6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Pounded IS3I Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., Telegraph Building, Federal Square. 1 E. J. STACKPOLE, Pres't and Editor-in-Chief f\ R. OYSTER, Business Manager. GUS M. BTOINMETZ, Managing Editor. * Member American SfM sylvanla Assoclat -IMi US B| m Eastern office, Has- Ml jg HS flPjl Brook's, Fifth Ave ijESH nue Building, New chl cago, 111. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burs', Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a week; by mail, $3.00 a year In advance. tin 11 in dally r.vrraxe circulation for the three months ending April 1, 1010, IT 22,432 IT These figures are net. All returned, unsold and damaged copies deducted. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 17. And the fruit of righteousness is SOJC« in peace for them that make peace. —J AS. 3:18. CIVIC CLUB'S WORK NOW that the Civic Club of Harris burg is in possession or near possession of its handsome headquarters adjoining the city pump ing station on North Front street the activities of the membership will doubtless be largely increased. At the annual meeting this afternoon the work of the organization during the j ear was thoroughly and interestingly discussed by the president, Mrs. Wil liam Henderson, the heads of the sev eral committees and the membepehip generally. Harrisburg as a whole has a general! knowledge of the activities of this fine association of women, but it is a question how many really appreciate the splendid work that has been done! during a considerable period of years. Much of the activity of the club lias j been along lines which do not appeal j to the people in the mass. It has been j educational in its character and that eort of work frequently Involves many! discouragements and the exercise of] great patience and endurance. Fortunately for Harrisburg, how-1 «ver, these ladles are not of the sort j •who surrender in the face of difficul ties. They have continued their work often tinder conditions that would have put down and out the average man. .Trials have beset the commit tees, sneers have followed comprehen sive and beneficial programs of civic betterment, obstacles have been placed in the way of plans which were ideal for the welfare of thousands of our men, women and children, but not withstanding all these things the good ladles have gone right ahead bowling over the obstacles and Invariably reaching the goal of their constructive and unselfish work. When the club shall have taken possession of its handsome quarters the membership should be increased to include every woman in this city, young and old, who has an atom of civic pride. There is inspiration in numbers and under experienced lead ership no limitation to the good that the Civic Club can and will accom plish. It is gratifying to know that the organization is co-operating in the Telegraph's movement for the general installation of window and porch boxes this year, but what else was to have been expected of such an organization? It is aiways helping every good move ment, and here's more power to It as the days go by. "I believe the breaking up of the so called 'Solid South' is but a matter of a very few years," said a Southern Con gressman, and many agree with him. The break is coming on the tariff issue. To-day, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and other States are heading that way. Let any Southern Congress man make a speech favoring low rates of duty and his mall Is filled with pro tests for days after. If the tariff is continued as the predominating issue between the two parties then tho Demo crats can soon bid good-by to the "Solid South." IS VILLA DEAD? THE country, at this writing, is asking itself the most interesting and important question that has come to public notice this year—ls Villa Dead? Two months ago the death of Villa would have been an Interesting Item, hut not very Important. He was a defeated revolutionist, his life in con stant jeopardy and his followers scattered. But since his Columbus raid and the pursuit of him into Mexico by United States troops he has become a national Issue. With him dead the United States may withdraw from Mexico without further ado. If he is alive nobody can forecast the possibilities. War with Mexico and possibly with Germany may follow, for beyond question the Imperial gov ernment would be more likely to con tinue Its "U-boat" campaign against neutrals If It knew we were fully oc .cupled with the troublesome country to the South. With Villa out of the way it is not difficult to believe that for a year or two, at least, Carranza and those he stands for may be able to preserve a semblance of order In Mexico. Nobody I can foresee just what is ahead in Mex klce, but the elimination