8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1831 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TEmiiRAPH PRINTING CO., Telegraph Building, Federal Square. K. J. STACKPOLE, Pres't and Editor-in-Chief P. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. /Member American Newspaper Pub f Ushers' Associa- Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associat ed Dailies. Eastern office, Has mie Building, New Brooks, ' People's Gas Building, Chi —— cago, 111, Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg-, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a week; by mail, $3.00 a year in advance. Cworn dally average elrrulatlnn for the three month* ending Dee, 31, 1015, ★ 22,412 ★ These figure* are net. All returned, Cnaold and damaged copies deducted. MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 31. Build thee more stately mansions, O, my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last 'Sthut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length are free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea! —OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. A GOOD ROADS LESSON THE automobile accident at Gran tham Saturday, as the result of which three persons were killed and two Injured, would not have oc curred but for the fact that the road near the crossing was almost im passibiy muddy. What a frightful price to pay for a bad road! Yet this Is only a striking example of the folly and loss due to failure of township authorities to keep the highways In *lrst class condition. The additional rost is as nothing compared to the in convenience. wear and tear on ve hicles and horseflesh and loss of time xvhich'the farmer suffers every winter as a result of being compelled to plough knee deep through water and »nud-submerged roads. To Governor Brumbaugh and his tulde.thp felicitations and all good ■wishes of th e people of Harrisburg, his adopted home. This city, as the official residence of the head of the Common wealth, is always keenly interested In the occupants of the Executive Man sion, and the return of the Governor and Mrs. Brumbaugh from their honey moon in the South will doubtless mark the real beginning of the social features «f the present administration. It was a well-kept secret, the nuptials of Saturday, but the twittering of the ad vance guard of the bluebirds and robins suggested the Springtime and its inde finable Influence. CiOOI) WORK OF S. P, c. A. HARRISBURG has one of the most active branches of the Society for the .Prevention of Cruelty to LAnimals in the whole country. While lis work Is bekng done quietly, with as few prosecutions as possible, it is none the less effective. The Society mem bers and officers are giving up much of their time every week to the duties devolving upon them and much is being done to educate the public to the folly of ill-treating dumb servants. No more unselfish or praiseworthy service is being performed In the city and the methods of the local branch might be studied by those elsewhere with much profit. Down Florida way the people are now working upon a plan to make her j-oads attractive to motorists. Since ■the opening of the Dixie Highway there lias been much discussion of the feasi bility of beautifying the highways by the planting of trees and flowers along its Which reminds us that the highways of Pennsylvania should be fringed with beautiful flowering trees 4n some sections and stately oaks and (other hardwoods elsewhere. KNOW YOUR OWN* TOWS fTTTONDER how many of the IVV ®' eve " thousand girls and boys in the Harrisburg schools know ♦his city as they should know it—the history, geography, industrial and commercial enterprises, civic and so cial development, municipal adminis tration, its part in the nation's wars, and its many Interesting traditions? Should not more attention to these matters be given in the education of the grades from day to day? Surely >ve ought to know the home town bet ter and more intimately than any other place on earth. Harrisburg is no mean city and it should be a mat ger of pride to teach the oncoming generation all there is to know of the creditable evolution of the Harris Jferry to one of the most important Inland cities of the United States. And the Telegraph believes In its heart that no study would more appeal to the teachers and their pupils. New Orleans and New York are leaders in the "know your own town first" movement. In the Mardl Gras city they have been using a textbook for some time in the public schools devoted to the history of the city and a similar textbook is being prepared for New York by the History Club of that city. ilarrisburf? is a rich field for a study of the kind suKKested in this move tnent and we