8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NSWSP.iPER FOR THE HOME Founded IS3I Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.. Telegraph lJulldln*, Federal Square. E. J. STACKPOL.E, Frest and Editor-in-Chitf y. R. OYSTER, Euiuu Manager. GUS M. SItEINMETZ, Managing Editor. * Member American Ushers' Associa- Bureau of Clrcu lation and Penn ffina|n S sylvanla Associat- Eastern office, Has ' 181 fi iS9 fir Brodks, Fifth Ave gM Mr nue Building;, New em office. Has- Brooks. People's c ' J Gas Building, Chl- Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. ,<cgjWtr. - By carriers, six cents a <y; l y*week; by mall, J3.00 a year in advance. inori dally riwratf circulation for the three months rndlns Jan. 31, 1818. it 22,760 These flsurrn are net. All returned, unsold and damaged copies deducted. SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 26. If I knew you and you knew me— If both of us could clearly sec. And with an inner sight divine The meaning of your heart and mine, I'm sure that we would differ less Arid clasp our hands in friendliness: Our thoughts would pleasantly agree If I knew you and you knew me. —Xixon Waterman. A POPULAR MOVEMENT THE William Penn Highway project lias developed into a popular movement. The com munities all along the way have re ceived with enthusiasm the invitation to send delegates to the conference to 1»« held in this city March 27. when Governor Brumbaugh will be the prin cipal speaker. From Pittsburgh to Philadelphia intense interest has been aroused and it would seem that the plans have reached a place where only the details need.be arranged to Insure success. WHAT IS A DAILY WAGE? WHAT is a daily wage, within the meaning of the new work men's compensation act? The question has been agitating both em ployers and employes ever since the adoption of the law and the Attorney General and the Compensation Board have reached a decision. They have made an ottering that, while it doubt less will be subject to review courts, will serve as a basis of future discussion. This is a step in the right direction and bids fair to bring about the early settlement of a very impor tant and puzzling question. It was no mean task the State faced, under the circumstances, and, all things consid ered, little time has been lost in reach ing an opinion. THE CRISIS AT WASHINGTON IT is gratifying, during the present crisis at Washington, to find Re- publicans lined up shoulder to shoulder with President Wilson in de fense of the national honor. This mat- ] ter of the rights of Americans on armed vessels is no party issue: it in volves the liberties of our people for j all time, liberties never before ques tioned, and on it hangs the good name of the nation among the governments of the world. "What we are contending for in this matter," says the President, "is of the very essence of things that have made America a sovereign nation." This is true, and, being true, it becomes esscn- i tial that every true American stand back of President Wilson at this time. Senator Lodge, the ranking Repub 'ican of the Senate, sums up the sit aation concisely in these words: The President takes the precise position that I have taken and have been urging in public speeches for the last eighteen months. Of course. 1 shall stand by him. I agree fully with what he says. I believe it would proclaim us to the world as cowards to tell our citizens that they must not exercise their un doubted rights, and that if they do we shall not protect them. A na tion that will not protect its citi sens cannot protect itself, and if democracy falls to protects itself, how can we hope to live? The President says: "What we are contending for in this matter is of the very essence of the things that liAve made America a sover eign nation. She cannot yield them without conceding her impotency as a nation and making virtual sur render of her independent position among the nations of the world." With this also I atn in full ac cord. It Is the doctrine I have preached all my life, and I am with the President who sets it forth and stands by it. To reverse the President at this time would be to place the stamp of the craven on the brow of Congress, for it Is not for a moment to be imagined that the country would sup port the Kitchin-Bryan element in that body in its effort to surrender the rights of the country and besmirch Its honor at the behest of Berlin and Vienna. It is not surprising to find the shadow of Bryan across this plot against the good name of the country, hut It is astonishing to observe the strength of his influence in Congress. The very fact that he has been able to alienate large numbers of Democratic congressmen from the support of the President on an issue the lines of which are so dear cut and easy to understand, and that the President Is compelled to turn for his support to the Republicans of the House and Senate, well illustrates the breadth of Hie split in the Democratic