8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded itji Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.. Telegraph Building, I'ederal Square. E. J. STACK POLE, Pres't end Editor-in-Chief K. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. SUS M. SHEINMETZ, Managing Editor. /Member American Newspaper Pub ®aylvanla Aaiociat- Esstern gfflee. Has brook, Story & Brooks, fifth Ave nue Building. New Brooks, People's - Gcs Building, Cht cago. 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a <BSq!»3qkE> week: by mail. $3.00 a year in advance. Sworn daily average circulation for tha three months ending April 1. 1010, ■ar 22,432 Theae flgurrn are net. All returned, unsold and damaged copies deducted. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 10 Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellow men sincerely; To act from fr/ncst motives purely; To trust in God and Heaven securely. —HENRY VAN DYKE. e_ 11 ~— — i A LESSON FROM HOLLAND GO to the Dutch, thou pacifist, con sider their ways and be wise. Here is a little bit of a country that but for her 500,000 trained and well-equipped men would be the happy hunting ground of the Kaiser's sea port hunting troops at this moment. A half million soldiers do not consti tute a large army, as European armies go, but they are quite sufficient to re strain the ambitions of even reckless Germany. Last week it was found necessary to mobilize them and to march them up and down along the horder. Not a shot was fired and only one —only one, mind you—sharp note was sent to Berlin. The War Lord looked, pondered and decided that Holland had some rights as a neutral after all. YOUNG MEN" IX EARNEST IT is pleasing to note that the sum mer military training camp has proved to be more than a mere last summer's fad. Officials of the Military Training Camp Association, in mnouncing plans for Spring and Sum mer camps this year, claim that 30.000 men will be enrolled. Of these 16,000 are expected to enlist in the East. 7,000 in the Middle West. 5,000 in the Far West and 2,000 in the Southwest. Camps will be made at Plattsburg, X. Y.; Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; San Diego and Monterey, Cal.: Fort George Wright, Was!i.: 'Fort Benjamin Har rison, Ind.: Fort Sheridan. 111., and San Antonio and Galveston, Tex. More than 3,600 already have enrolled for the Plattsburg camp. An encouraging feature of the train ing camp movement is that many leading employers have agreed to give such men as enlist a month's leave of absence with full pay. That the young men who are giving their vac.-.tion periods to the service of their country are in earnest may be judged from the fact that aside from the time they sacrifice each must pay from $65 to S7O for transportation and equipment. VACILLATING AFFILIATIONS SOME weeks ago President sVilson entered into a desperate flirta tion with Senator Jimham Lewis, while Democrats looked on and cried "Scandal!" Somebody ran and told Tom Marshall's Mother State, In diana. and when Mr. Wilson made his western "world on fire" trip, old Lady Indiana gave him to understand that if he left her Tom home to fuss with that Senator from Illinois the Demo cratic vote in the Hoosier State could be stuck in a match box. So the an-! nouncement appeared that Wilson had returned to his flrst love, Tom Mar-' shall. But in doing so he winked his eye over his shoulder at Jimham. All this was before the Repubicans polled such a tremendous vote in the Indiana primaries. Since then It is rumored that the President is again flirting with the Senator from Illinois, whom he wants for a running mate. The President now believes that In diana is a lost cause and longer politi cal wedlock with Marshall will avail him nothing, while Illinois may be propitiated. PROFESSIONAL EVANGELISTS A WRITER in the Philadelphia Public Ledger voices the opinion a good many have held for some time when he says: "Billy" Sunday Is making: too much money. Several other evange lists are making too much money. It is "commercializing" evangelism, and bringing one of the most im portant branches of the Church's work into disrepute. We are glad to note that the Fed eral Council of Churches is giving at tention to this matter. It is very doubtful, indeed, if the church as a whole will benefit permanently to any marked degree by the operations of the sensational type of guarantee exacting evangelists who have fol lowed the lead of "Billy" Sunday. Right here in Harrisburg the ministry was seriously divided by such a man and while hundreds were added to church rolls during his visit hundreds ■of others were driven farther than MONDAY EVENING, ! ever from church sympathy by dis taste for his methods, and many preachers lost prestige In the eyes of . their congregations because he made a strong