submit to President MONDAY EVENING, JHARRISBURG <i£ TELEGRAPH JANUARY 31, 1916, Stamm, and his colleagues of the School Board that no time need, be lost in placing in the hands of men like Prof. J. J. Brehm, one of the school supervisors; Profes. J. Howard Wert, a former High School principal and local historian of note; B. M. Nead and others of like qualifications, the preparation of a textbook on Har risburg that will cover Its splendid his tory. 1 Recently Prof. Albert E. McKlnley. In his "Outline of Community Civics," said "local patriotism grows with the Increase of knowledge about one's sur roundings" and can be fostered by in struction In local history, local com merce, local industry and community civics. Of course the practical school teacher will say that one cannot put Into a pint measure a quart of mat ter and that curricula already over loaded are not exactly the happy hunt ing ground for new studies be they never so attractive. Philadelphia, under the spur of Mayor Smith and others, Is endeavor ing to take Its full place in the sun, and regarding the movement the Pub lic Ledger says: One obstacle at present is the fatal one that we have no such history that could be used either for the general purpose as a text book in the knowing-your-own town-first movement, or to meet the suggestions of Professor Mc- Kinley, but with demand doubtless a book would appear under the spon sorship of some one of the various societies that make the story of the city their cult. At ail events the matter is worth stirring up, and the time Is ripe now to get at it in view of the fu ture advertising the city is 10 get as the center of the greatest indus trial output In the country. For every citizen should know just what Philadelphia really means and the schools should meet the emergency as soon as possible, since knowledge of this kind comes from instruction and not by guess work or unconscious absorption. We know of no city anywhere whose achievements constitute a more Inter esting chapter In the development of the United States than our own. That William Penn Highway confer ence in March is going to be a great booster meeting, with all the character istic "pep" of the Chamber of Com merce hustlers. AN EXAMPLE FOR "HYPHENS" AS an example of the devotion to America that characterized the "hyphenated citizens" of the earlier days one need go no further than Robert Morris, whose birthday we celebrate to-day. Morris was born in WVerpool, England, on Januury 31, 1734. He came to America at the age of thirteen and entered the employ of Charles Willing, a merchant of Phila delphia. Nine years later lie formed a partnership with Thomas Willing which lasted, till 1793, or nearly fifty years. He became one of the richest men in America at that time. Although he was at first opposed to the Decla ration of Independence, he finally signed it and was a hard worker for the Colonies. He was the founder of the Bank of North America and sub scribed himself for $40,000 worth of stock. He was a member of the Penn sylvania As-sembly from 1776 to 1787 with a short intermission; also of the convention that framed the United States Constitution. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Sen ate from 1789 to 1795, but declined the secretaryship of the treasury. Dis tinguished services and unselfish pa triotism marked his every step in pub lic life. He risked his all In the War of the Revolution when the cause of freedom seemed almost hopeless. He should be a standing example for the host of our foreign-born citizens of to-day. He might with fair excuse , have been a Tory. Instead he chose the right and won for himself a niche in the hall of American patriotism. It's a matter of local history now, the operatic production of "The Magic Wheel," under the auspices of the Roberta Disbrow Lloyd Sunshine So ciety, but many a day will pass before the delightful flavor of the whole thing ceases to permeate the community. It was a brilliant success In every way, and the fine thing Is that it will con tinue to scatter sunshine for months to come. To all who had a part, hearty congratulations! I.IKING THINGS UNDER the foregoing caption the Kansas City Times exudes this interesting philosophy, which Is, to say the least, very readable: Sometimes we wonder how peo ple living In various countries of Europe can get on with their kings and other relics. But they seem nol only to get on with them, but even to like them. Curious how people bring themselves to like tilings that are In themselves rather disagreeable. We are all Inclined that way. Badly kept streets wouldn't seem to be particularly appealing. But some American cities seem to like them. No-gas service would strike an outside observer as not