of Villa would MONDAY EVENING, be a step In the direction of at least temporary peace between this coun try and Mexico. THE LATEST EXCUSE THE Turks are learning fast. Last week Germany excused herself for the sinking of the Sussex by trying to niake us believe that It was some other ship one of her sub marines torpedoed. Now comes Tur key admitting that a Turkish subma rine sent a Russian Red Cross ship to the bottom, with hundreds of Sis ters of Mercy and wounded soldiers aboard, and begs irresponsibility on the ground that the vessel "wasn't painted the right color," although it was admittedly flying the Red Cross flag. If the Turkish gentlemen who fabricated this impossible excuse aren't careful Berlin is going to be come Jealous. NEWARK'S ANNIVERSARY NEWARK is about to celebrate the 250 th anniversary of its found ing. The whole city is to Join in a week of Jubilee. There will be parades and pageants and speeches and merry-making. Newark has Is sued a monthly Journal to arouse in terest in tho event and to inform the people as to what Is being planned for them. It is Interesting, in the light of tha Telegraph's porch and window box campaign, to note that this journal, the "Newarker," regards plant decorations as one of the best means of "dressing up" the city in honor of the coming event and the thousands of vis itors who will be entertained on that occasion. Says the Newarker: Spring is upon us. There is sun shine in the streets and the hearts of the people. Blizzards are a mem ory and bright summer days a hope. L<et us beileck our city, not as the Indians did in Robert Treat's time, but with sanity and good taste. Plant flowers to represent the cele bration colors; a narrow border of black and a wide border of orange. Black velvet and orange pansies. There are other floral combinations. The new city flag, which was adopted in March, is a white field with a Jers«y blue border, and the seal of the city in gold in the cen ter. Flowers will reproduce this beautifully. Holly and cedar, spruce, pine and hemlock, are all good decorative material. Jordan Green, Essex Building, our consulting architect, will provide free, plans of varying cost, to citi zens who wish to decorate their buildings in an artistic manner. Later on, prizes may be offered for each class of such decorations— those costing from $5 to those involving an expenditure of SSOO. Remember your city. Clean up and decorate it. What is good for Newark is good also for Harrisburg, and it is not nec essary to wait for our 250 th anniver sary to begin planting. UNFAIRLY PARTISAN AT a time when Republicans in bolh houses of Congress are try ing lo aid the President to main tain the honor and dignity of the nation in foreign affairs, it is un fortunate that Senator Stone of Missouri, should so frequently arouse partisan irritation by injection of ridicule, sarcasm and insulting inuendo. An illustration of his course was seen in the Senate recently after Senator Lewis, Democrat, of Illinois, had introduced a resolution declaring it to be treason for Americans to sell arms to Villa. It must be admitted that this was a severe thrust at the Wilson administration, for it was this administration that raised the em bargo on arms in order that Villa might be supplied in his war upon Huerta. But, since the resolution came from a Democrat, its conse quences cannot be charged against Republicans. Some comments were made upon this by one Republican and two Democratic Senators, whereupon Senator Stone threw aside Senatorial dignity and ordinary courtesy and ac cused Republicans of playing partisan politics. After occupying the floor most of the time for nearly an hour he charged that there had been "a well-defined purpose on the part of some Senators to precipitate this debate." And right there Senator Stone got what was coming to him, for Senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania, a careful, courteous and dignified member of the Upper House, Interrupted to Inquire: I will ask the Senator If he Is not the one who is now precipitating the debate, and if It is not all com ing from him? Needless to say, every Senator present appreciated the appropriate ness of the rebuke Senator Oliver had administered. Senator Stone was also Impressed, for he made no objection when he was shut off by a call for tho "regular order." The incident was important for two reasons—it shows the disposition of Democratic Senators to dictate to their Republican colleagues and It Illustrates the willingness of Democrats to pic ture Republicans as lacking In patriotism after they have tried In every way to uphold the hands of a vacillating and ever changing Demo cratic President. Our exports In January of this year were about $68,000,000 more than they were in January, 1915; but 