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SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 25
1 am glad to think
1 am not bound to make the world go
right,
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JEWISH PATRIOTISM
BORIS S. SCHUMACHER, of New (
York, who returned Thursday j ,
from a tour of the eastern and ;
western front of the European war (
zones, estimates the Jewish losses in ,
the. Czar's armies sinro the beginning I ]
of hostilities as 121,985 men. Schu- (
inacher, a writer for Jewish publica- ,
tions, went abroad with the Ford (
peace party and has also been in t,
Petrograd. llis estimates of army j,
losses were made, ha said, from offl- j,
cial statements and documents. ,
To illustrate the loyalty of the: |
.lews to Russia. Schumacher gave these j.
figures on Jewish casualties: Died \
on the battlefield, 18,435, 4 per cent. ,
uf the total; died soon after being j
wounded. 11,541, 7 8-10 per cent.; 11
died in hospitals, 8,882, 5 per cent.;|i
missing, 31,324, 4 per cent.; wounded L
but recovering, 5,831, 5 per cent.ijj
total 121,985. The Jewish population ;
is about 4 per cent, of the whole.
Schumacher said the Jews in Rus-1
sia are hoping for the defeat of Ger- '
many. They blame Germany for the
failure of their past efforts to win j
freedom in the Czar's domains, as- I
serting that the Kaiser has aided the!
Russian Government in suppressing i
uprisings. y . >v
This Is a new and interesting point
of view, differing from that of thou
sands of Jews in America whose
sympathies are frankly with the Teu
tonic allies because of their hatred for
the Czar, whom they look upon as
Israel's greatest oppressor. But that!
aside, the fact that 121,985 Jews have j
been shot down in defense of Russia |
should be ground enough upon which I
to build for them the noble edifice of i
political and religious freedom when j
the war shall cease. No country I
worthy the name will do olher than '
pay full tribute and homage to the i
men who shoulder their rifles and 1
march away to lay down their lives, !
If need be, that its flag may continue
to fly.
"KULTURAIJ MANURE" '
ERNST HAECKLE, Germany's,
most venerable scholar and a
distinguished writer, in a book
just issued defending the conduct of
Germany in the present war, refers
to the largo number of Germans who j
annually emigrate from the Fatherland
as so much "kultural manure."
One wonders how those German-
Americans who have been upholding
the cause of Germany In the United !
States will like to learn that in the
eyes of the folks at home—according
to the language of this spokesman for
the kaiser —they are looked upon as |
merely "kultural manure."
One fancies that they have been j
thinking of themselves as patriots.
Hut Germany looks upon them only as
"kultural manure."
These agents of the imperial gov
ernment have objected to Americans
calling them "hyphenates," and cer
tainly the term is not complimentary,
but in our most aggravated moments
we never went to the lengths of
Dr. Haeckle. We never called 'em
"kultural manure."
SIGNS OF PEACE
NOT the least Interesting 1 of the
European developments of the
past few weeks is the evident
discontent in Germany with the con
duct of the war by the Kaiser's chief
tains. who wero to have led the Ger
man armies to decisive victories in the
first few months of -the conflict and
to have brought all Europe to Its knees
begging for peace, the terms of which
would be dictated from Berlin. Cer
tain Internal controversies resulting in
the dismissal of Von Tirpitz and dis
sensions In the war board give riso to
the belief that the people of Germany
are awakening from the hypnotic spell
of world dominion cast over them by
the Kaiser and his fire-eating military
advisers. Once they come clearly to
the understanding that they cannot
trample the earth at will, that their
"invincible" armies have gone up
against, a stone wall and that their
dream of conquest is over, then they
will he ready to sue for peace. And
there are Indications that many Ger
mans have reached that conclusion.