pqint of condemning them ' and holding them up to the ridicule of his audiences whenever the oppor | tunity offered. And when he went away he took with him a tidy sum that would have gone a long way to- I ward solving some of the financial problems with which struggling local ; congregations are wrestling. The professional evangelist is not to be discouraged. There was Dwight L. i Moody, for instance. He was neither a money grabber nor a vaudeville per- I former. When he took up a collection 1 those who gave knew precisely where | their money was going. His preaching j required no chair-smashing acconi ' paniments to make it effective. Men | of this type are to be encouraged but I the first thing the Federal Council must do to purify the ranks of present day evangelism is to bar the verbal fireworks and cut down the percen tage of sate receipts. CLAIM I XDUE CREDIT RGOODWYN RHETT, newly elected president of the Cham ber of Commerce of the United States, has been doing a little com mercialogue in the Middle West. In one of his speeches Mr. Rhett asked j the audience "if they realized that a; change in our banking laws, coming at a critical period in our history, sav ed this country from a disaster which would have been felt in every section of it." Just to refresh Mr. Rhett's mind, let it be said that it was the Aldrich- Vreeland emergency currency meas ure, enacted by the Republican party, which pulled the country out of dan ger at the time the European war started. The federal Reserve act was so ponderous and unwieldy that It did not get into operation until long after the war began. "We are keeping in close touch with the situation," said the Treasury De partment on July 31, 1914. "The Ald rlch-Yreeland act ... is still in force, and the terms upon which cur rency may be issued under that act are now so favorable that resort may be made, quickly and effectively, to it to meet any emergency." And re sort was made to that act. From Au gust 1 to October 1, 1914, emergency currency was issued to the national banks of the country to the extent of $370,000,000. The report of the Secre tary of the Treasury for the fiscal year 1914, written under date of December 7, 1914, stated: "There Is every reason why the country should look to the future with confidence so far as its trade, com-1 merce and industry are concerned.' This has been accomplished notwith standing the fact that the Federal Re- J serve system authorized by the act of December 23, 1913, was at that time' (when war was declared) only in pro cess of formation and was therefore] unable to render any service in the sit uation." Here was proof of Republican far sightedness. A NEW HIGH SCHOOL THE committee in charge of plans; for the construction of a new i high school is right in losing no time in completing its preliminaries. The project must be pushed to com- i pletion at the earliest possible j moment. Several years must elapse j before we can hope to house our high school students as they should be housed. New buildings are not de signed and erected in a day. and it must not be forgotten that the financing of the project remains to be arranged and approved by the voters. In the meantime Dr. Downes, city superintendent, and Professor Dibble, principal of the high school, have a difficult task on their hands. They are facing problems al most Upyond the possibility of solving to the satisfaction of all. The utmost i consideration must be given them. The wonder is Professor Dibble has 1 been able, under such circumstances, to accomplish the excellent results re- t ported from the high school. With the Spring transfers, fresh difficulties will of necessity arise and the public must be prepared to bear without complaint whatever may be necessary to meet the emergency, for if the high school loan had been approved when It was before the voters some years ago the school officials would not now be facing an almost im possible situation. IX DRY TERRITORY APRIL 1 Denver completed its first three months under the new "dry" law passed by the Colorado Legislature. Despite the fact that 7,580 express packages of liquor were shipped In from other States, the total number of arrests was decreased In the period named from 2,931 in 1915, for the same period, to 2,248, while the arrests for drunkenness dropped from 611 to 179 and those for public disturbances from 239 to IS4. Says the Denver Post, commenting on the effects of the new law: Many of the saloons have been remodeled and the buildings are now occupied by other concerns. This has put many a dollar Into the pockets of builders, mechanics and dealers in builders' supplies. The sound of the hammer and the swish of the paint brush is heard in the i city. Retailers generally report an in creased demand for better goods. Grocery and meat bills