0. -1- Imports for the same month showed an Increase of $62,000,000 on the same comparison. What does It profit us if we sell goods to the whole warring world and then permit them to flood our markets with goods which pay little tribute to our custom houses and compel us to resort to more direct taxes? A Tennessee undertaking establish ment wants Villa's body to embalm. It would make a g.iod addition to Presi dent Wilson's collection of souvenirs in the Shadow Lawn museum, together with notes, pieces of torpedoes which have snuffed out American lives, broken platform planks and the stuffed Ameri can eagle. Political maneuvering Is attracting little attention nowadays In view of the grave complications arising out of our international difficulties and the Mexican situation. It Is extremely pos sible in the event of a break with Ger many or intervention in Mexico that the piffle of politics will be lost In the more serious eventualities. Good evening Mr. and Mrs. Harris burg! What are you doing in your corner of the city for the wlndow-and porch-box campaign? After all. It Is up to you and your neighbors as indi vidual*. TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE | —The German Government has for- | bidden the use of powder by women of : that country; saving It all for the army, s we suppose. —The President may discover that it it is some times impossible to be "too proud to fight." —When you see an old and ugly man with a young and pretty wife, you may conclude that he is wealthy. —Now they are trying to have Con gress "regulate divorce." Congress may adopt divorce regulations, but as for regulating it, that is another matter. —A Washington correspondent makes a plea for the pensioning of letter car riers, but it's likely that an administra tion that has so little regard for the employes of the postal service would look more favorably upon a reduction of salaries. | EDITORIAL COMMENT By adding the German reports of Russian losses to the French reports of German losses it is possible to figure out a speedy ending of the war.— Springfield Republican. The Crown Prlnoe is striving desper ately for a military reputation, but may be that won't be what the German people will demand of their next ruler.—Boston Transcript. According to reports from the bor der. the American ammunition manu facturers are extending their strict neu trality to the war against Villa. —Nash- ville Southern Lumberman. Instead of rising to repel the invad ers, the Mexicans in Chihuahua are springing up as one man to sell them things, and thus once more get a sight of real money.—Chicago Herald. That 20 per cent, increase in pay for United States soldiers on foreign ser vice will likewise probably do a good deal to make the Mexicans feel kindly toward them.—lndianapolis News. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR] MORE ABOUT GARBAGE To the Editor of the Telegraph: S. P. B.'s letter of Saturday prompts •ne to add a word on the same topic, viz.: "Garbage Cans." A few days ago a friend called my attention to the rear view of the ho»ise adjoining her home. The yard reeked with refuse of every description, including the overflowing garbage receptacle. Since then I have heard of similar conditions in other 10. calities. These things should not be in our City Beautiful. Unless stringent laws are enforced, we may bank our windows with flowers as we will, but tho odor of the garbage will float round the sill. Our children should be our first consideration, and their young lives ten derly guarded. Henry Ward Beecher said, when an epidemic of fever swept Manhattan, and many little ones suc cumbed: "The ministers call this a 'Dis pensation of Providence.' but God knows it was rotten onions in the cellar," C. S. M. Gypsies in Motorcars Modern invention is taking the ro mance out of everything. Think of a band of gypsies traveling in motor cars and another band chartering a Pullman car for a trip across coun try! But that Is what was done in the last week or two. Old King John and his band of gypsies went from Omaha to Chicago in a private Pullman car. In Fresno, Cal., a convention of gyp sies was held, and many went in mo torcars of their own. The daughter of Frank Fortuna, king of a hand of gypsies, a bride of a few days, went to the convention with her husband, Joe Adams, in a $2,000 motorcar, which he had given her as a wedding present. The Searchlight THE STRONGEST ANIMAL The strongest of animals in propor tion to its body weight is not the bull or the elephant, but the humble and industrious ant. This fact is striking ly demonstrated by the recent observa tion of a Spanish entomologist. The scientist saw an ant dragging a dead grasshopper over a gravel walk. He picked up both insects and weighed them on a pair of delicate