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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 22. i
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And ye are complete in him, which is
the head of principality and power:
buried :ci7A him in baptism, wherein also
ye are risen with him through the faith
of the operation of God, who hath raised
him from the dead. Colossians ii, io
and 12.
THE LATEST REFERENDUM
THERE is a lively interest anions j
merchants in the referendum
which has been ordered by the j
United States Chamber of Commerce 1
with reference to the question of
whether there shall be Federal legis- j
lation "permitting the maintenance'
of resale prices, under proper restric- j
tions, on identified merchandise for ;
voluntary purchase made and sold un- j
der competitive conditions."
One of the largest retail stores of
New York which has been in the habit, j
along with other stores, of cutting j
prices on nationally-advertised mer- j
chandise, has gone on record as favor- '
lng Federal legislation along the lines
Indicated above. National advertisers j
insist that the practice of cutting 1
prices on their goods detracts from the
value of their advertising and at the
same time draws legitimate trade !
from the local stores by directing it
into mail order channels.
The opposing argument advanced
by some of the large department
stores suggests that by the processes
of centralization secured through their
stores they are In a position to serve
the public far better than could be j
done should the United States Govern- j
ment legislate to place restrictions on 1
the manner of conducting inter- J
x State trade. The result of this refer- j
endum will be interesting reading. j
By the way. as was suggested in these
columns recently, why would it not be |
well to utilize the thousands of river j
stone In the stream at the feet of the i
"Front Steps of Harrisburg" for rip- j
rapping the bottom of the embankment |
along the steps. This Is a
schema and It ought to be possible to 1
work It out in some economical way.
A CITY MANAGER
HOW long the commission form of!
government will last in the!
American municipalities will de-!
pend almost solely upon the character I
of administration. In too many cases!
the commission form has resulted in j
a breaking of public interest in j
municipal affairs and the reaction is
almost invariably against a. con- J
tinuance of the commission scheme.
Already certain weaknesses have
been developed in the commission
plan wherever it has been tried and ;
there Is a movement to establish the !
commission-manager plan. This means |
the people elect a commission, acting
'as -a board of directors, who hire the
city manager and he in turn employs
and directs the employes. It is be
lieved that, this plan will become 1
popular, a large number of cities hav
ing already adopted the new scheme.
If we are to have centralized govern
ment, as under the commission plan,
it may as well extend to the limit In
the employment of one man Instead
of five. If the responsibility, according j
to the theory of the commission i
advocates, should be concentrated in'
a small body it might be further con
centrated in a single Individual. Then ;
the people would know just who to
look to for results.
There are now forty cities wlt>* the
commission-manager plan In opera
tion and the experiment Is spreading
rapidly. Under this plan the com
missioners are assigned each to the
headship of a city department. They
assume no individual administrative
work, they do not give all tholr time
to the city, but only spare time; they
receive only nominal salaries or none
an«l continue uninterrupted their
private careers. They are empowered
to hire from anywhere in the nation
a city manager at a good salary which
they can determine. The city man
ager holds office at their pleasure, is
their sole executive agent In all things
and runs the municipal administration
under their continuous supervision
and direction. As a rule a nonresident
is selected for manager so that he
may be free from local, political and
neighborhood entanglements.
It Is held as one of the strong
features of the commission-manager
j plan that there Is more efficiency in
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRJSBURG t&afsb TELEGRAPH! 'APRTTJ 22, TOT.
tho administration and a considerable
saving of public money.
The criticism of the commission
plan now in force in Harrlsburg and
elsewhere Is that each commissioner
reigns supreme in his department and
resents "interference" from other
.commissioners, thus giving the city
five separate little governments and
limiting consultation in common
counsel.
As a matter of fact, the objections
to the commission plan have been In
creasing and it is doubtful whether
the people will long approve the new
scheme. Our own thought Is that the
i most serious defect lies In the fact of
! a growlnr Indifference of the people
jto the administration of their own
affairs.
