Board of Poor Directors to start, tlie year with the meager balance of $226.53. These figures stick out in the report of the retiring Poor Hoard isued to-day. The report shows that the total ex penses connected with the almshouse amounted to $24,994.67. This Included provisions, clothing, salaries, farm and incidental expenses. The improvements made during the year, including the new stone crusher, etc., cost $3,20b.04. The outside expenditures, including outdoor relief, quarantine, etc., cost $14,927.60; maintenance of insane, children in homes, social service, etc., $15,275.23. The receipts amounted to $3,877.07, which made the net cost of | operating the almshouse $67,273.47. Incidentally there are miscellaneous bills to be paid of $540, The farm products for the year fol low: Corn. 3,600 bushels; wheat, 1,013 ARMY AND NAVY AS MIGHTY AS TWO POWERS PLANNED Would Uphold Doctrine by Fighting Anywhere in Pan- America to Defend Ideals TEN YEARS TO DO IT ' Strategists Recommend Great Expansion of Land and Sea Forces Washington,.D. C., Jan. 4. Pos sibility of a combined attack by two foreign powers to break down the new Pan-American doctrine evolved from maintenance by the United States and acceptance by South and Central Am erican republics of the Monroe Doc trine is one of the fundamental bases for the national defense plana formu lated by army and navy strategists. They believe it essential in the formulation of a national military policy, it was learned, to provide against the eventuality of an assault i upon the doctrine by either an Asia tic or a European power, or even by an alliance of two such powers, which might hurl forces simultaneously at the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. A navy equal in strength to those of any two world powers, except Great Britain, and an army prepared to light for the integrity of the Pan- American idea anywhere in Pan-Am ica is the ultimate aim of the plans of the military experts. Would Take Ten Years Ten years is the time the navy Gen eral Hoard believes the United States has in which to prepare for a read justment of world forces which will follow tho European war. All these preparations, it is now known, have been presented by strategists to the administration as es sential to support the Monroe Doc trine. so that the United States may be able to act alone, if necessary, to preserve its ideal of no entangling alliances. Such ideals, the military students have stated, impose new duties on the United States duties that require something more than a policy of mere passive resistance. Harmonizing Pan-America While tho administration branch of the government has submitted to Congress a detinite plan which con templates an increased expenditure of more than a billion dollars on this military and naval establishments in the next six years, all other agencies of the government are acting to unify and harmonize the Pan-American na tions, To students of diplomacy, the Pan- American declarations of President Wilson, in his opening address to Congress; tho declarations for Pan- American unity made to the Pan-Am erican Scientific Congress here by Secretary Lansing, anil the general effort for unity of all the Arrierteas on a basis of friendship and equality, take an added significance when con sidered in connection with the ad ministration's preparedness plans. Plans of the Army War College would be consummated in six years. The army officers take the position that t lie United States must have su in - cicnt. troops and troop ships to land forces in any threatened Pan-Amer ican country, (o meet an invader, for Two-Power Navy With the military problem agreed upon and defined, the two boards of strategists were asked what, in their opinion, would constitute adequate national defense. Their answer was to build a two-power navy and organ ize a Federal army of sufficient size, so that a portion of it could be used in any southern country against, a foreign invader without impairing the safety of the United States itself. To accomplish tills the General Board then recommended for the navy: I—Authorization in 1016-17 of $300,000,000 in new ships as against a total investment in fighting equip ment now afloat during the last thirty years of $459,686,551. 2—Construction of four battle cruisers and four dreadnauglits under this program. 3—Expansion of ship building . facilities to admit of even heavier building programs in succeeding years. For the army and War College rec ommended: I—Expenditure in 1916-17 of ap proximately $500,000,000 to produce a mobile army under Federal control which with its reserves would total 1,500,000 in six years: 500,00 fully trained regulars and the remainder continentals. 2—lncreasing by 50 per cent, the equipment and personnel of the coast artillery in four years at a total cost of $81,000,000. 3—Accumulation in four years of reserve ammunition and material worth *104,000,000. Plans For Army and Navy Tn view of the enormous and what they regarded as almost prohibitive cost of these proposals. Secretary Daniels and Secretary Garrison map ped out the billion dollars, six years' program which President Wilson has laid before Congress, providing es sentially as follows: For the navy: I—New construction within five years costing $500,000,000. which will add six battle cruisers and ten dread naughts to the fighting line by 1924, 2—Construction during 1916-17 of two battle cruisers nad two dread naughts with proportionate numbers of smaller craft. 3—Distribution of the remainder of the building program through the next four years at rate of $10,000,- 000 a year. For the army: I—Expenditure within six years of approximately $600,000,000 to pro duce it total mobile Federal force of a million men, 141,000 regulars and 800,000 continentals, this force fo be in addition to the National Guard now numbering 129,000. 2—Expenditure of the full $Bl,- 000,000 recommended by the War College and Board of Review for new coast defenses. 3—Expenditures of the full $104.- 000,000 recommended by the experts for reserve material. bushels; oats, 460 bushels; potatoes. 1,560 bushels; beans, 126 bushels: beets, 54 bushels; onions, 4 7 bushels; tomatoes, 2,902 bushels; lettuce, 18 bushels: peppers, IV4 bushels; sweet corn, 160 bushels; peas, 54 bushels; lima beans, 12% bushels; 23,012 heads of cabbage; 3,149 stalks of celery; 18 barrels of sauerkraut; 3.800 bunches of rhubarb; 3,449 pounds of butter: 488 dozens eggs: 9,829 pounds of nork killed; pork on hand ready for killing, 10,000 pounds; beef bought. 12,614 pounds; killed, none; hay, 45 tons. During the year 1,187 tramps were furnished with meals after each had worked three hours on the stone pile. Twenty-six quarts of pickles were canned and ten gallons were salted; 114 quarts of beans were canned and 2 barrels were salted: other goods canned included: chowchow, 57 quarts; cherries, 51; raspberries, 45; peaches, 84; elderberries, 13: peas, 8S; tomatoos, 22; peach butter, 16: ripe tomatoes. 356 gallons; preserves, 29b glasses; butter, 3,449 pounds.
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