balances. He found that the body of the grass hopper weighed more than sixty times as much as that of the ant. If a man were as strong in proportion to his weight he could drag five tons after him. If a medium-sized horse were proportionately strong he could drag two freight ear loads of mate rial over rock and irregular ground without the help of wheels. Faint-Heartedness [From Collier's Weekly.] Anything the Democrats do In the way of preparedness is going to be done in doubtful faith. At best, it will be half-hearted. The Democrats are for Just so much preparedness as will placate the rising demand for it, and not put them too much on the defensive in the coming campaign This is not true of every individual among the Democrats, but It is true of the great bulk of them in the House and Senate. The ablest man in the Democratic party—it is not President Wilson believes in thoroughgoing preparedness, believes even in univer sal military training. But he isn't saying so publicly, because he knows that so far as his party is concerned he would be a voice crying in the wil derness. Abong the Democrats in the House and Senate there is prac tically no one with whole-hearted de votion to preparedness. Their in stincts are against it. They are tied to a party tradition which is suspicious of it. Senator Vardaman of Mississip pi showed it in the debate on the sub ject. He quoted Madison's warning that "the greatest danger to liberty is from large standing armies." Sena tor Vardaman put his own convictions in these words: "The measure which we are consid ering to-day . . . marks a change in the life of this Republic—probably the beginning of a system which will lead us to military despotism. . . . It involves a departure from the policy of the Democratic party, and the pol icy of the Nation which has existed for more than one hundred years. It Is at variance with the teachings of the Republic, and the men who have made this country strong and great." Man, the Road Maker [Kansas City Star.] A man driving in the country came to a stone which had rolled into the road. He could have gone around the stone, but, Instead, of doing that, he stopped and grot out and rolled the stone away; not for his own sake, for he never expected to pass along that road again, but for the sake of others who would come after him. "That man," says the Farm and Fireside, which told the story, "re sponded to a high, very high test of civilization. He felt socially." Sav ages do not make roads; their paths i follow the lines of least resistance and go around obstructions. Civilized man is a road maker, and the progressive ness of a community may be gauged by its roads. The higher the state of civilisation the better the roads. A man may be Judged, too, by his attitude toward roads. HARRIBBURG TELEGRAPH —a—MMT - 1 .-r«saß I tK "P tKKO IfIcCLKUI Br the Ei-Comiultteeniu The reorganization faction of the Pennsylvania Democracy is to be op posed by the rehabilitation faction. These are the euphonious names under which the campaign for control of the Democratic machine will be waged. Congressman Michael Liebel, Jr., of Erie, backed by a citizens committee, has entered the fight against A. Mitchell Palmer. Palmer Is indignant, has Informed Liebel that it will be a light to a finish and is planning to tour the State. So is Liebel. The Debet campaign was planned on Saturday In Philadelphia and will be pushed to hostilities within a week. Walter E. Ritter. of Lycoming, Demo cratic state chairman some years ago, was appointed Held marshal and head quarters opened. The tirst statement issued by Mr. Ritter as chairman of the Liebel campaign committee con tained hot shot directed at Palmer. It was declared the movement inaugu rated at the conference had for its primary purpose the rehabilitation of the Democratic party In Pennsylvania, which, it was said, has not been in a more deplorable condition in a quar ter of a century. The statement de clared that the vote at the last elec tion for Governor and United States Senator ovidenced the fact that the rank and file has no faith in the party leadership and that even now there Is discord in every county and no State organization worthy of the name. Rit ter declared Liebel is receiving en thusiastic support from every section of the State, and that he and those who are aiding him in the fight are enthusiastically working for the nomi nation and re-election of President Wilson. To-day's Philadelphia Ledger says: "The Old Guard meeting at the Belle vue on Saturday, with its show of com br.tiveness, is said to have stirred Pal mer up to a real fighting humor and he is ready now to take the field. Through the State it is expected the Old Guard will line up the liquor vote against Palmer and that this may cost him