The Allies, on the other hand, must
by this time have learned (hat, even
though they would, they cannot anni
hilate the German people. They have
SATURDAY EVENING, &AKRISBURO «SS4t TELEGRAPH MARCH 25, 1916.
contended from llie first that all they
desire Is to crush the spirit of mili
tarism in Germany which is respon
sible for the awful state of affairs in
Europe to-day, and they, too, ought to
be in state of mind to discuss peace
once Germany repudiates in the
thoughts of the people the leadership
that has led the nation to the brink of
destruction and brought nothing but
sorrow and sacrifice to those on whose
shoulders the burden of the unneces
sary load has fallen.
liITTTKIt TO THE EDITOR
THE following comes to the editor's
desk In the form of a letter from
one who signs himself "One of
the Live Americans," with the request
that it be published:
I wish you would try and create
the public spirit of Harrlsbursr
enough to demand that the Gov
ernment of the TJ. S. A. finish our
own "Black Spot," the Post Office
building, which would be a dis
grace in one of the war-torn cities
of Europe, let alone Harrlsburg,
Pa.
The Telegraph would like to oblige,
but, honest, dear correspondent, it ,
doesn't know how. The fact Is, the .
Telegraph fears very much lis views
would have small weight at Washing
ton just now.
Tills we do know, however, that j
Congressman Krelder and Postmaster 1
Sites both have been doing their best ' J
to hurry the progress of construction
on the Post Office, and if they have not '
been successful, what might be ex
pected of the efforts of a Republican
newspaper to hurry a Democratic ad- !
ministration in such a comparatively !
small matter as this when "watchful 1
waiting" is the favorite slogan at the '
White House?
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DYE AT BIRTH I
WITHOUT dyes the price of cloth j i
depreciates, and this deprecia
tion reacts on the raw mate
rial. Seventy per cent, of all cotton,
and a still higher percentage of wool,
passes through the dyer's hands be
fore reaching the consumer. Those i
who had hopes of seeing the dye-1
stuffs Industry established in tliisj'
country will be disappointed to learn j
that, according to latest reports, j
President Wilson and Secretary Red-i|
field are determined that no tariff
rales shall bo enacted looking to this j
end. This will be of particular inter
est, to cotton planters and wool grow
ers—and every Pennsylvania farmer
who owns a sheep is a wool grower—-
owing to the fact that the dyestuffs
famine, which the perversity of the
administration renders more severe, is
beginning to have a depressing effect j
on the prices of their products.
However, a temporary relief has!
been suggested. During the past year
experiments have been going on in ;
raising tinted cotton. They have been
in a measure successful. Hence this \
advice to cotton planters:
111 the South the bold boll weevil
Hooks up with another evil:
1 .ack of dyes makes business rot
ten- -
Dope the soil! Raise colored cot
ton!
' For the benefit of wool growers let
it be said that scientists have declared
| if the feed of animals is colored a
particular hue, and strictly adhered
to, there will be a resulting pigmenta
tion of their coats:
Mary had a little lamb
It's fleece was white as snow,
But lack of dyestufs made his coat
Drop fifty cents or so.
Then Mary mixed her lamb's mash
With best of jet black Ink,
' And bartered for a bunch o' cash
A clip of sable kink.
These suggestions are quite as
j practical as Democratic measures of ;
; relief, and they are the best we can j
I expect until the Republicans are re
j turned to power.
i NO TIME FOR PERSONALITIES
SAYS the Philadelphia Bulletin,
commenting upon the length to
which factionalism in politics
may go:
In such a season of strife, when
it becomes prolonged, there is at
] ways an extraordinary blackening
of personal character. The sewer
rats are let loose, and the mistakes
or follies of private life are dragged
unsparingly into the daylight.
Abuse and slander become the
order of the day. and few men, no
matter how decent or honest they
may be, are allowed, if they are ac
tive on one side, to escape the
venom of the other side. From 1895
to IS»9 the politics of Philadelphia
was an Illustration of factional
ism in its most odious forms. To
break down character, to blackmail,
i ami to search for weaknesses which
might make a man ridiculous or
bring shame upon him and his fam
ily were the weapons of one side
quite as much as they were of the
other. To fasten some imputation
of moral delinquency on a factional
opponent, even If it were only sonie
i passing indiscretion that might be
I plausibly distorted into a reprcsen
! tation of vice, was the employment
of degraded hirelings.
Pennsylvania is on the eve of what!
looks like, a bitter factional struggle.