are being paid promptly and the general pub lic appears to have more money, backed up by a willingness to spend the same. All theaters and new picture I houses have seen new faces entef i their doors. The whole thing might be ' summed up In the words of a i washerwoman who declared, "My I husband used to bring home a bot ; tie of whisky on Saturday night—• I If I gave him the money for it. Last week he brought home a rib roast —and be earned the money I that bought it." f" The "wets" will nave some difficulty | making these conditions agree with | their favorite old argument that prohibition must necessarily be fol ! lowed by tremendous financial losses and that the amounV of liquor con sumed has small relation to the num : ber of arrests iu any community. The Days of Real Sport .... By BRIGGS I Jjjjlil l £ \f / ' ppjjjv 1., i \ iiii 1 y ' tp - "I GOT A »ried Bladder \ '/A - "1 T~?~ ill T/ —: 1 •*» MV ROOM . on£ That me <yy //, !m /( AM® MY chun\ GOT To THE /%2y\ yi/ ' 11 <[/A SLAUGHTER House, AMD I ' -\ y A r H « m\ BLOUJED IT PARTLY OP SO / jM 1. VM\ (T VAJOUCD Be OP FLAT-S^^^g^p ///)' ■ / J® )lS y\ nKe. amp i put it doujm y/,y^y • yisy*; , / W77/'/k fH mA. iM-SiDE OF THE BACK PART OF J yy -/C -JwL A [1 pants ( right about 'yy/y/ TdMc* tH. 'Pc.KKOi^tcaKta By the Ex-Committeeman —While National Committeeman A. .Mitchell Palmer was In Pittsburgh Sat urday patching up a peace protocol with the Allegheny county Democratic bosses the Philadelphia CM Guards men were planning their campaign to defeat him for re-election. Palmer and his pals are facing the tight of their lives to maintain their control ot the party organization and the chances are tljat the Democratic ruction will be every ,bit as interesting as the l!e --publii an contest. —Palmer announced, according to the newspapers, that Ellis L. Orvis, defeated for re-election for the Center county bench, would be the ring can didate for T'nited States Senator. It had been supposed that ex-Judge Al lison O. Smith, of Clearfield, would run. The Pittsburgh papers say: Pal mer announced: "Judge Ellis L. Orvis, of Center county, for United States Senator: Samuel B. Filson, a banker of •Meyerdale, State Treasurer; Mayor James B. Murrin. of Carbondale; Auditor General. Said Mr. Palmer: "All the delegates to the St. Louis con vention from Pennsylvania will sup port President Wilson and his policies. The coming campaign will be clean cut. There will be but one issue, and that will be 'Wilson and peace or Roosevelt and war'." These candidates will stand with former Congressman A. Mitchell Pal mer for national committeeman, and with the other national deiegates-at large. The national delegate-at-large candidates, who represent the move ment to keep the party clean in man agement. tree from Penrose connec tions and loyal to President Wilson are: Judge Voris Auten, of Mount Car mel: Jere S. Black, of York; William A. Glasgow, Jr., of Philadelphia; T. Hart Given, of Pittsburgh; Senator Wayne Hindman. of Clarion; former Congressman John T. Lenahan. Wilkes- Karre: Harry S. Dun, of Reading: E. J. Lynett, of Scranton: ex- Congressman Robert F. I-.ee, of Pottsville: William S. Mclntyre, of Sharon: Charles D. McAvoy, of Norristown, and State Chairman Roland S. Morris, Philadel phia. Chairman B. G. Bromley, of the Philadelphia city Democratic commit tee, yesterday came out for the elec tion of Congressman Michael Liebel, of Erie, as member of the Democratic national committee, to succeed former Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer, of Northampton. This is taken as a declaration of war by the Philadelphia contingent of the Old Guard Democracy against the continuance of the domi nation of the reorganized element. Mr. Bromley is affiliated with the Charles P. Donnelly element in the local Democracy and has for years been an active Democrat. —Senator Penrose, Commissioner Ainev, Lieutenant-Governor McClain and other men prominent in Repub lican affairs will speak at the caster Republicans' dinner to-morrow night. —D. Edward Edmondson, of Dan ville, is out for the Legislature. —A. V. Dlvely, for years prominent in Democratic affairs in Blair and a national delegate in 1908, !a out for Democratic state committeeman from Blair. —The Philadelphia Inquirer In some comments on Republican affairs to day says: "Both sides in the political warfare in the Republican party in Pennsylvania yesterday insisted that it is to be a fight to a finish and that no quarter will be shown. While Sen ator Penrose, himself, adhered to his determination to refrain from making any comment on the political situation for the present, at least, some of his close supporters, who had been con ferring with him during the day, last night declared that he will refuse to consider any compromise and will make a fight In every congressional district for the election of uninstructed delegates to the national convention and for the election of members of the Republican State committee. Attor ney General Francis Shunk Brown was pressed for a statement at his home, where he had been busy oil legal mat ters throughout the day. 