some votes in Philadelphia and central counties. The Democratic sit uation in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, however, is better now than for two years, it Is said, and it is predicted that from these sections Palmer will get loyal support." A. Nevln Detrich, chairman of the Washington party State committee, who was in Philadelphia on Saturday, gave the names of the following as the slate for Progessive delegates-at-large to the Progressive national conven tion: William Flinn. H. D. W. Eng lish. Lewis Emery, R. K. Young, Gif ford Pinchot and William l>raper Lewis. The alternates are E. A. Hemp stead, Major Henry Watson. D. R. Stephens, Colonel Thomas H. Hay, Ar thur G. Graham and A. Nevin Detrich. —William Flinn has the gout. He was in Philadelphia on Saturday and not in a pleasant humor. This is his latest statement: "Our position is this: We have T. R. and we will nomi nate him. The Republicans cannot win without the Progressives, but we do not insist upon them accepting him. What we do insist upon is that they shall match him and that they shall put forth an acceptable platform. Through the efforts of Penrose, Barnes and Root the Republican party was demoralized in 1912 and the nation was handed over to the Democrats; now. therefore, it is up to them to remedy the present conditions." —Charles W. Eaby. of Lancaster, will cross swords with Congressman Griest: for the Republican congres sional nomination in Lancaster. The South Bend Tribune, of South Rend, Ind., on Saturday printed the following under the name of Colonel Henry W. Shoemaker, a member of I the Governor's staff, publisher of the j Altoona, Pa., Tribune: "There is more i Fairbanks sentiment In the United States to-day than there ever was be fore, if feeling in Pennsylvania can lie taken as a criterion. In all walks of life from party leaders to the rank and file comes the demand for the Indiana statesman. True enough, loyal follow ers of Pennsylvania's successful Gov ernor, Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, have urged him to become a candidate for the Republican nomination and the Governor, true to his ideals, has con sented to the use of his name, but many of those closest to him declare that his only desire is to help unite the party; that his name at the head of the ticket is furthest from his thoughts. Governor Brumbaugh's fol lowing, and a vast following it is, Is made up of many different kinds of men and minds. His greatest strength is in the agricultural districts, for Brumbaugh, like Fairbanks, is farm raised and the educational product, of a country college. These voters have never been subject to the beck and call of a political hoss; Ihey are God-fear ing people; they love their country and homes; they feel the call of duty above all else. And they gave Martin G. Brumbaugh, schoolmaster and for eign to politics, hated by political bosses, over 100,000 majority In the Fall of 1914." —Trouble seems to be brewing In the Blair county district. The Pitts burgh Gazette-Times says to-day in an Altoona dispatch: "A series of breakers have confronted the Brum baugh supporters here during the week and played havoc with them In trying to organize for a successful campaign. State Senator P. W. Sny der of the Blair-Hunt Ingdon district, who had aspirations to become a can didate for Republican nomination of Congress and who, It, is reported, was given orders several times over the long-distance telephone by Governor Brumbaugh to withdraw from the race, is noticed to be reticent, accord ing to statements, In proclaiming the Executive's further leadership. An other snag that has struck the Brum baugh following here and promises to be of State-wide importance is the an nouncement made by former Repre sentative J. Lee Plummer, formef leader of the House at Harrisburg, as well as a foremost local option advo cate, declaring against the present course taken by Governor Brum baugh." —Senator pilver's nominating pa pers will be filed here to-morrow. They have been signed. -—Prof. C. H. Aiken, Susquehanna University, will be the Brumbaugh delegate In the 17th district. —John Mates, Wllliamstown, Is out for legislative nomination. —E. M. Biddle, Jr., Carlisle, has withdrawn as candidate for Democra tic national delegate. Wanted Wanted: The Industrious Individual who believes In the brand of results that* come after a man has done his level best. Wanted: The man who has confi dence In himself, in his business and in humanity. Wanted: The man who will help his superiors carry their burden when things go wrong. Wanted: The man who can obey the commands of common sense and respect the laws of discipline. Wanted: The l'ellow who will en courage others, who will work with others—the loyal man. Wanted: The man who believes j that downright honesty is upright liv ing; that Ideas and ideals are neces sary to win.