I Whatever the outcome, all concerned
i would do well to let personalities out
l of it. The'day is well nigh past when
I mud-slinging counts for much In po
! litical campaigns. When Issues are at
, stake the injection of personalities Is
j confusing, and often loses as many
votes as it makes. No man Is per
-1 feet and all have their faults and their
| weaknesses. "There is so much good
; in the worst of us, and so much bad in
the best of us, that It 111 behooves any
of us to talk about the rest of us."
Let us hope that we may be spared
the flood of slander, villlflcatlon and
, character assassination that has mark
ed many contests In recent years. No
, body Is benefitted and many suffer
. lasting and sometimes undeserved dis
credit therefrom.
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( PRIZEFIGHTERS AND KINGS
TO-NIGHT one Moran and one Wll
lard will stand up before each
other in New York with the title
, of fistic champion of the world at
, stake, and mild-mannered men will
t shudder at the spectacle. To be sure,
I it will not be an uplifting event, but
, he who looks askance at prizefighting
. would kow-tow in a moment if he hut
, found himself wltliln a block of one
I of the European monarchs now en
gaged in directing the bloodiest war
in history.
I The chief difference between a
, prizefighter and a king would seem to
. I bo that the prizefighter is willing to
,I do his own lighting: while the king
stands back well out of range and
sends his subjects in to do the bloody
work.
Prizefighters, we are taught, are
brutal fellows and kings are akin to
divinity, but prizefighters are content
if their antagonist is merely winded
enough to slay on (he floor ten sec
onds at a stretch ( but the king
prostrates his thousands on the sod in
a sleep that shall know no waking
until Gabriel's horn shall sound.
And don't forget this, that both
prizefighter and king have but one
end in view personal glory and
material reward.
TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE
—Old "John L." is the only ex
champion who has been able to
"come back" in popular* favor.
—This weather is enough to make
even a bluebird blue.
—Who cares about talk of war loans
in Europe with a question staring us
in the face like, where are we going
to get the price of that Easter bonnet?
—"Atlantic'City now an all-season
resort," says an ad. Yep, and the
only difference is that in winter they
let you g-et away with enough to buy
a ticket back homo.
—Von Hindenberg has demon
strated his ability to whip the Rus
sians, but if Germany wants to win
this war she must find a general able
to make them stay whipped.
—"Mary had a little lamb.' its
fleece was white as snow," she clipped
its wool and sold the fleece and bought
a big auto.
THE STATE FROM DW TO DW
Indications point, to an enormous
gathering in Harrlsburg on the first
day of next week for the William Penn
Highway conference. Delegates from
all the towns along (he proposed route
have signified their intention of being
present in such numbers that the city
will be taxed to accommodate the
crowds, if the numbers are commen
surate with the enthusiasm.
Warren H. Manning, president of
the American Landscape Artists' Asso
ciation, and an expert in city planning,
made a recent visit to Johnstown on
matters relating to the city's welfare.
Mr. Manning will always receive a
hearty welcome in Harrlsburg for the
great benefits which his advice and
co-operation have produced in past
years for this city.
Erie may have a motor-driven street
cleaner, at afcost of 14,500, if the New
York representative can persuade the
city authorities that It is needed and
will be efficient and economical. The
agenl says it can be operated for $6.50
a day and that it is remarkable i)i the
saving to the city which It makes
possible.
If you are afflicted with "fatness" or
"flossiness" you may as well not apply
for a teaching position in the Potts
villc. schools, for the Board of Directors
lias ruled that all such are tabooed,
for the reason that the former could
not climb the stairs quickly enough
and the latter would be too fond of
the looking-glass.
The Conynham constable has made !
a raid on punch boards, slot machines
and other gambling apparatus in the
town, which, he claims, are absorbing
the money that boys receive from their
parents for the necessities of life. He
believes that if their mothers didn't
raise their boys to be soldiers, at least
they raised I hem for a better purpose
than to spend their time and energy
In an occupation which is the least
productive of good to society as a
whole of any on record.
« * *
Enter Simon S. Pctersborgh, of Sun
bury, aged 71. Blare of trumpets and
sound of hautboys and cries of "The
ideal man". Blushlngly the venerable
man bows. Curtain. A brief scenario
of a. possible sketch with Mr. Peters
borgli and Sarah W. Kiest, of Wllkes-
Barre, as the principals. They two
were wedded on Thursday and the
groom is declared by the bride to be
"the ideal man of the United States."