'I don't talk politics on Sunday,' he began, and then launched forth into a defense of the Governor, saying: 'I will say once and for all and absolutely that any and all attempts to blackmail or drive the Governor from the position he has taken will fail. You may brand all stories or rumors about the Governor's withdrawal or compromise as palpable fakes from his enemies'." —An Altoona dispatch to the Phila delphia ledger says: "A contest is be ing waged in the- Nineteenth district | for the Republican congressional nomination. The candidate are J. Banks Kurtz and John W. Blake, botli of Altoona. and John M. Hose, of Johnstown. Kurtz and BOBC are at - [ tornejs; Blake is a Pennsylvania Rail- HARRISBURG S&S& TELEGRAPH road blacksmith. Kurtz will have the support of Governor Brumbaugh's friends. Warren Worth Bailey, twice elected from this Republican strong hold. will have no opposition for the Democratic nomination. County Con troller T. W. Tobias has announced his candidacy for Republican national delegate and promises to support the popular choice of the district for President." —John P. Dunkle, of Huntingdon, to-day tiled a petition to be a candi date for Democratic national delegate from the Seventeenth district. —The Republicans in the Berks l<ehigli district now have six candi dates for national delegate to choose from. It is said that there may be more. —According to what is being said in Philadelphia, the Pen rose-.McNicliol forces plan to make a light on some pet features of Mayor Smith in his loan bills. It retaliation the Mayor is reported to he lining up people to tight Penrose at the primaries. —Congressman S. H. Miller, of Mer- I cer, who is reported to have deter mined to get out of Congress, gave the Democratic majority something to think about in a speech in which he denounced the "pork barrel" appro priations at this "time. Congressman R. K. Focht. of Lewlsburg, made a similar speech, which did not please Democrats at all. —H. G. Louser, of Debanon. and C. T. Ilickernetl, of Reistville. have an nounced themselves as candidates for the Republican legislative nominations in Lebanon county against Representa tives Weimer and Urich. —Congressman Grist is certain to succeed himself in Lancaster county. He and H. Edgar Sherls. of Millers ville. will be Lancaster county's dele gates to the national convention, the alternates being Charles F. Hager. of Lancaster. and Dr. Walter F. Mylin, of Intercourse. State Senator John G. Homsher. of Strasburg, will succeed himself in the Thirteenth district, and Colonel Horace L. Haldeman, of Mari etta, will be the candidate for the State Senate for the Seventeenth <l>an • aster-I.eljanon I district, succeeding Dr. Gerberich. of Lebanon, who re tires. Colonel Haldeman is assured of the support of William C. Freeman, of Lebanon, who was mentioned as a possible candidate. TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE —lt would be like an administra tion that sent the fleet to Vera Cruz for an apology it didn't get, to send the army to Mexico for Villa and then order it home before it had time to catch him. —Fashion magazines say some of this year's fashions will come from Mexico. Well, some of the Indians down there appear to have very up to-date ideas about bathing suits. —The way the British navy has dis appeared reminds us of the large number of places the Spanish navy used to be in at one time when Schley was hunting for it. —Winter seems not only to be lingering In the lap of Spring, but to have a strange hold around her neck. —Maybe the almanac man had an advance hunch on the weather when he made Easter come so late this I year. —Germany says she didn't sink the Sussex. But, then, Germany said she wouldn't invade Belgium. | —How considerate of the measles I epidemic to wait until Lent. I OUR DAILY LAUGH §W A Y W A R D WILLIE. Willie banged hi» sister's head 'Gainst the side wall fast and Mamma only sighed and the plaster. HARD TIMES. They say on ac- i /\ count of the hard times, Mr. My Oroung-hog won't \ / lee his shadow How's that ? He's so thin he (FK 'gljrlb won't cast • thadwT, DIXIE GOES AHEAD The Great Sponge Market By Frederic J. Haskin TARPON SPRINGS, FLA.