—The Silent Partner THE CARTOON OF THE DAY BUT THIS IS HOW HE DID IT I fHINIK YOU'VE GOT A NERVE, DEfSßlfc, TO QpESfoN THE MONE'otV OF MY 8U51N1E55 METHODS—"£>O KMOW, A WELL KNOWN FACT TtlAf YOUR FATHER MADE HIS AS BUT THIS IS HOW HE PIP IT^ | DIXIE GOES AHEAD Shipyards and Corrals By Frederic J. Haskin NORFOLK, VA.—Nobody but a, tidewater Virginian ever will be able to get the exact hang of the geography hereabouts—what piece of water is Hampton Roads pure and simple, and what is James River, and what is Horseshoe, and'what is Chesa peake Bay—that is all quite beyond the landsman. He does not know in a general sort of way that here is Norfolk and Portsmouth and Newport News and Old Point Comfort and that the wide water is Hampton Roads. That is enough, and it is not altogether new. What is new is that the war has quickened the pulse of the industrial life if the region. Take Newport News. The ship yards have been here a generation, but they never knew before what it was to bo busy. Some eight thousand men are at work, the ways are filled with huge hulks in the making, the dry docks are never empty and in the river lie always other vessels waiting their turn to be scraped, painted and cleaned for their chance at more of the juicy ocean freight rates. And then, to make the picture complete, there rides the Appam—a ship with out a country but with a story that Will last as long as sailor men can tight and spin a yarn. Ships are an old story to Newport News, but horses and mules by tlie old We* may have known the like, but certainly the East never before saw a large percentage of the horse and mule population of the United States pass a given point. Some thing like six hundred thousand Am erican horses and mules have been shipped to the battle-fields of Europe and fully a third of them have pussed through the corrals at Newport News. Gathered by the railroads throughout the country they are shipped here and penned in huge corrals, one for horses and one for mules, awaiting the com ing of the ship that is to take them to their end of fire and blood. It is no unusual thing for the horse-mule population of the town to run up to four or five thousand —thereby rival ing the shipyards. The shipyards just now are calcu lated to cheer the patriotic heart, for few such sights have been seen in this country since the days when iron vessels chased the wooden ships from the seas and the Clyde bank of Scot land deprived the seaports of Maine of their pre-eminence in shipbuild ing. Battleships, freighters, tankers the full capacity of the yard is in use for the building of ships* for the navy and the American merchant marine: while plans are being made for ex tentlons to take care of some of the orders that already stretch well into the next decade. THE STATE FROM W TO IW Intimation that Henry Ford may possibly run for the Presidency from this State by reason of the factional disturbances that have ruffled the calm of Republican waters will doubt less be hailed with joy by the pacifi cists here. A great many people are much exercised as to what Mr. Ford would use as his official conveyance If he were to gain the election. State Senator Charles A. Snyder, of Schuylkill county, will deliver the Memorial Day address In Easton at the exercises to be conducted by Lafayette Post, No. 217, G. A. R. Raymond Watkins of Homeville, Is busy figuring out whether It's profit able, financially and otherwise, to win a bet of sl, terms being that he kiss the first girl he meets in the street, and then after being fortunate enough to run Into a pretty one, be haled before court and compelled to shell out $4.50 as a fine. Rate of $3.50 a second is pretty steep, con sidering the lack of reciprocity. A "City Beautiful" contest Is under way in Wlllianisport, under joint aus pices of the Rotary Club and the Garden Club, with prizes of S3OO. Yards and vegetable gardens are the two classes of entrants. The field is now open for some kind soul, hortlcul tti rally Inclined, to offer prizes In Harrisburg. The only thing that worries "Jack" Hassler, the daring steeplejack who has been skipping about on the hat of William Penn, topping the Phila delphia city hall, Is the fear that the crowds who gaze open-mouthed at his risky ventures may be run down by streetcars or automobiles. The possi bility of vertigo never enters his head, although he would have pretty far to go If he ever slipped at a height of ,547 feet fiy>m the sidewalk. APRII. 