• * *
A' Main Line Rifle Club will be
formed in the section of the Main
Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad
from Malvern to Narberth. Next Tues
day night there will be a mass meeting
at which many will speak, Including
Captain Halstead Dorey, a member of
General Leonard Wood's staff and the
offieer-ln-charge of the War Depart
ment at Governors Island, New York.
Captain Dorey was in command of the
businessmen's camp at Plattsburg last
summer and is a thorough-going sol
dier.
GOOD SALESMANSHIP
In the April American Magazine
Merle Crowell says that in the largest
tobacco corporation in the world "care
ful labs are kept on the clerks by
service Inspectors, who enter the stores
just like any other customers and re
port on the following selling points of
the men:
First, prompt approach; second,
greeting: third, courtesy: fourth, tact;
fifth, fjatienee; sixth, neatness in dress;
I seventh, ability, intelligence, knowl
\ eged of goods; eighth, salesmanship;
| ninth, does he say "Thank you"?
"A clerk who renders especially
commendable service receives a 'red
| letter' of approbation signed by the
president or the vice-president of the
j company. The tabulated reports of
| the inspectors are used when It comes
j to a question of promotion."
BLACK SHEEP
1 From their folded mates they wan
der far.
Their ways seem harsh and wild;
They follow the beck of a baleful star,
Their paths are dream-beguiled.
Yet haply they sought but a wider
range.
Some loftier mountain slope.
And little recked of the country
strange
Beyond the gates of hope.
And haply a bell with a luring call
Summoned their feet to tread
Midst the cruel rocks, where the deep
pitfall
And the lurking snares are spread.
Maybe, in spite of their tameless days
Of outcast liberty.
They're sick at heart for the homely
ways
Where their gathered brothers be.
And oft at night, when the plains fall
dark
And the hills loom large and dim,
For the shepherd's voice they mutely
hark,
And their hearts go out to him.
Meanwhile, "Black sheep! Black
sheep!" we cry.
Safe in the inner fold;
j And maybe they hear, and wonder
why,
i And marvel out in the cold.
—Richard Burton in Minneapolis
I Journal.
T><>EA£C* u
By the Ex - Comml tt coma n
Signs that the efforts of men who
have been endeavoring to compose
differences in the Republican party
were bearing fruit were to be seen to
day. Meetings were being held to
day ,in Philadelphia and Atlantic City
and the whole State is waiting to hear
whether an agreement will be reached
on the three points in controversy or
any one of them.
The olive branch extended by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh in his harmony re
mark to newspapermen at Pittsburgh
has been taken by mutual friends to
Senator Penrose, but whether the bat
tle preliminaries started when the
Governor came out for reunion of the
party will be called off remains to be
seen. Both sides are aligned for war
fare and plans made for vigorous
prosecution of the campaign once it
gets under way. But men high up in
the councils of both sides express the
hope that the Democrats will, as usual,
furnish the political fight of the year.
—The Philadelphia Ledger to-day
says that whether Governor Brum
baugh will continue in the field will
be .determined in a few days. The
Ledger in a review points out that
prominent State officials and close per
sona! friends of the Governor are op
posed to his course, which carries with
it a fight for control of the State com
mittee or In other words, the same
situation as in 1895; that, few so-called
big men have endorsed the Gover
nor; that the Progressives are not
very strong for the Governor as
shown by their indirect reference to
his campaign and that Senator Pen
rose has started to make a hard tight.
The Ledger says that men close to the
Governor are also urging him to fight
and that the Governor refuses to talk.
The North American says that Pen
rose is making the peace overtures,
while the Democratic Philadelphia
Record says: "Rumors that Governor
Brumbaugh has once more extended
the olive branch to United States Sen
ator Penrose in the hope of averting
the impending factional fight which
threatens to split and disorganize the
RejTTlblican State Organization were
current yesterday in political circles.