— -This city claims the distinction of be ing the largest sponge market in the Western Hemisphere. Over a hun dred schooners with their diving bo;its sail from its little river harbor to the sponge beds in the gulf: and a local colony of 2,00 ft Greeks are engaged al most wholly in the sponge business. They have Imported their native meth ods unchanged, even employing colors that are used in the Mediterranean. The Greeks have an absolute mo nopoly on the business of diving for sponges. They go down into one hun dred feet of water in rubber suits and helmets, cut the sponges from the bot tom with a knife, and bring them to the surface in nets. \o>v and again a man gets his rubber llnM tangled, and his air supply is cut oil, or he re mains below too long and becomes paralyzed. Sometimes a big man eating shark becomes unduly curious, and makes a menacing swoop at the diver. Mis usua' defense in such a case is to open h.s sleeve and let out a rush of air bubbles, which almost invariably frightens the shark away. At any rate, these under-sea adven tures do not appeal to the Americans. They are willing lo take a risk for suf ficient cause; but not for a diver's wa ges, so the Greeks have no competi tion in that part of the business. He EDITORIAL COMMENT"! A member of the legislature has been found to he hopelessly insane. And lie was the only one tested, too. —Phil adelphia North American. Americans traveling between France and should use an American ship or one of the numerous neutral lines between those two countries. Philadelphia North American. China has changed its form of gov ernment again. Any one who remem bers what the form was yesterday is in a position to state what, the form is to-day.—New York World. "Be Aye Stickin' in a Tree" [From the Kansas City Times.) In different places in the South wo- I men are organizing to beautify and make more valuable the public high way by clearing away brush along the roadside and planting native hardy flowers, shrubs and fruit and nut trees. In some communities in North Caro lina school boys are taught to keep th» roadsides clean of weeds and brush, and the school girls plant (lowers and now- ' ering shrubs and trees there; not costly plants, but ones dug up in the woods and fields. In places where this has been done it is a delight to drive along the roads, they are so attractive with trees, shrubs, blossoming vines and flowers that fill the air with perfume. The women of Missouri and Kansas have shown what a help they can be in aid of the roads by their work in mark ing the Old Trails Road, the Santa Ke Trail and other roads. It has been shown that good roads beget good roads, as witness the spread of the King drag- l'oadside planting, once well begun, will spread too, and may come to this section. There are great, opportunities for it here. The woods are full of wild roses and pther blos soming shrubs, vines and trees that would add to the beauty of the road- | sides. Suppose that all the roads in these two States were lined with nut and fruit trees, with pecan, walnut and hickory nuts, which grow wild here and with peach and apple trees. It would add greatly to the beauty and I comfort of tne roads and to the wealth of the country. I In the Kastern and Middle States they \ nre still eating the apples from the , trees planted along the roadsides bv "Apple Seed Johnny," a sort of David ! Grayson, who went about the country ; barefooted with a bag of apple seeds at his waist, planting them everywhere I along the roads. , In Maryland there is an agitation now for the State to plant nut trees : along the highways; and in Baltimore ! they are talking of planting nut-bear i Ing trees for shade Instead of maples and elms. I One of Sir Walter Scott's characters ; says: "Be aye stickin' in a tree. Jock; it'll be growln' when ve're sleeplri'." Governor's Advice [Wllkes-Barre Record.! In the name of the Commonwealth. Governor Brumbaugh implored all I people to give themselves wholly to the patriotic duty of maintaining at all times a peaceful and law-abiding j community. "We cannot for a mo j rnent, countenance violations of the law and maintain proper relations to jour country." i The Wilkes-Barre audience that heard these remarks could not have ! doubled their appeal to reason. The real citizen can take no other stand than one that has respect for tlie law. The Governor had in mind the present i situation in this community, in speak i ing ia the nuue o£ the Commouwo*lUj APRIL 10, 1916. 