party, with Bryan on one side and the President on the other. In this connection it may be ob served that In every serious inter national situation in which President Wilson has found himself he has had SATURDAY EVENING, to depend upon Republican patriotism to sustain his position. No Republican wants the nation to go to war on this issue and the Presi dent has assured Congress that he can settle the difficulty without either sev ering relations with Germany or re sorting to hostilities, and while Re publicans may generally feel that it is the part of wisdom and of true patriot ism for Americans to remain off armed vessels, nevertheless they must hold, with the President, that if they arc called by duty or the pressure of cir cumstances aboard such vessels, the long arm of Uncle Sam must be ex tended for their protection. There is no other course for us to pursue, unless we are willing to align our selves beside China as a gigantic na tion without sufficient spine to enable us to stand upright in the face of our enemies. GASOLINE PRICES THERE is much of popular in terest in a recently issued gov ernment report on gasoline supply and prices and the relation of the two. The committee which made the Investigation holds that the situa tion may be summed up as follows: The consumption of gasoline is I rapidly increasing. The production of crude has been I generally \cgarded as near its I maximum. Some immediate relief may be af forded by means of the following: The use in internal combustion engines of heavier distillates ap proaching kerosene. An acceptable kerosene carbure tor would at once go a long way toward relieving the present short age of gasoline. General use of cracking pro cesses whereby gasoline is made from kerosene and other less valu able petroleum oils. Such crack ing processes are being rapidly de veloped and promise near relief. It is practicable to produce gasoline from kerosene, gas oil, fuel oil. residuums, and heavy crudes bv present-day cracking process, and 110 oil should be used for fuel that has not been so treated. Increasing the production of crude to furnish the necessary sup plies of gasoline, but this is not to be recommended if it increases the output of distillates for which there is no market. Looking to the future, the report says, benzol may be considered as a substitute for gasoline and oil-shale as a substitute source of gasoline. Benzol, a hydrocarbon not greatly different from gasoline, is recovered as a by-product in the manufacture of coke. At present benzol is not likely to find favor with automobile owners In the United States as a sub stitute for gasoline, although in gen eral use in Europe. The objections made to it as a motor fuel.are that it requires adjustments in the motor, and that the quantity of it available will be so limited as to preclude wide spread distribution and ready avail ability at every cross-roads corner, which the gasoline user has come to expect. The quantity of benzol produced in by-product coke ovens in the United States in 1915 was approximately 14,- 000,000 gallons, and at the present rate of production, and taking Into account new plants under construc tion, the output in 1916 will be at least 22,000,000 gallons, or about 500,000 barrels. This quantity will be con sumed In the manufacture of explo sives, dyes and chemicals such as carbolic acid, a type of demand, how ever, that is expected to be much smaller following the termination of the European war, which has result ed in the present high prices. Under normal conditions the price has been 20 cents or less a gallon. The quantity of coal now made into coke is 60,000,000 to 70,000,000 tons annually and as under present practice the yield of benzol is two gal lons from the ton of coal, the uni versal use of by-product ovens would increase the present production of benzol to over barrels. The coal reserves available for the future production of benzol are enormous, but production of benzol as a substi tute for gasoline can not be expected to draw on these reserves faster than the demand for coke and for by products other than benzol justifies the coking or distillation of coal. The oil shales in Colorado and Utah constitute an undeveloped re serve of petroleum, to which atten tion was directed by the Geological Survey in 1901. Field investigations of these deposits are being carried on by the survey to ascertain the distri bution and richness. Certainly, one of three things must happen—gasoline prices must be re duced by increase of supply, a sub stitute must be found or automobile ownership will become much more restricted than at present. CHVKCII ADVERTISING PAYS CHURCH advertising pays." This is the consensus of opinion of ministers and laymen who met yesterday at Chicago from points all over Illinois with the Chicago Adver tising Club for a discussion of church publicity. All of the speakers spoke from ex perience. They had been using the columns of their