wholly joyous. But we Joke about it anil make no fuss. We put up with all sorts of inconveniences that might be remedied Just as well as not. But as we don't insist on their be ing remedied, probably the truth is that we like them. Anyhow, the American as well as the European public seems to have great capacities in that direction. We are a peculiar people, for a fact. Supplementing the things here and there suggested by our contemporary of the West we stand for a lot of political tom-foolery. Business is up set and the workingman suffers with his employer and we jolly ourselves along because alleged statesmen find it easy to play the game at our ex pense. We choose our public servants of high and low degree and then per mit tlkem to make us look like thirty cents because we don't like to bother about their damfoolishness. We pre tend to like the way they pull the wool over our eyes. And the "poor simps" vainly imagine we don't know any better. Just because we don't arise in our might and smite them hip and thigh. Of course, they tliink we like It, and why shouldn't they when we make no protest and even pat them on the back and occasionally say, "Good boy! You're all rif?ht!" Maybe Barnum was rltflit in his con clusion that ti»e public like to be hum bugged. It certain!} looks that way. T>oO&c* u I By the Ex-Commltteemaa Secretary of Labor William B. Wil son, of Bloasburg and Washington, will not be the goat of the disorganized Pennsylvania Democracy against Phil ander C. Knox. Mr. WilSon announced on Saturday that under no circum stances would he be a candidate. No one else wants to be sacrificed and it is now up to A. Mitchell Palmer and P t0 flnd a °rae one who will al low-his name to be made a football in November. The row in the State Democracy ap pears to be the cause of everyone re fusing a candidate. It is recog that any one who comes out with the trademark of the reorganization crowd on him 1B sure to be made the chopping block of the Old Guard, and it is also pretty well known that all over the State there will be a fight against Palmer and his pais in the bossing of the State organization. * n writing about the declination of Wilson to be a goat the Washington corre.-toondent of the Philadelphia Ledge? thus aptly sums up the situ ®tion: "The truth is, the Democrats did not know where to turn to find a man who desires the honor of being defeated and the addition to his sketch, 'lie was a Democratic nomi nee for United States Senator in 1910.' IS. J. Lynett, publisher of the Scran ton Times, who had been groomed by the Democratic leaders, is just as posi tive as Secretary Wilson. He informed his Democratic friends that he had resolved, as a newspaper publisher, never to be a candidate for public office." Representative Arthur G. De walt, of Allentown, said the leading Democrat in Pennsylvania was Mr. Palmer, \yhom he-suggested as the log ical candidate for Senator. Vance Mc * ormick is not available because of his position in the Federal reserve bank, which does not allow member ship in political committees or the holding of public office." —Even in Berks county the Demo crats are fighting. A Reading dis patch says; "Local Democratic lead ers are split on the candidacy of A. Mitchell Palmer for National Commit teeman. Leaders of the reorganization element are strong for Palmer and will give him their support, but some of the Old Guard, recently returned to power in this city and county, are luke warm and a number of them are open ly against the return of Palmer asd are spoiling for a light. Democrats of all shades of factional differences are strong for Woodrow Wilson for re nomtnation and election to the Presi dency, but this is about the only thing they seem to agree on." —ln the face of Governor Brum baugh's declaration for harmony and that he did not want to be a candidate for President, the statements of the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times and the Philadelphia Public Ledger that the sentiment of the State Is for harmony among the Republicans on national delegates the Vare declaration of yes terday caused sotne surprise at the State Capitol. The general belief pre vails that Republican leaders thrbugh out the State will refuse to be drawn into an expensive fight and that the delegates at large will be friendly to the Governor, but not objects of a light. —One of the latest stories is that R. S. Gawthrop, of West Chester, former Judge, may become a candi date for State Treasurer or Auditor General. —Director of Safety Wilson, of Phil adelphia, created some excitement on Saturday by calling for the resignation of Captain R. D. Cameron, head of the detectives. The place is to be given to a Vare man. It is said. —Edwin O. Lewis, well