'fore they came to Florida, sponges were taken only by lies roes who went out in row boats and"hooked"sponges in comparatively shallow water with long poles. It was a primitive and in effectual method, and all Florida did not produce a fraction of what is now exported annually from Tarpon Springs alone. The Greeks saw their opportunity, and went first to another Florida town farther South, where they invested six thousand dollars in a schooner and began diving for sponges with great success. The local people held a mass meeting, decided they did not want any "furriners," ran the Greeks out of town, and burned up their boat. The Greeks then went to Tarpon Springs where they received a very different reception. The people rea lized that Greeks could develop the (sponge industry to the great benefit of the town. So they purchased boats • and equipment for these men from the Mediterranean, and set them to work. Both the Greek colony and the sponge , business grew apace. The Greeks now own their own boats, and about lialf of the local firms dealing in sponges are owned by Greeks. They I also conduct all of the ice cream par lors, barber shops, and pool rooms [Continued on I'age 12.] he spoke for the honor of the Com monwealth. It must be maintained; at all hazards. There must be respect for the law no matter what measures are required to enforce It. However much he may regret the necessity, the Governor will be ready to co-operate with the local authorities at any time the. situation may get beyond their| control. That one fact stands out clearly. Nothing can be gained in the long run by giving in to the spirit of) the mob. The words of the Governor ought to' sink deep into the minds of all people. He speaks for law and order, for the' honor of the State, for the industrial; welfare of the Wyoming Valley, and what he says is not idly spoken, lie refers to the great responsibility that' rests upon every 'person. THE STATE FROM DAY TO gjjy] The Baroness von Ulm, who shared honors with Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. Alexander B. Pratt in ! the spectacular tableaux at the re-! cent Beaux Arts ball in New York | City, and who made her debut on the ! stage last week at the Forrest Theater in Philadelphia, is very much afraid' that she may possibly be like Venus,, and the public nowadays demands an absolutely slender figure. So the poor Ifitly is in constant fear that she may become perfect. To stimulate interest in American history and place a higher value upon American citizenship is the purpose o£ the big pageant which is being ar ranged in Philadelphia for the school children. There will be a series of the pageants to continue through the month of May on Saturday evenings. The farmers throughout the sections of the State where the six-inch snow fell on Saturday rejoiced and were ex ceedingly glad in view of the fact that the unseasonable, or "onion snow" in its melting will be of in finitely more value to their crops than a corresponding precipitation of rain. The automobile accident which took place Saturday In Warren, when two : young men and two pretty actresses ! off their guard, were struck bv a train at a • Pennsylvania crossing and | seriously injured, might perhaps [ cause more timorous "Joyriders" to change their minds, particularly if there be a pretty actress aboard. "Don't believe all you see," says the | Philadelphia Record. "Lots of modesty won't stand the acid test." On the other hand, there are some so soured on life that they would cause the acid test to retreat in confusion, I beaten at its own game. | The Mayor of Pittsburgh is not i like many a mayor who has gone down to fame or oblivion in the his- Itory of mayors. This mayor is a be liever in age before beauty and the other day gave up his seat to an old millhand on one of the street cars of Pittsburgh. Not a strange incident, but interesting. Northumberland County Commis sioners have tixerl the assessed valua tion at $47,.100,000. an Increase of $2,- : fioo,ooo on<4 U will oat 1300,000 in [tUM, Bmttttg (Ehat The fire at the Alva Hotel and Cafe, corner of Grace and Blackberry streets, on Friday evening, recalls tho fact that there have been a number of fires In the past year or so in the same district in business places of that kind. On July 19, 1914, two fires oc curred at the Presto restaurant, 6 South Fourth street, between 4 and 6 o'clock In the morning. July 20, 1915, there was a fire at the Dickert Cafe. Market and River streets. The big fire at Fourth and Chestnut streets, on September 16, 1915, started in the Philadelphia Cafe, in the middle of the block. The Palace Cafe, corner otli Fourth and Blackberry, was also de stroyed In this fire. On March 10, this year, the Crystal Restaurant. Market and Aberdeen streets, was badly dam aged by tire. • • * The following from the Philadel. phia North American about a man well known to many here will be read | with interest. It is from a Lancas ter letter: ! "The newspapermen of this city are j regretting: the retirement of Harry H. Uensel, which has been occasion led by 111 health, while the readers of local papers will miss his writings | from the columns of the Intelligencer, j For thirty-nine years Mr. Hensel has been in continuous service as a re porter on this paper, and until quite reecntly, had not missed many davs on account of Illness, but with as i much interest as a proprietor might j , ve evinced, had labored