It is no secret that the members of
the Pennsylvania Congressional dele
gation have become greatly alarmed
over the turn in Republican affairs in
the State, as a result of constant talk
of fight, would not only imperil the
State ticket, but would also jeopardize
whatever chance the Republican par
ty has of winning the national election
in November, members of the Con
gressional delegation arc understood
to have brought pressure on the Gov
ernor to display a less militant atti
tude toward Senator Penrose. Ac
cording to the reports circulated yes
terday the latest peace plan devised
by Governor Brumbaugh and the
Vares would virtually be a surrender
|on their part to Senator Penrose. This
plan, it is said, is for Senator Penrose
to meet the Governor half-way on the
de!egate-at-large slate and to give
Governor Brumbaugh a complimen
tary vote at the Chicago convention
as T-ennsylvania's favorite son. In
return, it is asserted, the Governor
would withdraw his opposition to
State Senator Charles A. Snyder, the
Penrose candidate for Auditor Gen
eral. Such action would probably
mean the elimination of Speaker
Ambler, who entered the race for Au
ditor General ostensibly as the can
didate of Mayor Smith, but who Is
also believed to have been assured of
the support of Governor Brumbaugh
and the Vares."
—One of the interesting incidents of
the week, according to gossip which
has been flying about the Capitol, oc
curred Thursday evening at the Attor
ney General's office, when Senator
Charles A. Snyder, of Pottsville, candi
date for the Republican nomination
for Auditor General, called upon At
torney General Brown and told him,
according to reports, that if any at
tacks were made upon him he would
make some statements which he im
plied would be "sensational." The
Attorney General is reported to have
said that he was not, behind the can
didacy of Speaker Charles A. Ambler
and that he was attending to his own
business.
—Three more letters endorsing the
stand of the Governor were issued
from the Brumbaugh headquarters last
night. One is from ex-Representative
J. R. Gillette, ot' Philadelphia, and the
other from W. 11. Ridgway, Coatesville
manufacturer. The Altoona Tribune
and Chambersburg Public Opinion are
quoted in support of the Governor.
—The Philadelphia situation has be
come tense again. The Philadelphia
Inquirer to-day says: "Defying certain
members of Councils whom he charged
with attacking his administration by
interjecting a tax rate discussion into
the finance committee's consideration
of the proposed $86,800,000 loan bill.
Mayor Smith in a vigorous statement
yesterday asserted that 'nothing but
politics' was responsible for the fac
tional debate at Thursday's session.
'Anyone who attacks the loan bill or
fights the administration will have a
battle on his hands. I cannot put that
too strongly.' the Mayor said. In em
phatic fashion the Mayor upheld the
arguments of Chairman Joseph P.
Gaffney and other Vare adherents in
the finance committee, who attempted
to block all tax rate debate on the
ground that, the subject was premature
and would not affect the loan. He
also paid his respects in a tart com
ment to Charles Seger, recognized
leader of the Penrose-McNichol fac
tion in Councils, and to Harry J.
Trainer, former Vare lieutenant, who
is now aligned with the opposing ele
ment in the Republican party."
The Pittsburgh Dispatch says in an
article on the State situation: "The
changed attitude of Senator Boies Pen
rose toward Colonel Roosevelt as a
candidate and his quiet advocacy of
Senator P. C. Knox is pointed to by
his followers as indicating a willing
ness on his part to do his share in
avoiding hostilities. Penrose is earn
estly counseling the Republican lead
ers that, if the Pennsylvania situa
tion is properly handled, there Is more
than an even chance that Mr. Knox
will be made the Republican nominee
at Chicago and be the means of
amalgamating the Republican and
Progressive parties. His followers are
willing to agree that the State's un
divided support shall be thrown to
Colonel Roosevelt if the nomination
of Mr. Knox should become impossible
and the selection of Colonel Roose
velt should appear to be the logical
solution of the situation."
—-Representative Nelson McVicar
of Tarentum, sponsor for the borough
code In 1915, has announced his can
didacy for a Republican nomination
in the Twelfth Allegheny district. Mr.
McVicar, with his colleague, John W.
Vlckerman, of Bellevue, have repre
sented the district for one term and
serious opposition to their return to
the lower lawmaking body is not an
ticipated. Mr. McVicar Is asking for
a second term on the record ho has
made as a legislator. He has prac
ticed law in Allegheny county for the
last eighteen years specializing largely
in municipal law.