known to many here, has been dropped as an as sistant city solicitor of Philadelphia. —Representative James E. Rining er, of Aitoona, is out for renomina tion. —William D. Jones, Jr., former leg islator from Delaware county and well known here, is now having trouble. His wifq has sued him for desertion and nonsupport and a woman's hat, some hairpins and hair found in the Jones automobile are figuring in the case. —Milton C. Kreider is a candidate for Republican national delegate in the Reading district. —Ex-Governor Tener was the guest of Chester Elks at a dinner Saturday night and ex-Governor Stuart laid a cornerstone in Philadelphia yesterday. —llazleton city council has declared in favor of a city planning commis sion. —Fred T. McDonald, Republican county chairman of Chester, is said to be thinking about running for sen ator from Chester. —Charles W. Kelley, of Altoona, and Webster Griffith, of Johnstown, are being mentioned as likely candidates for Republican national delegate in the Nlnteenth district. CONQUERING MOTOR [From the Chicago Journal.] It takes at least five years to breed and raise o first-class work horse. It takes—well, a good deal less time —to make a motor truck or tractor that will do the work of many horses. This is one of several reasons why there is going to be a big increase of motor transportation, motor trucking and tractor farming within the next few years. Of course, there are plenty of other reasons. The war has killed off vast numbers of horses while multiplying the manufacture of motors. When the struggle ends governments will have vast numbers of trucks and tractors to sell at clearing-out prices and fac tories will be ready to cater to private customers. Rut these factors, after all, merely hasten a development that was written in the book of fate. The world is outgrowing the draft horse, and no true lover of the horse can be sorry. The artist may regret the passing of the great docile, beauti ful creatures; but the thoughtful man remembers the ice of winter and the heats of summer; hard pavements, cal lous drivers and heavy leads; and re joices that these burdens are to be taken over by unfeeling machinery. B. T. WASHINGTON'S VIEWS In the February number of The Crisis Is printed Booker Washington's views on segregation of the negro. In an article written for the New Republic and published after his death, he said: "Segregation is 111-advlsed because "1. It is unjust. "2. It invites other unjust measures. "3. It will not be productive of good, because practically every thoughtful negro resents its Injustice and doubts Its sincerity. Any race adjustment based on Injustice finally defeats Itself. The Civil War Is the best illustration of what results where It is attempted to make wrong right or seem to be light. "A It is unnecessary. "5. It Is Inconsistent. The negro is segregated from Ills white neighbor, but white business men are not pre vented from doing business In negro neighborhoods. "ti. There lias been no case of segre gation of negroes In the United States that has not widened the breach be tween tlie two races. Wherever a form of segregation exists It will be found j that It lias been administered In such ja way as to embitter the negro and I barm more or less the moral fiber of I the white man. That the negro does I not exnress this constant sense of I wrong "s no proof that lie does not feel When a Feller Nee By BRIGGS j [""TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE | —Congressman Mann is every inch what his name implies. —Cupid seeme to just dote on White Houses and Executive Mansions. —Flood news from California is not in exact accord with the climate re ports we have been regaled with by the active and efficient press agents of that State. —According to the New York World "The Woody Tiger has succeeded the Teddy Bear as a campaign emblem." beg to amend the motion by mak ing it WOODEN Tiger. —A Hackensack minister preached on "Have You Had the Grip," liken ing it, we suppose, to the punish ment being prepared* for the wicked, and thereby slandering Satan. EDITORIAL COMMENT Horse meat is being sold In New York. Thank Heavens, worn-out autos can't land in the butcher shop, anyhow.—Detroit Free Press. The assurance that President Wilson will accept a renomination lias eased a considerable strain under which the nation was gradually cracking. Chicago Tribune. Statistics showing that the morals of New York have improved probably mean that out-of-town visitors are be ing made to behave themselves better. —Boston Transcript. Germans complain that American ammunition is more deadly than that of French and Knglish make, wbich after all may not be an unfortunate discovery for foreigners to make. Boston Transcript. Strawboard case or no strawboard case. Harney Peak or no Harney Peak, Bar Association or no Rar Association, we feel that the nomination of Bran dels to the Supreme Court bench gives Mr. Sammy Untermyer a perfectly valid right to feel sore.