indefatig ably in his contributions to make the j columns of the Intelligencer Interest ing. In his long career as a report •er he had witnessed and recorded I many notable happenings and local I events, and had perhaps the widest ! acquaintance and more loyal friends , who delighied in furnishing him in teresting news than any man in the I local profession. Mr. Uensel had a i natural love for many sports and was ever interested in furnishing enter tainment for tlie city, as a result of I which he was brought in close con | tact with theatrical people, and has ' numbered among his Acquaintances j the noted actors, boxers, circus peo ; pie and sportsmen from the period of | 18S0 until the present time. As a j writer he had striking originality. | wholesome independence and a keen I sense of humor, and he was not onlv j everlastingly seeing the side of this ; life that was funny, but he radiated good humor and scattered sunshine in his labors and daily walks. Th» greatest interest in his illness is being | manifested by countless folks, whose ; lives reflect the genial rays cast by i the veteran scribe." Apparently it takes more than cold weather and squirrels to Keep the birds away from Capitol park because yes terday in spite of the fall of snow there, were seven robins, two black birds and a yellow bird somewhat re sembling the old-fashioned salad bird seen between the entrance at Third and Wa.nut streets and the main en trance to the Capitol. The usual num ber of pigeons and sparrows was about and all were as eager for the atten tion of passersby as the squirrels. * • • There appears to be some discussion among the numerous amateur garden ers of Harrisburg whether the snow fall of Saturday was the "onion snow" of blessed memory or whether it was just an ordinary Spring snow such as has been known in many years, but which was unusually deep. An old farmer who was on a car this morn ing ended one discussion by saying: "One of the wust snows I remember came on Hay 1. That was some years ago, but I remember it as a worth while snow." W • • • Traveling men who were here Sun day say that the snow which fell on i Saturday morning was a general one all over the central and eastern parts of the State. One man who came from New York State said that, there had been more snow there than here and Baltimore visitors said that Maryland got some of it, too. The effect of the recent high water upon the "Front Steps" of the city la being watched by people in a number of other cities of the State, whose ob servation of the municipal improve ments in Harrisburg has been keen and in a number of instances followed by Imitation. In the next few weeks there will be many visitors to this city to attend meetings and they will ail be noting the water front. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE " —J. P. Gaffney, the chairman of finance committee of Philadelphia common council, is a lawyer and one of the younger Republican leaders of that city. —W. S. Thomas, Pittsburgh lawyer, is the new head of the Allegheny County Bar Association. —Congressman John R. K. Scott, of Philadelphia, likes to chase foxes, and is strong on hunts. —Dr. R. F. Bacon, named on the naval consulting hoard, did research in the Philippines and is now super vising a number of industrial plants in Western Pennsylvania. —The Rev. Dr. W. C. Wallace, the new head of Westminster College, Is ; a Braddock minister. —Dr. William Pepper, active in the ! medical college merger at Philadel phia, is a son of the noted Provost Pepper, of the University of Pennsyl vania. DO YOU KNOV That Daupliin county frogs arc in use in Chicago street railways? HISTORIC HARRIKBt'RG | One of the earliest industries in this place after trading with Indians was repairing wagons. Allan 1,. Benson began Ills campaign for President on the Socialist ticket bv saying tliat this Is the saddest time In the world's history. It Is seldom a candidate is so candid. St. Louis Star. Mr. Roosevelt's statement that he wants the people of this country to do something heroic may be only a veiled Intimation that he wants them to elect him President. Nashville Southern Lumberman. s A Missouri Merchant Of course, he wanted to b*V shown. So he made an investigation In his own store as to the effects of different kinds of manufac turers' advertising. He reached the conclusion that the only kind that was felt at his counter was newspaper adver tising. He decided that newspaper ad vertising wss the only form he eared to put his business energy behind. . ... This Missouri merchant s letter is 011 tile with the Bureau of Ad vertising American Newspaper ! Publishers Association. World Building. New York. Perhaps some manufacturer mmi id like to «*• a eopyf #»at | on r»<»uot.
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