—Democrats In Cumberland are in
a row again. Present line-up and re
sorts emanating from councils of the
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THE ALLIES IN BIG COUNCII—NEWS NOTE.
—From tlie Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A BIG STEP IN WIRELESS
By Frederic J. Haskin
I J
THE United States leads the world
in the field of wireless teleg-
raphy. The very latest Inven
tion, perfected by Frederick A. Kol
ster of the government Bureau of
Standards is of such fundamental im
portance that it is expected to revolu
tionize radio work in every country.
Mr. Kolster has invented a wireless
direction finder.
In the last, year the French army
suffered three severe defeats for lack
of such an apparatus. Their wire
less operators intercepted German
messages and thought they had
thereby fixed the location of strong
bodies of German troops. The French
forces were maneuvered accordingly,
but instead of drawing away from
the heavy hostile artillery as they in
tended, they marched directly upon
it. The wireless men had made a
cosily mistake. The new American
invention renders such mistakes im
possible.
The value of a radio direction finder
in modern warfare can scarcely be
over estimated. Under present condi
tions, a wireless mesasge comes out
of the mysterious void. It may come
from any point of the compass. Per
haps it contains Information as to
the location of the sender; but it may
Ibe a code message; or it may be de
liberately falsified in order to confuse
the enemy. By the operation of the
new device, each message betrays the
location of its source. In this way,
the enemy finds the use he can safely
make of his wireles limited, for it
gives the position of at least a part
of his forces.
The value or the Invention is far
from being confined to war, however.
It will prove of great value to ship
ping by giving a vessel the bearing
of some warning lighthouse or light
ship in a fog. It will permit a wider
control of irresponsible wireless sets,
j which have great potentialities for
I mischief and interference with legitl
| mate business. By its use, the Coast
Guard will be able to locate a vessel
| in distress, and one ship will be able
to determine the direction of another
at sea.
A consideration of the nature of
radio waves suggest! some of the
difficulties that have to be overcome
in designing and perfecting an ap
paratus such as the one on which
patent is pending. The waves are
propagated by the sending force much
as ripples are set up by a stone fall
ing in a pool—as concentric circles,
equally in all directions. The waves
are of course Invisible, and the very
existence of the medium through
which they travel only a matter of
theory. A simple, portable device
which determines the direction from
which they come at the same time
that the message is being received is
a scientific achievement of a high
order.
The efficiency of American wireless
work constitutes one of our more
valuable preparedness assets. An
armored automobile equipped with a
high-power wireless set was designed
last year at the Naval and Military
Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
The car was tested over a five-hun
dred-mile trip, and sent back com-
party seem to pressage a real old-time
split In the Democratic forces over
the selection of committeeman, the
whole to be a test of strength be
tween the old and younger elements
of the party. Edwin E. Barnitz, a
member of the Carlisle school board,
has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic State committeman from
Cumberland county. Register of Wills
Joseph J. Totton, the present commit
teeman, is expected also to be a can
didate for re-election to the office.
THE SEARCHLIGHT
MOTORCYCLES IN WAR ZONE
Every country engaged in war is
competing to secure greater numbers
of American motorcycles. A number
motorcycle regiments are now in ser
vice, the cycle being more dependable
than the cavalry horse, and capable of
greater and longer speed. Motorcy
cles arc ideal for transporting officers,
enabling them to keep in constant
touch with several sections of a long
armv. The two-wheeled motor Is also
being Introduced in large numbers. It
Is less cumbersome than the automo
bile and in many instances can be
made to serve the same purpose.
TOO BUSY TO TALK
[Louisville Courier-Journal]
The sinking of the Sillus was not
"disavowed" but. denied. The Kaiser
is a busy man and he is determined to
simplify the problems of war by every
means within human power.
munlcations almost hourly without
difficulty.
Amateur.radio work in the United |
States has an encouragingly high
standard of ability. Captain Bullard, |
Superintendent of the Naval Radio
Service, recently accepted the vice
presidency of the National Amateur |
Radio Association, which numbers,
nearly thirty thousand members.
There is a strong sentiment in favor j
of putting all American radio sta- j
tions under the control of the Naval
Radio Service in order to standardize
the work still further. Roth naval
and military men have commended
the Amateur Association as a valu
able feature of national defense. Only j
a few days ago, the amateurs showed j
what they could do in case of need.