All the churches of Harrlsburg will
! be crowded to-mdrrow and not the least
| Interesting feature of the services of
I the Eastertide will be the high class
! music which has been prepared for this
! glad festival. Harrlsburg has long been
-noted as a jnu*lC"eehteirr and the con
gregations of this city are favored
with some fine choirs.
SHAKESPEARE
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE died
300 years ago to-morrow. Yes
terday a Chicago Judge, whose
| name we even now do not recall, <J e *
| cided that Bacon and not Shakespeare
: wrote the Immortal plays and verse
j which bear the name of the Bard of
j Avon. But long, long after this foolish
I legal decision shall have been for
i gotten, and when the Bacon contro
| versy shall have become a matter over
which humorously inclined students of !
: the future .will smile and crack their;
I quiet jokes, Shakespeare will remain a j
i name before which the mighty of the j
earth will bow in humble homage.
How many can quote Bacon at j
length? How few there are who in j
S some form of speech or other, wit
tingly or unwittingly, but quote Shake
speare in their daily conversation.
This is neither the time nor the place
to discuss Lord Bacon, but it is pass- ■
ing strange, if the learned legal gen- |
tleman of Chicago is correct in his j
' findings, that the authentic writings of j
Bacon bear so few of the stamps of i
genius that mark every line of the I
1 .Shakespearean plays and poems.
Indisputably the greatest playwright!
of all time, Shakespeare has become a '
tradition, an essential in this as in
many other countries, notably Ger- !
many, and, of cpurse, England. He is ;
to the trained mind what food and i
drink are to the athlete; the wells of
his knowledge and experience are hot- j
tomless, and, like the sayings of Solo
mon, always pure and refreshing.
The three hundredth anniversary of j
SI akespeare's death has produced a j
revival of his plays, tragic and ro- '
mantle. Newspapers and literary pub
lications devote columns of space to a 1
I recital of his work and discussions of
his writings. Libraries are feeling the
demand for books on the subject, crit
ical and descriptive. All England, in
spite of the war, will observe the ter
centenary of his death and will do
lienor to his memory in many ways.
At Stratford-on-Avon, the dramatist's |
1 birthplace, there will be a fortnight of [
Shakespearean performances and a :
' long series of special celebrations. All I
the world will pay its respects to the j
memory of the man to whom literature !
and the stage owes a debt It can never I
repay.
Kings and queens, statesmen and |
soldiers, who lived with Shakespeare
are mere shadows in the popular mind.
To millions their names mean nothing.
But where civilized men meet to-day,
be It In the halls of the mighty or the
cottages of the humble, in the peace of j
the fields or the roar of the trenches, |
in the crowded thoroughfares of the \
city or on the lonely wastes of the j
waters or the wilderness, beside them j
stands the figure of Shakespeare, the
embodiment of wisdom, philosophy,
learning and comradeship. In honor- j
ing Shakespeare to-day the world pays j
tribute to Intellect, and by so doing re- j
bukes mere temporal power. In effect
It says, even while the world is torn
asunder by the ravaging armies of am
bitious rulers, "Truly, "the pen is |
mightier than the sword'."
AMERICA FIRST
FULLER E. CALLAWAY, a Georgia
mill operator, appearing before
the House Ways and Means Com- j
mittee In favor of a protective tariff |
on dyestuffs, declared: "I am about J
200 per cent. Democrat and 40 per |
cent. Republican, but politics ought i
not to enter Into the building up of
the dye-making industry here." Evl- j
dently Mr. Callaway's 4 0 per cent. 1
Republicanism was pleading the
cause. This statement, oft repeated
before the committee during the;
present hearing, that "politics ought
not to enter into building up the dye
making Industry," Is about the most
arrant nonsense of which the Demo
crats have yet been guilty.
In the first place, why single out
the dye-making industry? Some
Democrats reply that it is an Infant
industry, and should be encouraged.
That is a weak answer for a party to »
make which has been categorically J
against a protective policy of any'
kind. In the second place, on what
j great policy are the two great parties
at issue? Assuredly it Is the tariff.