17,1916. Horses and mules are not the only exports of course. Here Is where the best steaming coal in the whole world finds Its way to the sea, and the ships that come to seek coal go away laden with whatever of the products of the South they desire. Oil burners are plowing the seven seas, of course, but in the world of ships there is still al legiance to Old King Coal. And in these waters lie holds court. Norfolk brings to mind three de lights—Lynnhaven oysters, Smithfield hams and peanuts. Not a little of the prosperity of (his prosperous city is based upon the nation-wide demand of the baseball fan for the humble "goober" and in the town of Suffolk, just a few miles away, there is the richest bank in the United States whose every cent came from peanuts. Norfolk also has a navy yard. That is to say, the navy yard is named for Suffolk, but actually it is in Ports mouth, another thriving city separ ated from Norfolk only by a ferry boat and a slightly different city charter. Portsmouth is not in Norfolk county, a mystery sealed to the ken of all but tidewater Virginians. The Norfolk Navy Yard is a busy place, too. Here are always to be found some of (he biggest and best of Uncle Sam's fighting ships being fitted up for the sea. The huge dry dock is well worth a visit by itself. And here at the Navy Yard are two ships with histories —the Eitel Fried rich and the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Both of them sought haven here months after the world thought that German ships had been driven from the seas. The Eitel Friedrich in more pleasant times was the most palatial vessel of the Oriental fleet of the Norddeutcher and made her way from Bre men to Hong Kong with cargoes of round-the-world tourists, silk buyers and tea tasters. Her wild run for the Marshall Islands and her escape into the Atlantic, tnough making a thrilling tale, has left her unscarred and as trim as ever, except for mounted guns whose brecch-locks are now in ttlie possession of the United States. Not so the great Hamburg-Amerika liner that lies alongside. She is so bat tered and torn that how she ever came out alive and found this snug harbor is a miracle, if one may judge from her looks. Here they lie, and here they must lie until the war is over, while their officers keep their impris oned crews busy with scraping chisels and paint pots. They were centers of social gayety at first, but after half a dozen officers "borrowed" yacht from a Norfolk man one fine night and decamped, the lid was put on. The interned Germans are now ' literally interned. OUR DAILY LAUGH SURE ENOUGH. Wifey: I shall IBS? 7\\ soon have to be ' \ thinking about '<-j< ' spring clothes. f jd Hubtay: Good t PJA Heavens, woman! TT.y JUI Haven't you been H-'*\ wearing spring clothes all win- STRAIGHTEN ING IT OUT. _ Leading Lady: V You've made an I" Jfe JL awful mlu-state- ("• » ment about me. 4 A |M You said my fea tures were beau- J'\ tifully mottled. « '* I|l Dramatic Edl- | IV jr!| l||j tor: And I In- V —u| I|| tended to say _ i 'modeled.' That's wX® a misprint, not a • mis-statement. Indicted [From Collier's Weekly.] On the date of this paper, one year eight months and twenty-two days will have elapsed Blnce the beginning of the European War. When the war began, a Democratic Congress was in session. The present Democratic Con gress has been In session four months and fifteen days. Up to date, in the language of ex-Congressman Steven B. Ayres of New York: "No measure for national defense has been made into law. Not an ad ditional ship has been authorized for the navy. No needed fortifications have been created. , iEbentng Chat ■a The close of the time for filing nomi nating petitions has brought to the Capitol many men interested In what possible rivals may do. There are some who are Interested in various matters which will come before the next Legislature who have been fol lowing the filing closely, but the bulk of those who are here come for the purpose of noting what happens in their districts. They drop around at the offices, which are Jammed with work, every hour or so and ask ques tions. Other men have spent many dollars in telephone tolls, while telegraph and ask for information at their own expense. Still others ask to be advised the instant anyone from their county or district files a paper. Owing to the unprecedented rush, an swering of these questions is impos sible. but they serve to illustrate the effect of holding back such important I things as nominating papers until the j final twenty-four hours. Defective pa ' pers are apt to be rejected and the time to close before they can be cor rected. • • » Farmers in Dauphin, Cumberland ; and Perry counties in answering ques- I tions as to the reason why so com paratively few sheep raised in this | region say first that sheep do not pay. ; There is a market for the meat, but iit is not much developed, and the j prices run only fair, while but little j attention has been given to the wool ! growing end of the business. Farmers