A wireless message was sent out
from the Rock Island Arsenal In
Illinois, carried to the White House
in Washington and then with the help
of amateur operators, relayed to the (
mayor of almost every large city and
to the governor of every State. It
reached the Pacific coast within two
hours and a half after leaving the
starting point. The demonstration
; proved that a call to mobilize an army
: could be flashed to every corner of i
the country in. a few hours.
That the work on wireless ap
: paratus is not apt to l»r rrom want
'of enthusiasm is shown by the rec
j ords of the patent office. More patents
j are being applied for on improvements
lin radio devices than in any other
i Held except automobiles and alr
-1 ships. Some of tho patents are im
practicable, but many are in direct
line with recognized needs. Consid
erable advance has been made in
controlling railway trains by wireless
i instead of by ordinary telegraph or
I telephone systems. It. is predicted
that another five years will see radio
dispatching in general use. During
! the blizzard of January when tele-
I graph wires were down, the wireless
| station at Hoboken, New Jersey, kept
jin touch with a number of snow
| bound trains.
While radio work is going rapidly
j forward, progress in the kindred
! science of wireless telephony is keep-
I ing pace, and perhaps a little over,
j At any rate, the last year was a ban
j ner one for wireless telephone ad-
I vance. Only a few weeks ago, Secre-
I tary Daniels delivered the first naval
order to go by wireless telephone,
from his office in the Navy Depart
ment in Washington to Admiral
, Usher at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
In the field of wireless telephony,
| the United States has been a leader
I from the beginning. As far back as
: 1908, Professor Fessenden of Massa
chusetts reported a successful com
munication between his station in that
State and Washington, D. C., and a
year before that, he had talked with
j Jamaica Plains, N. Y.—a distance of
' two hundred miles. Last. year Dr. D.
<3. McCaa, of Lancaster, Pa., equip
' ped a coasting steamer with a tele
phone of his own construction by
which he talked to other ships and
I to shore stations at distances ranging
iup to 150 miles. The climax of the
year, and of all wireless telephone
work was the communication between
Arlington, near Washington, D. C.,
j San Francisco, Paris, Hawaii, and the
I Isthmus of Panama.
I OUR DAILY LAUGH
fA HOPELESS.
I said to George
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-1 A PLAY ON
What did
judge do with fty
that young
who stole the die-
He gave him
long sentence to
"Mamma," asked small Mabel, "what
does 'transAtlantic' mean?"
"It means 'across the Atlantic,' " re
plied her mother. " 'Trans' always
menns across."
"Then I suppose," continued the log
ical little miss, "that transparent
means 'a cross parent," doesn't it,
, mamma!"
Bmtbtg (Eljat
In these days of frequent and ex
citing rumors about the calling out of
the National Guard to reinforce the
United States army on the Mexican
border, it is a matter of pride and
gratification to the people of Harris
burg to know that its three units in
that great military organization, the
Pennsylvania National Guard, are ia
splendid condition and ready at tns
shortest notice for any call to duty.
This is not a new departure for these
companies, as they have been noted
for "preparedness" long before that
much-used word was given the promi
nence it has recently attained. As an
illustration, at the Governor's Troop
armory at State and West streets.
Captain George C. Jack, the troop
commander, has a much commended
system for storing and caring' for the
uniforms and equipment of the men
and the camp stores belonging to the
troop. Rifles, pistols and sabers are
in racks and cases plainly numbered;
uniforms and individual equipment
are in lockers; blankets, overcoats,
slickers, flannel shirts, saddlebags,
canteens, meat ration cans and other
articles in cases and closets in the
quartermaster's room, ready for Im
mediate issue. The horse equipment
—saddles, bridles, halters, etc.—are
plainly numbered in the saddle room
and can be given out in a few min
utes. Camp equipment is in perfect
condition and is placed where it can
be quickly loaded on wagons. All of
the paraphernalia of the command is
stored on the lower floors of the ar
mory In most convenient form. The
quartermaster's system of issuing Is
excellent. For the purpose of notify
ing the men In case of a call to duty,
the squad system has been in use In
the troop for several years. The ser
geant squad leader has the home ad
dress, place of employment, telephone
numbers, etc., of each man in his sec
tion and is kept posted as to the
whereabouts of the men at all times.