The Republicans have always stood
for protection to American industries,
the Democrats have stood for free
trade, or a tariff for revenue only,
which is free trade with a handicap.
In demanding of the present Congress
a protective duty on dyestuffs, manu-
J facturers are asking a Democratic
j body to apply a Republican principle
Ito their particular industry. There is |
no disguising the fact. The Demo
cratic party cannot, consistent with
its classical policy, yield to this de
mand, which is not saying much be
cause that party has become hope
lessly inconsistent. Dyemakers are
entitled to protection. So are cotton
manufacturers, steel manufacturers,
wool manufacturers, miners and agri
culturalists.
Ail "200 per cent. Democrats" who
want protection on their particular in
dustries are advised to uet Into the
melting pot and boil down to 100 per
cent. Republican, vote for that party's
candidate and legislators, ijnd make
the protective policy of national ap
plication, for we are going up against
some awful trade tactics and foreign
combinations after this war, and the
"local issue" characterization of the
tariff will necessitate apologies. Manu
facturers must buck the line together
or they will be man-handled separate
ly and fatally. It shall not be "Me
First!" It must be "America First!"
TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE
—Mr. Ford's remarkable success In
settling the European war is probably
an Inspiration to those who are backing
him for President.
—"After May 10," says the Sporting
Editor, "baseball will be the fashion
In Harrlsburg. Yep, and late dinners.
1 —After reading one or two fervid
editorials In German-language news-
I papers of this country we wonder why
the writers can bring tfl
live among such a low, degraded peo
ple.
—Why Is It that a man can't look
at his wife's new Easter dress with
out thinking about his pocketbook?
—Talk about your Tower of Babel
Incident, wait until the English "tom
mies" try to understand one of the
Russian soldiers now in France trying
to talk French.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The contempt that his tack of good
taste, to put it mildly, has awakened
among thousands of Americans who
once followed his leadership is not
apparently within Mr. Bryan's pur
view. He cannot see himself as oth
ers see him. Perhaps, however, the
present ludicrous exhibition he is
making of his foiled and deluded self
is not without some advantage to the
general public. New York Sun.
PAYROLL HELPS
[Johnstown Tribune.]
It is more than possible that Henry
Ford's efforts in behalf of the work
men in his shops had more to do with
his vote in the Presidential preference
primaries in Michigan and Nebraska
than his position on preparedness.
The profits on Ford automobiles are so
enormous that a minimum wage of $5
per day in the Ford shops is amply
warranted. When a producer is able
to secure his price, he need care but
little as to the size of his payroll.
The First Easter Morn
Now upon the first day of the week,
very early in the morning, they came
unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices,
which they had prepared, and certain
others with them, and they found the
stone rolled away from the sepulchre;
and they entered in, and found not the
body of the Lord Jesus.
And it came to pass, as they were
much perplexed thereabout, behold two
men stood by them In shining gar
ments; and as they were afraid, and
bowed down their faces to the earth,
they said unto them, "Why seek ye the
living among the dead? He Is not
here, but is risen: remember how he
spake unto you when he was yet in
Galilee; saying, the Son of Man must
be delivered into the hands t>t sinful
men, and be crucified, and the third
day rise again." And they remembered
his words, and returned from the
sepulchre, and told all these things
unto the eleven, and to ail the rest.
It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna,
and Mary, the mother of James, and
other women that were with them,
which told these things until the apos
tles. And their ords seemed to them
as idle tales, and they believed them
not.
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the
sepulchre; and stooping down, he be
held the linen clothes laid by them
selves, and departed, wondering In him
self at that which was come to pass.
And behold, two of tliem went that
same day to a village called Emmaus,
which was from Jerusalem about
three score furlongs. And they talked
together of all these tilings which had
happened. And it came to pass, that
while they communed together and rea
soned, Jesus himself drew near, and
went with them. But their eyes were
liolden. that they should not know
him. • • • •
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat
with them, he took bread and blessed
It, and brake, and gave to them. And
their eyes were opened, and they knew
him; and lie vanished out of their sight.