home newspapers. Here are a few of their observations: Advertising would make every church a success. A good breakfast food ad." makes a man hungry, a good church ad. will make him reverent. Bvery minister draws his salary as an advertising man. The church bulletin board should be large enough to give every pedestrian a punch in the eye. The experiment, of church advertis ing has been tried out in the Telegraph for a period of nearly two years, to a m>int where it is no longer an experi ment. Its success in Harrisburg has been demonstrated. There is no mystery in the drawing power of church advertising. Every minister who makes an announcement in his pulr>lt believes in advertising, only his audience is limited to those within the sound of his voice. It Is only when he speaks through the col ; umns of the well circulated dally news -1 paper that his voice carries to every highway and byway, to every street I car and railroad coach, to every store ! and office and home circle where the j paper is read, and reaches the indi vidual when he is In a reflective and receptive mood. The wonder is not that church advertising succeeds, but : that church people have been so slow | to see its advantages. [""TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE , —Down In Steelton they now »ay Grace more frequently than they used to. ■ —Ambassador Gerard is reported as coming - home to stump for Wilson. He will find the going almost as difficult as on the ski courses of Germany. I ■ —The Japs sre objecting to being called the "Yankees of the East." Might change it to the "Uncle Sa murais of the East." | —Portugal has just seized some sixty German ships, which is one way of acquiring a merchant marine on short notice that has not as yet had • the attention of Washington. —That Russian Bear is a nature faker. Doesn't he know that bears are supposed to sleep during the winter | months? —Frank S. Monnett, of Ohio, wants to be Wilson's running mate. Perhaps he is ambitious to make Ohio the State of vice-presidents as well as of presi dents. \ —lt is to be noted that it was tea the chief brewer took before he left for prison. EDITORIAL COMMENT No Market For It Vet [Birmingham Age-Herald.] It is reasonable to suppose that no foreign nation will want to take the Panama canal away from us until we get it into good working order. That's So [Chicago News.] By sinking a merchantman in water sufficiently deep the submarine may prevent its ever being known whether the merchantman was armed or not. ROOT HITS THE MARK [Philadelphia Ledger.] Mr. Root's speech to the New York Republicans at tiieir State convention is in effect a speech to the whole nation: and the whole nation is certain to listen to it with the respect which the sfpeaker and the subject alike de mand. No more scathing indictment of the foreign policy of the adminis tration has come from any responsi ble public man; but even Mr. Roose velt himself has expressed more point edly the resentment which patriotic Americans feel at the humiliation this policy has heaped upon them. In such a matter, of course, Mr. Root has an especial claim to be heard. He has been secretary of State and sen ator from New York: he has had an exceptional training both in diplomacy and law: he is a man whose intellect dominates his emotions. Not even the exigencies of a political campaign would tempt him to speak lightly or unadvisedly. What he has to say of Mr. Wilson's failure to uphold the dignity ai\d honor of the United States cannot- be dismissed, therefore, as the utterance of a mere partisan. His altitude is rather that of a true lover of his country, a sincere upholder of its ideals, who feels that the cause of liberty and justice has been sacri ficed by one whose lirst duty was to proteot and champion it. CHEERFUL NEWS [Providence Journal. 1 So much has been said about the shortening of life by tobacco that the testimony of the actuary of one of the largest insurance companies on the effect of smoking is of general interest. That tobacco is not criti cised will surprise many. The insur ance expert knows of no reliable sta tistics showing the mortality rate among smokers: in fact, he does not believe that smoking need be consid ered in making estimates on the lives of policyholders. A good many men will find comfort in this assurance, even if the actuary failed to mention any of the benefits of smoking. Probably he intended to say only that pipes and cigars do not hasten death. The actuary, however, is most posi tive in declaring that alcohol used as a beverage is a destroyer of vitality. His careful compiled statistics show that abstainers live longer than drinkers: GO per cent, of the short lived people are users of strong liquors. An insurance actuary is the most unsentimental of men—he stud ies the records only for the purpose of learning what chances should be taken on the lives of applicants for policies—and a decision that alcohol is a foe to longevity