—New York Sun. "WORLD IS ON FIRE. YOU CANNOT DELAY."—WILSON "You may count on my heart and reso lution to keep you out of war, but you must be ready. If the necessity arises, to maintain your honor. The nation's honor is dearer than the nation's com fort. "This country Is larking: in the number of men ready to tight—not In the num ber of fighting men. "When the world Is on fire, how much time do you want to take to be ready? "When the sky is full of floating sparks from a great conflagration, are you going to sit down and say it is time when the fire begins to do some thing about it? "We are pledged to use our force for Justice and to put human rights above prosperity. "Let me tell you very solemnly, you cannot postpone this thing. I do not know what a single day may bring forth; I think no man In the United States knows what a single week, a single day, a single hour may bring forth. "Let us forget this is a year of na tional elections. The preparedness Is sue should have nothing to do with politics." HIS GOT 'EM By Wing Dinger When my one boy the measles got The other, as I've written. Got jealous, and expressed a wish To by the bug be bitten. And now the sequel to that verse Is this —By jove, he's got 'epi. And from his head down to his toes j The pesky measles spot 'im. j And in the morning yesterday, ! When he was feeling badly. He called Jils mother and to her He murmured very sadly: "I'm awful sick, 1 guess the Lord Has punished me, dear mother, For being jealous when he sent 1 The measles to my brother." THE SUEZ CANAL By Frederic J. Haskin WITH a formidable force of Turks and Teutons preparing to invade Egypt, and Great Britain hurrying troops from Gallipoll to defend it, the Suez Canal has be come a pawn in the European game of war. This narrow ditch through the sand, which joins the Red and Medi terranean seas across the Isthmus of Suez, is Great Britain's highway to In dia, the route of all her Oriental trade, an important factor in her mar itime supremacy. The German move against it may have a tremendous in fluence upon the outcome of the war. Some authorities believe that if the Suez Canal is seriously menaced, as it now seems about to be, England would make peace rather than enter into a life and death struggle for this im portant link in her chain of domin ion. On the other side it Is pointed out that England built up her power in India before there was a Suez Canal, and that she could again route her ships by way of the Cape of Good Hope. It would be a tremendous dis advantage, to be sure, but not at all impossible. And she can now reach Australia and Japan by way of the Panama Canal —provided the slides do not prevent her. So the Suez Canal \ OUR DAILY LAUGH THE CAUSE. jHRy She dropped Jags him Instantly. 7 Oh, I see, and that broke their m a •Bgagement. f ALMOST AD MITTED. Wifie: You ad mit, then, that I'm your superior intellectually? Hubby: Well, everything you Bay goes over my ATTRACTING BIRDS [From the Providence Journal.] How to attract birds to the north eastern United States, the subject of a pamphlet issued by the Biological So ciety, contains information of Interest to the owners of large areas of land. The economic value of birds as de stroyers of insects is familiar and the general disposition is to do more for the protection of bird life than enforc ing the laws against the pot-hunters. Making reservations on which birds are not to be interfered with is one of the plans now in favor. What can be done for little expenditure is indicated bv the report of two years' operations on a thirty-flve-acre "sanctuary"—a "census" showed 70 pairs of purple martins, 19 pairs of house wrens, 8 pairs of robins ahd other birds bring ing the total number up to 177 pairs. And this was accomplished without any unusual effort. There is nothing to prevent Ihc con verting of every farm into a "sanctu ary." Birds soon learn where they are safe from traps and shotguns, and the planting of shrubs and trees which afford suitable shelter and the distri bution of food should be congenial work for those whose interests are furthered by the birds attracted. Ever green trees are especially desirable be cause they provide refuge throughout the entire year. The birds which stay In New England summer and winter— the bluejavs, for example—should be given consideration both In the main tenance of small groves and in the scattering of food when the earth Is frozen or covered with snow. !is not necessarily a vital, though it is certainly a