This leaves the troop commander with
only four or five messages to send out
those to his squad leaders. The bal
ance is attended to by them under the
general direction of the first sergeant.
Every man in the troop has a selected
horse ready for his order at any time
in case of emergency.
At tlie present time tho troop Is
filled to its minimum strength with
intelligent, able-bodied and active
young men, who have been trained
and instructed in everything a soldier
should linow from the same text
books and drill regulations as are
used in tho United States Army. With
the exception of not having the daily
routine of study and of horsemanship,
their training conforms exactly to that
of the regular soldier. Captain Jack,
at the present, time, has several extra
sets of equipment and will enlist good
men to fill them, if they make appli
cation to him. There Is opportunity
here for a number of recruits to be
admitted to the organisation at once,
and such men would have a big ad
vantage over volunteers hastily en
listed in case of a call for mobiliza
tion of the First Pennsylvania Cav
alry regiment. Any capable young
man who wishes to enlist should get
into communication with the troop
commander at once.
The members of the two infantry
companies are in just as close touch
with their commanders as the troop
ers. Each company commander knows
where to put his hand on each man
and the equipment, while not so ex
tensive as that of the troop, is wrlj
arranged, easy of across and well
pared under the requirements of the
War Department, whose precepts have
been guiding the Guard for several
years. The Infantrymen have gath
ered at the North Second street ar
mory upon more than one occasion
in short order and recent practice has
demonstrated that the men are lust
as keen in responding to call as thov
were in clays when strikes often sent
them into service. The armory con
tains a large amount of equipment
just awaiting the men.
• • •
Then the State arsenal at Herr and
Eighteenth streets is maintained in a
state of preparedness which has often
proved its system. The property re
quired to be kept there is in place,
ready to move, and what can not bo
stored because of building operations
is in the old Paxton warehouse along
the Pennsylvania railroad below State
street, whence it can be put into cars
with little delay. The Guard is readv
to go into the field with everything
that has been asked of the State to
provide.
• * »
"The National Guard of Pennsyl
vania is always ready to respond, so
that there is nothing remarkable
about the lieutenant colonel in com
mand of a regiment looking up a
place available for winter mobiliza
tion. It's just like taking out insur
ance and should not attract any more
attention" was the remark of a man
! well versed in military affairs yester
[ day. "Hence, the inspection of York
, fair ground buildings as a place for
| the Eighth to gather, if a call for
service comes—note the if—does not
| mean anything. I'll venture to say
that other men have done the same
thing in twenty other States. The
Guard is ready, hut its officers have
also to be ready to take care of their
men until they are seasoned for out
door work." The military man also
commented upon the fact that in the
Spanish war the State troops were
gathered at Mt. Gretna in a snow
storm and some had to sleep in
chicken show buildings. Others put
up tents and slept In the mud realiz
ing the emergency conditions and the
weather.
1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE"!
—General A. J. Logan has been
made chairman of the clean-up com
mittee of the Pittsburgh Chamber of
Commerce.
—James E. Baum, of Philadelphia,
has returned from Florida.
—John W. Glover, who Is retiring
from the internal revenue service, used
to be a deputy fire marshal.
—Mayor McDowell, of Chester, is
delivering a series of addresses before
the Civic and other clubs of his city.
—Highway Commissioner Cunning
ham was a guest of Cambria county
commissioners on an inspection tour.
I DO YOU KNOW
That Harrisburg-tralned railroad
men are on many of the lines of
this country?
HISTORIC HARRISBURQ
Harrlsburg had Its first big flood
back about 1800.
I ■ ■
The Veiled Woman
She will be easily recognised
this season, for veils are the
thing.
Everyone Is wealing them and
never were there veils of such
wondrous texture and beautiful
design.
The cost of some of them run
Into figures that mere man
would probably count extrav
agant—but no woman would.
The news of the new veilings
Is given from time to time in the
advertising of the Telegrnph.
But then the advertising col
umns are the place one expects
to find such Interesting informa
tion.