undoubtedly is based upon substantial evidence. MAIL SEIZURES [Philadelphia Ledger.] The protest against the seizure of mails which Secretary Lansing re cently addressed to the British gov ernment and to which he now de mands a prompt answer, is absolutely justified in international law. It is true that various attempts to secure immunity from belligerent search for mail steamships have not been suc cessful, although both in the Spanish and the Boer wars it was laid down that only "the clearest grounds of suspicion" justified interference. But in The Hague Convention of 1907 the principle that the postal correspond ence of the enemy, whether on a neu tral or belligerent ship, should be in violable was firmly established. To •say that the rules formulated at The Hague are not yet international law ts to dodge the issue. There is no possible gain to a belligerent in seiz ing the mails which can possibly com pensate for the injury donte to the business of the world. Why the Brit ish government should stick so firm ly to this very dubious policy it is well-nigh impossible to imagine. Even if some contraband is excluded l'rom Germany in consequence, the amount of it must be comparatively trifling, Is the gume worth the candle? Does England really wish to arouse serious irritation in the United States over a question where she is so clearly in the wrong? I OUR DAILY LAUGH I , NOT THK SAME yfPjfefe She: You said . ' when we were i married, we'd live 1y " lte two turtl ® you want to live * - lfl l^vV^(|j^^Jllk e a mlllion- DOMESTIC PLEASANTRY. Lift Wifey The 14? > road to a man's _ fey-/ X. </ heart is through pfiww} ffi-i \ his stomach. Hubby—And a lot of you seem to think it should W be laid with"* m , bricks. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH | fMUc Ik L""pe.KKOnitKDtta By the Ex-ComßUtteeman Democratic State leaders of both sides or the House are quietly fretting ready to fight out the question of con trol of the State machine and In tho next week or so announcement of candidacies for membership in tho State committee will be popping up all over the State. As the Democracy is in a hopeless state as regards State offices and most of the congressional districts and has little to gain in the way of legislative seats the State committee is the only thing left to fight over. And Indications are that it will be the "same old bone of con tention as of yore. The reorganisation gapgstcrs are planning )o set up men in every senatorial district, the local candidates of that wing being Ex-Mayor John K. Ttoyal, now a member, and Howard Jones, city chairman in days of dis tress. Herr Edward Moesleln, who had been a State committeeman, has had enough of it and will watch the other fellows fight. The Old Guard faction will now proceed to name its candidates. —E. SI. Biddle, Jr., of Carlisle, has made definite announcement of inten tion to combat for Democratic national delegate from this district notwith standing the candidacy of W. 1... Gor gas and the effort to swing the ma chine for, S. P. Eight of Eebanon. —A number of Democrats of the State are regretting that Congressman Warren Worth Bailey refuses to be a candidate for United States Senator. The regret is caused by the combina tion of Bailey's refusal to be a target and- a desire to swat him. —Speaker Ambler is said to be in terviewing railroad men throughout the State in bis canvass for the auditor general nomination. He is said to be planning a trip to Pittsburgh. Frank H. Smith. Antrim township teacher, is a candidate tor Democratic nomination for the Legislature in Franklin county. Representative Charles Walter will be renominated and elected by the Republicans. —W. C. Price is now being boomed for Congress by Luzerne Republicans. —Not much has been heard of E. E. Greenawalt for United States Sen ator. It is said that he is reluctant to run, but that assurances that the ex pense will be met are to bo given. —Congressman H. W. Watson, of •Montgomery, is out for renomination and so is Congressman S. Taylor North, of Punxsutawney. —Penrose forces are said to be backing Robert D. Dripps, director of safety in the Blankenburg cabinet for awhile, for Congress in Philadelphia against Congressman Harrow, who is being boosted by the Vares. —Senator W. M. Lynch, of Lacka wanna. fell and broke two ribs yester day while working aliout his home in Clark's Summit. —The Schuylkill county court is planning to make an investigation into the birth records of some men who claim to be citizens in tho dis puted Lost Creek district. —State Chairman Roland S. Mor ris. of the Democrats, woke up yes terday and announced that Democrats would have a primary this year. No doubt the word for him to awake came from the vigilant siding head quarters here which has been sound ing out sentiment and linding that the machine is in bad order up the State. —-John F. McEvoy, a lawyer living near Philadelphia, has been ap pointed a deputy revenue