very important, part of Great Britain's power. If the Suez Canal were taken, how ever,it is probable that all Egypt would be lost to Great Britain, and that event jwould also open many possibilities. I There is reason to believe that Mos lems throughout the Orient would rise up and greet a force of Turks and Ger mans as their deliverers. If Egypt fell into the hands of the central pow ers they would menace all of Africa except the united southern provinces. So the Suez Canal is a vital factor in the world war,as it has been a fac tor in world politics since the days of Darius. For the ancient civilizations all dug canals across the Isthmus of Suez, and always the shifting sands filled them up again. Cleopatra's gal leys crossed the isthmus by the canal which the Persians dug and the Ro mans repaired. And after both of those empires had fallen and the des ert winds had obliterated the canal, the Moors dug another one in the ninth century. After the simoons had wiped out the work of the Moors, the Isthmus baked In the sun undisturbed for centuries. Napoleon saw the need for a canal and ordered it dug, but (Continued on Page 11.) THE STATE FROM DAT TO pay Ex-Governor John K. Tener was en tertained Saturday evening by Chester Lodge of Elks. A doe deer was cut in half on the Pennsylvania railrond Saturday morn ing near Thorndale by a freight train. State Game Protector N. M. Wood con fiscated the carcass, had it dressed by a local butcher and took the venison to the Coatesville Hospital. William H. Miller, a Canadian, shot and killed himself in a hotel at Lans dale, Pa„ Saturday evening as a result of melancholia. He called another guest of the hotel into his room and drew a revolver, placed himself calmly before the mirror in order to make sure of his aim, and put two bullets through his temple. President Judge Evans and Asso ciates Schram and Brannen, at the annual session of the Montour county license court, Saturday, refused five liquor licenses. The judges had re ceived anonymous letters during the week preceding threatening them for their proposed action. It is a pleasure to have men of courage on the bench. The St. Charles Hotel, Lewlstown, has been sold to Henry Kreutzman for $ 15,000, less than halP'the price paid for the property under the license regime. One hundred years ago Father Demetrius Augustus Gallltzln, a pio neer Catholic missionary, blessed a spring located along the State road between Hollldaysburg and Cresson. The Y. M. I. of Altoona has erected a memorial at the spring which will be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies. The memorial Is a pergola built of concrete and stone. FRENCH COMMENT TTnder the heading, "Grave Words," the Presse says: "Whatever motive dictated the new attitude of President Wilson, this atti tude is a fact which Berlin must earnestly consider, if. as we have a conviction, it wants to avoid a rup ture." The Liberte says: "It is after a long period of media tion that President Wilson clearly fore sees the eventuality of participation by the United Slates in the European war." The Patrle says: "The discourse under present cir cumstances (tikes the proportions of urcat development. It contains a cate gorical warning to Germany." fitontng (Eljat L O ?X2™2 r Marti »» G- Brumbaugh is the first Governor within the memory of any residents of the State Capital to marry during his term of office, and Mrs. Brumbaugh will be the first bride to assume the duties of tiret lady of the State in the mansion of the Gov ernors on the River Front. Every Governor in the last half century, anil more, according to the older residents or Harrisburg, has been a benedict when he took the oath of office with the exceptions of Edwin S. Stuart, the State s lirst bachelor Governor in almost a century, and Dr. Brumbaugh, who was a widower when he began his term. The Governor and his bride are expected to return to Harrisburg next week and while the plans of the Governor are said to be to retain his residence in Philadelphia he will live here as did Governor John K. Tener and other Governors who spent prac tically all of their time here and only went away on public business or to (de liver addresses. Governor Brumbaugh will pay only occasional visits to Phila delphia and will spend his Sundays in the State Capital. He contemplates a vacation divided probably between his favorite places, the Maine woods and the Poconos, next summer, but until the end of his term Harrisburg will be known as his home. The State Capitol Park Commission, which has been making rapid headway in acquisition of the properties in the Park Extension zone will be In shape to announce the completion of its task before the end of the year. There are very few properties