generally admit that there are plenty , of acres which could be turned into j good grazing land if attention was given to the subject, but no one seems jto be inclined to try. in other words, the .same condition attending sheep raising as has pertained to cattle rais ing in this part of the State is to be noticed. Interest has not been stimu lated and markets fostered. In years gone by this county and Ihe surround ing counties had many sheep and every farmer made a ixjint. of raising several steers a year. The reports of the county assessors show a decline in the | number of cattle and sheep for several regions. It would appear that some field is open for one branch of agri culture at least in this section. * * * The decisions of the Attorney Gen eral's department in regard to the use of funds specified for State-aid road work has had the effect of stirring up considerable interest in what the next Legislature will likely do In the way of road appropriations, and from things which have been said in this city lately there will be more or less of a demand for a systematic appro priation plan. In other words, the Legislature will be asked to make a big appropriation, spread over five or ten years, but a certain amount will be available every year for construction and maintenance. The other project discussed in connection with the man -1 ner in which the lawmakers have dealt with the highway problem is a bond issue. The greatest need, say automo bile owners, farmers and businessmen alike, is a program of appropriations. 1 The State has a comprehensive rond system, but has not been comprehen sive about providing funds for it, ' writes a friend who is a Rood roads booster and who wants the State High way Department upheld by an ade quate financial proprram. • * * Men who follow the Susquehanna river either in their occupations or for the pleasure of observation of tfcc ' wide branching stream say that ils i vagaries this year have been more than ' usual. In the first place, there were 1 freezings at high and low water. Then : there were periods of melting and freezing following rapidly. Three i periods of rather high water have been noted. The river coal men, who have i been doing some prospecting, say that i considerable change In the bottom has i been observed and that there have , been big sand bars formed in a num ber of places. Spots which ordinarily ' were good for accumulations of river • coal contain little this Spring. » « » Warren H. Manning, the landscape ! architect who laid out the city's parks . and Is the man in charge of the land i scape work for the new Country Club ; of Harrisburg. is enthusiastic over the | beauties of the new site near Fort ; Hunter. Mr. Manning has made a . study of the ground for the location ■ of the fine new clubhouse to be erected I and the roads and spoke of the mag nificent views to be had from the , knolls on the new site. It is expected . that preliminary work will be under . taken very soon. * ♦ • Among the petitions filed at the | Capitol the other day were several | sent, by Philander C. Knox. The for mer senator's papers for senatorial . honors are on file, but he sent the additional papers, which, it appears had been circulated by some friends [ who sent them direct to him. Accom ; panying the papers was a note in the distinguished Pittsburgher's fine hand. | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE* —C. A. Bowman, who will run for the Legislature in Lebanon, is dean of Lebanon Valley College. —Judge O. Y. Audenreid, of Phila delphia, was rather astonished the other day when he had before him for trial a man whom he had sentenced to death seventeen years ago. —Colonel H. C. Trexler, the Allen town cement magnate, never misses the opening of the trout season. —lieutenant-Governor Frank P. McClain received a shower of tele grams In honor of his birthday ort Friday. He observed the day by a speech at a banquet. —Deputy Attorney General Emerson Collins Is one of the authorities of West Branch country history. 1 DO YOU KNOW That "Harrisburg factories make parts of machinery used in turn ing out locomotives? HISTORIC HAKRISBTOG William Penn's sons visited this re gion about 175 years ago. t > His Life an Open Book! It's the highest tribute you can pay a man to say he lives in the I sunlight is devoid of conceal ments. And yet that Is true of the ad i vertislng business. , Its promises are an open book. - It must live up to them to the • letter. Fooling the public is never profitable to the advertiser. ! And if you look at the names of the men advertising in the "j Telegraph you will find they are names that are in good repute. , Trade with the men whose J business life Is "an open book." * —■________
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