collector. —Luzerne county bars can not open before six o'clock in the morning nor remain open after eleven at night. —Uniontown is about to reorganize its police force. The new city govern ment is having trouble adjusting Itself. —Congressman J. V. Leslier, of Northumberland. has started his nominating petition out on the trail. Charles Robins, of Mt. Carmel, may be his Republican opponent. —Harry L. Wills was last night elected chief of the York Are depart ment for another four-year term. The (ight'on him collapsed. —Representative W. K. West, of Danville, is out for Democratic re nomination. A Pittsburgh dispatch to the Plilia i delphia Ledger to-day declares that practically all of the city and county employes liad been lined up in the in terests of Penrose in the fight for eon- I trol of the Pennsylvania Republican | organization. Every man in a high ! official position has been asked for a definite statement of his position on ( the matter, and even in the case of the district attorney's office, the only OU j ver stronghold left in the courthouse, I promises have been received of sup port to the Penrose banner, i —Senator D. P. Gerberich, of Leb anon, is said to be getting ready to run again. —A Pittsburgh newspaper contains this summary of the western Repub licans' view of the State situation given by a friend of Mayor Armstrong: "It ! is felt here that there should not be a ! contest for Auditor General within the party. We are looking for a strong ! mar who will overshadow both Am j bier and Snyder and will ask these two men to withdraw. This will bring the Penrose and Brumbaugh factions to ' getlier on that score at least, and if this is done an effort will be made to bring about harmony on the delegate question. We are not forgetting that next year will be an important one in j Allegheny county politics, with the election of a mayor, for members of city council, five judges and a number of county officials, and we want a united party long before that time." CRIMINAL CARELESSNESS (.Pittsburgh Sun.] The loss of the secret naval battle code from the destroyer Hull at San Diego reflects more discredit upon the navy than would the loss of a dread naught in an engagement. To lose a i book of such extreme value to the en tire service argues that somewhere there is negligence that is criminal. That a volume containing so much secret information should be left lying : carelessly about or placed in some re ceptacle that could lie rifled by any i servant speaks loudly in condemna tion of the methods that must have ' prevailed on the Hull, and doubtless did so to a greater or lesser extent on other ships. This great loss with the simultan eous disappearance of IL Japanese and a Filipino steward calls attention to another custom that has prevailed on American battleships that should" be discontinued, and that is. the employ ment of Japanese and Chinese as ser ants and stewards. To have ever per mitted it to start was a serious mis take. No vessel belonging to our navy should be permitted to employ a I foreigner, and especially an Oriental. ■ Years ago the Japanese were welcom led on board American warships as i stewards and personal servants of the ! officers because they made such good, considerate, thoughtful and refined menials. No one ever seemed to con sider that in many instances the obse ! quious valet in the service of a jun ior lieutenant was a prince of noble blood and a man of wealth and social standing in his home country who was "at service'' for the specific purpose of learning all he could of methods of the Americans on worships and to pick up all faets tliat came to him. In cluding such trifles as the secret bat i lie code. FEBRUARY 26, 1916. THE CARTOON OF THE DAY "—. ■ J ; WHERE IT FALLS THE HEAVIEST Copyright, 1916, by S. S. McClure. | —Brlnkerhoff In tlic New York Mail. f — > THE DY/E PROBLEM By Frederic J. Haskin THK dyestuff situation has shot into national prominence. Dyes are conspicuous by their ab sence. We are confronted with the tragic possibilities of pink overalls and white buttons on black clothes. A dye shipment had to be specially arranged for with the blockading pow ers to keep our friend and comforter the dollar bill his old familiar green. The real significance of the situation lies deeper than these picturesque de- [ tails that have caught the public eye. j The dye shortage affects every one of j two million workmen who manufac ture annually products valued at five billion dollars, as well as all the peo ple dependent on them, and the im mense amount of capital invested in i factories and plants'. One cotton manufacturer in his tes- ! timony before a committee investigat ing the situation stated that if he | could not be assured of an adequate dye supply within six months he would have to discontinue business, \ and cancel his order for four million i pounds of cotton yarn. The leather industry, the paper trade, the manu facturers of paint, straw work and