remaining to be acquired and by February 2, 1917, which will be the twentieth anniver sary of the burning of the old Capitol, the making of plans for the treatment of the park extension can be in full swing. The commission will make its suggestions to tJie Board of Grounds and Buildings this Pall and the Board will then bring the matter to the at tention of the Legislature. Countries at war are not the only lands where the State is reaching out to find work for men who are crip pled. The systematic efforts of the French, German and other govern ments to find employment suitable to the capacity of men who have been in jured in various ways by war has been duplicated here for the cripples of in dustry, accident or birth by the State Employment Bureau. In the last two or three months the headquarters of the bureau here has received a num ber of applications for work from men who stated that they had lost arms or legs or fingers and from one who had lost the sight of an eye. The Bu reau has received so many applications for hands that Director Jacob Lightner began looking over the hundreds of jobs offered and started in to fit the crippled applicants into places adapted for them. While nothing has been given out about the results It is under stood that In several cases men have been given work which they could do and both sides are satisfied. • * • January probation court Saturday must have dragged a little in the opin ion of at least, one spectator. She waf a pretty maiden in a dainty toque who sat well up in front of Courtroom No 1. But she escaped enntii. Barris ters have tried to vary the monotony of draggy court sessions in devious ways; the newspaper, the neglected manicuring job, these have all beer tried w T ith more or less success as tli< judges are Inclined to frown upon this sort of thing. Tipstaves know jusi what to do nowadays when a borcc lawyer unfolds a newspaper or un clasps his penknife. But the court at tachees were nonplussed at the effort to occupy one's mind and finJ gers in court. The pretty witness sti fled a yawn or two; then perused atl old court calendar. Finally rummagj ing in her wrist-bag, she extracted thread and a little shuttle And then smiling happily she got bus\ with her "tatting." So another couri precedent was established. • * * J. Harvey Wilson, who came her* to attend the sessions of the Stat* Board of Agriculture, is one of th< yeterans of legislative service ir Pennsylvania. He was born in 1841 and may be a candidate for the Clar ion county seat in the House again He comes of a family long prominent In Clarion, their seat being Wilson's Mill, and he has farmed one tract foi over fifty-three years. Mr. Wiisor was a member of the House in 187f and of the Senate in 1887 and 1889 He came back to the House in the new Capitol building in 1913. ♦ • • Attorney General Brown says thai the trial in the banana trust case was the longest of his career. It required over forty actual trial days, to sas nothing of the immense labor o preparation. The defendants won. | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE~| —Dr. E. W. Ryan, the Scrantor physician, is now in Albania helpinf the destitute. —E. W. Bok is active in securing t permanent home for the Phlladelphif orchestra. —D. P.-. Black, president of th< Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce was formerly a Pittsburgh council man. —P. C. Knox is spending a fe\> weeks in Florida. —B. Dawson Coleman, the Leba non ironmaster, has been active in thi Navy League organization in Phila delphia. —Senator Owen B. Jenkins was f speaker at the preparedness meetim in Philadelphia. 1 DO YOU KNOW 1 That Harrlsburg boilers arc In use In many States? HISTORIC HARRISBVRG Market Square was the firrt part o Harrlsburg to be formally laid ou after Front street. SETS AN EXAMPLE [Philadelphia Record] The people of Pennsylvania wisl Governor and Mrs. Brumbaugh a lons and happy life. Although marriag< seems to be falling somewhat out 01 fashion, the highest officials in th< State and nation are giving It the mos' practical indorsement, and commend ing it by their own example to thi young men and maidens wlo are no showing a proper disposition to wall in the footsteps of their fathers and mothers. Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New The luxuries of yesterday are the necessities of to-day. Our wants Increase as we grow—our tastes grow finer. We must keep abreast of the times —If possible ahead of them. We must know. And if we are to bo Informed we must read—and above all else we must read the advertising. It is the harbinger of pro gress. The voice of the "new" I that comes with the news In your favorite dally newspaper.
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