wood work, shoe dressing and a long list of similar articles have all felt the shortage. Luckily, the chances that the situ ation will go to lengths where manu facturers have to cancel orders are small. We need dyes, and we cannot ! import them. Therefore we must manufacture them. We have the raw materials, and while our technical skill in the line may not be up to that of Germany, who has specialised In it for decades, still we are quite effi cient enough and we will learn as we go. Any American manufacturer of dyes whose plant is running to-day can't complain about business. But after the war, comes the rub. Before the war our dye industry could not. compete with that of Ger many. That is why we haven't any dye industry to speak of to-day. The situation is no reflection on American manufacturers. It is due to a policy of co-operation among the German j I manufacturers, and between the man- j ! ufacturers and the German govern--1 ment, which our trade laws make it j impossible for us to duplicate. When the Germans sold some par- I ticular dye at a high price, an Amer ican manufacturer would sometimes try to compete with them. Then the Germans lowered the price to cost, and below, and the American factory had to meet their price and take the whole shock of the low figure. In Germany it was distributed among all the factories, so none of them felt it much. Hence American capital has been slow to go into dye works, and now that dyes are selling at fancy figures, capital is not much more eager, because after the war the same old situation will crop up. A dye works represents a heavy investment. The solution of the dilemma which ! seems in a fair way to be adopted is the protective tariff for dyestuffs. 'There is a bill before Congress now! providing for such a tariff. Members I 1 THE STATE FROM DAT TO DW~ Attorneys In Lancaster are busily engaged in stirring up the legal pot with reference to the proposition to remove the Pennsylvania station from its present location to the outskirts of town. There seems to be_ a grave question as to whether it can be re moved without a two-thirds vote of the people. Good old "Hans" Wagner celebrated his 42nd birthday out in Pittsburgh the other day, and the "Flying Dutch man" was given a banquet under the auspices of the Stove League, a base ball organization out there. Many eminent jurists, businessmen, and edi tors did their share in helping the bow-legged shortstop to celebrate. Congressman Steele, of Easton. Pa., is accused of having introduced his bili into Congress, requiring that a constitutional amendment must be ratified within four years from (he time Congress submits it, with the idea of "headitfg off the Prohibition amendment after it gets past the na tional Congress." as the American Ts jsue puts it. The Congressman is pres ident of a brewery, it adds. Dr. Scott Nearing, the deposed pro fessor of Pennsylvania University, has been addressing audiences at Erie and attracting large crowds. The address es were said to be free from radical ism this time. ~Dr. Nearing commend ed the enterprise of the Erie School Board In erecting a cosmopolitan high school where children may study practically any subject from the regu lar literary course to trades and science. Clever as he was, Harry Mooreliead, of Titusvllle. could not keep up his little game of advertising coon-dogs for sale, making the sale in advance, and then picking up for delivery any dirty little dog that happened to crpss liis path and didn't see him first. Needless to sny, the "coon-docs" didn't pan out and the young man is now charged with having used the United mails to defraud. of the House anil Senate representing j both political parties have come out I in favor of the measure. The textile ! manufacturers who opposed a similar ' tariff in 1809—it was brought up by the dye manufacturers at that time —arc Hooding Congress with letters now, urging adoption of tnc pend ing bill. The manufacturers opposed the measure before because it would have I increased the cost of dyes over what it is under normal conditions. No j body believed seriously in 1909 that the German supply would ever be cut ; off. A protective dye tariff, said the' cloth men, would benefit the dye in dustry at the expense of their own. (The present state of affairs shows the desirability of being independent in it he matter, even if independence has I |to be paid for. The dye supply is a ; minor but indispensable factor in In dustries a hundred times bigger. As i one of the advocates of the dye tariff puts it, we will be paying live or six : million dollars a year—which is what he estimates the increased cost of I i dyes under the new tariff will come to j | —as a sort of Insurance against find ing ourselves again suddenly dye- j ! less. t It is a known fact that capital is ! ready and available to multiply our dye production capacity as soon as it is assured that the industry will be • adequately protected against post-bel lum competition from * Germany. (Within six months domestic plants would be able to meet domestic de jrnands. In the meantime, there is a ■ good supply of dyestuffs in the coun- I try which speculators are holding for i a rise. With production assured in the near future these dyes would be thrown on themarketand tide over the interim.. The dyestuffs have taken some of the most amazing jumps in price that j these war-times have seen. One man ufacturer tells of paying $40,000 fori dyes that he could buy normally under ! $3,000. Sulphur blacks, formerly 18 | cents a pound, are quoted around three i dollars, and the supply is limited at | that. Statistics furnished by four big i manufacturers of colored cotton goods igivo an average price of 37 cents a 'pound, before the war for dyes that : are worth $4.50 now. Colored cotton j will be high this season, ajid you can look for white as a popular color in spite of laundry bills. A point in favor of multiplying do mestic dye-works is the east with! which they can do a quick-change act and emerge as full-fledged muni tion works. The head of one of tlier j biggest dye-plants in the country says |that his works could be transformed linto a powder plant on ten days' no tice, and turned back into a dye-works in another ten days when the need for powder was past. He says also that a capital of fifteen million dollars is waiting to multiply the capacity of his plant by ten, if the new tariff bill passes. The same facts, both as to munition-making potentialities and prospective enlargements, are true of other plants. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THANKS THE PUBLIC The Cathedral Rectory llarrlsburg, Pa. February 25. 1916. To the Editor of the Telegraph: On behalf of the clergy and people of the Catholic diocese of UarrisburK. permit me through your columns to convey to his many friends in this city my warmest thanks for the numerous expressions of condolence which I have received from them on the occasion of the death and obsequies of the late Uishep Shanahan.' To the newspapers of llarrlsburg, for their kindly editorial tributes to out lamented bishop; ,to the Mayor and police department for their arrange ments, admirably planned and exe cuted: and to the large concourse of people who. from State street to Cal vary Cemetery, so respectfully and sympathetically viewed the funeral procession, I am profoundly grateful, and remain, Very sincerely yours, < M. M. HASSKTT, Administrator. HOW TO LIVE LONGER ACTIVITY—RuIe 14—"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." To be healthy and happy we must all work, but we should also rest and.play. Those who do hard physical work all day should play simple games, like check ers or cards to work their minds. Thi.x will let the tired muscles rest. Read good newspapers and books. Tell jokes and stories. Laughter is very healthy. When you come home tired out, He down for a few minutes. Sleep a few minutes If you can. Even fifteen min utes of rest or sleep will refresh you greatly especially before eating. If you have been sitting in an office all day your brain is tired when you stop. Your body needs exercise to make your brain forget the work. Any bod ily work like walking home, sawing wood or shoveling snow or throwing a ba.sebail. or wrestling or boxing will do you good. If your eyes hurt, see your doctor. If you need eyeglasses, have a compe tent oculist prescribe them. Do not make work out of your play. When your play seems like work, stop It. Sleep all you need to. If possible, walk fifteen minutes outdoors before you go to bed. Do not cat heavily or read ex citing stories just before you go to bed. Drive out of your mind any, things that worry you before you go to bed. If vou cannot sleep at first, breathe deep ly slid slowly. Take a lukewarm b:ith or drink iflass of warm milk These thing* will rest you and often make i ou sleepy. i lEtanmg Chat I The average man does not reali;t» what an automobile show such as ha been held In this city this week incur, to a place like Harrisburg. To \tw gin with Harrisburg is a distributing point, a railroad center, the place to which many people in smaller com munities and rural districts turn for their supplies and where thoy make many purchases. It has all these ad vantages as well as a pretty siderable population of its own with contiguous municipalities, all busy. Naturally, it Is the place to hold an automobile show for it not only is in the midst of an agricultural res ion, hut also the center of industrial activ ity of \aiious Kinds. This show has had the effect of attracting to this city the attention of a good many people with money in their pockets to buy cars and also to do some shopping in other lines. food, fashion and other shows, automobile shows bene fit a great many more poople than those dealing in the articl'es for which the exhibition is devls»d. The joys of housekeeping when a newly-married couple first engage 'll ! their domestic activities are perhaps not all that they are cracked up to lie, although the following incident, which happened to two young things who are known in this city, but at present make their home near Philadelphia, cannot be said to have discouraged this game little pair, who do not know how to spell discouragement. I I'hey are still smiling, by the way, in spite of a recent robbery which re , moved all the bride's Jewels and some I cash besides, and in spite of the as yet-unsolved problem of the servant ! girl, six of whom have proved incon ; stant in the last ten weeks. But to | the story: This young couple sat them down to a delightful looking meal ono evening in their spacious domicile and turned their attention to a luscious | Hamburg steak. Sinking their teeth I in the Delmoniconlc preparation they prepared to satisfy tho inner man and ; woman, respectively. A look of sur i prise spread over their respective countenances, then frowns, but finally the saving humor of the bride came to the rescue and they burst into peals of laughter. Tho new Swedish maid, in place of onions, had care fully and painstakingly plrtcked from the garden a quantity of daffodil bulbs. • » • The eyes of the East Pennsylvania United Evangelical conference in ses sion at Harris Street United Evangeli 'cal Church this week have been eager | ly seeking the bulletin boards for news from Changsha, the capital of Hunan | province, China, which was declared | under martial law this week. Chang -1 sha is the headquarters of Dr. C. New | ton Dubs, head of the United Evan gelical mission in China, of the Shain baughs and others prominent in mis sionary work there. During a pre vious rebellion the headquarters were destroyed by a mob and the mission aries had narrow escapes. Up to the | present both sides in the present ftroublo in China have displayed a I friendly spirit toward the missionaries j and it is not believed that they are in any great danger, the only chance jof trouble lying with irresponsible persons bent on loot and using the rebellion as an excuse for disorder. However, there has been no indication of anything like this recently. Dr. Dubs has been recently on a very long journey visiting many mission sta tions and walking hundreds of miles across country to keep in touch with them. Secretary of Agriculture Charles K. Patton, who advanced tho plan of having school boys, especially those In country schools, compete for the best birdhouses and the first nesting of the birds which are valuable lo the farmers, is keenly interested in such matters and has a number of places on his farms in Clearfield county where the birds are fed dur ing the winter and not disturbed in summer. Most of the men con nected with the Department of Agri culture offices have long been advo cates of taking care of the insectivor ous birds and the birdhouse plan will receive much encouragement in rural districts. In this city considerable at tention has been given to birdhouses because there are many who love gardening and who realize what a boon the birds are to the lover of plants and blooms. Among visitors to the city yester day was Col. L. Benton Long, one of the prominent business men of Ridge way. He represents several big busi ness houses in that Elk county town. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE"" —Dr. J. T. Buiz, who is in charge of the measles quarantine in Allen town, was just elected health officer of that city a few days ago. —William 11. Donner, the steel mag nate, will leave shortly for a southern trip. —C. Tyson Kratz, the Montgomery county man who is turning up in poli tics again, attracted attention some fifteen years ago by suits against the State for school appropriations. E. s. Bayard, of Pittsburgh, re elected head of the State Breeders. Is editor of one of the big agricultural and stock raising journals. Joseph Denner, who retires as postmaster of Weissport, has held that office for twenty-nine years. [ DO YOU KNOW That Hnrrisburg has been a manufacturer of stockings for over JOO years? HISTORIC H ARRIS BURG The first flrehouse in Harrisburg was located along the River Front. The Productive Dovetail Advertising and Belling plana ) "dovetail, Efficiency '' A 3 merchant would not think of putting an advertisement in the newspaper and then not hav lllLT tll6 KOOdfl. . Yet national advertisers fre nuentlv waste efforts and money advertising in parts of the coun try where distribution cannot by any chance be "hooked up right. The wise manufacturer does not. He backs up his definite selling with newspaper advertis ing and builds business without lost motion or lost money. Manufacturers and distribu ters will be greatly Interested in the Illustrated booklet. "The Dealer and His Friends," which will be sent on request by tho Rureau «r Advertising, Ameri can Newspaper Publishers As sociation. World Building. New York.
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