And they said one to another. Did not
our heart burn within us, while lie
talked with us by the way. and while
he opened to us the Scriptures?
And they rose up the same hour, and
returned to Jerusalem, and found the
eleven gathered together, and tliem
that were with them, saving, the Lord
Is risen indeed, and hath appeared to
Simon. And they told what things were
done In the way, and how he was known
of them in breaking of bread.
And as they thus spake. Jesus him
self stood In the midst of them, and
saith unto them. Peace be unto you
But they were terrified and affrighted,
and supposed that they had seen a
spirit.
And he said unto them. Why are ye
troubled? and why do thoughts arise In
your hearts? Behold my hands and my
feet, that It Is I myself: handle me, anil
see; for a spirit hath not flesh and
bones, as ye see me have.
And while they yet believed not for
joy. and wondered, he said unto them
Have ye here any meat? And they
gave him a piece of broiled fish, and of
an honeycomb. And he took It. and did
eat before them. And he said unto
tliem. These are the words which I
spake unto you. while I was vet with
you. that all things must be 'fulfilled,
which were written In tho law of
Moses, and In the prophets, and In the
Psalms concerning me. Then opened
he their understanding, that they might
understand the Scriptures.
And said unto them, thus it Is writ
ten. and thus It behooved Christ to suf
fer, and to rise from the dead the third
day: and that repentance and remis
sion of sins should be preached In his
name among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem: and ye are witnesses of
these things.
And he led them out as far as to
Bethany, and he lifted up his hands
and blessed them. And it came to pass
while he blessed them, he was parted
from them, and carried un Into heaven
And they worshiped him, and re
turned to Jerusalem with great Jov
and were continually In the temple'
praising and blessing God.—St. Luke'
Being For Temperance
[Johnstown Tribune.]
We feel 30 sorry for Governor
Brumbaugh and a host of Pennsvlva
nia Republicans, who are contending
for local option. They have been ex
communicated. driven out of the par
ty, told where to get ofT. and otherwise
reprimanded. Also, editors who dare
favor any further legal restriction of
the liquor traffic are kicked out of
both the Washington and Republican
pa. ties. It Is hard luck, truly.
The dictum comes from the wettest
of "wet" politicians. Tt comes from
the sole champion of the idea that one
saloon Is necessary to every one thou
sand people. It comes from the poli
ticians who regularly bolt a Republi
can nomination when the nominee Is
"dry."
Worse yet, we are told that Repub
licans who dare Introduce the sub
ject of local option, or kindred issues,
are not real friends of Temperance
with a capital T. The way to be a
friend of temperance is not to bother
a bunch of politicians with the liquor
issu^.
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By the Ex-Committeeman
Certification of the names of men
whose candidacies for various positions
or nominations will appear on the bal
lot at the May primary will be made
by the department of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth as rapidly as the
task permits. The time for filing with
drawals expired last night and to-day
was the last day for Inaugurating con
tests of petitions for places on the
ballot.
The 2,400 petitions of candidates
whose names will be certified are being
compared with the entries in the de
partment records so that the material
lor the ballot will be accurate, and this
work is keeping the entire force busy.
The—certification of names will he
made in alphabetical order, each party
having its own ballot.
The close of the period of with
drawal was marked by some eleventh
hour tiling of affidavits and by tele
grams giving notice of intention to
send withdrawal. The department
took the position that withdrawals not
in the post olHce box by 4 p. m. or
In the hands of the department officials
at that hour would not be received.
Several came in too late. In two or
three cases withdrawals failed because
not sworn to.
One of the amusing Incidents of the
closing rush was the effort of a Luzerne
county man to withdraw a withdrawal.
He had sent his withdrawal In proper
form and endeavored to have it taken
oft through a telephone message, it be
ing too late to get an additional affi
davit here.
Some Washington party declarations
were withdrawn because that party
has no presidential candidate on its
ballot.
—The time for withdrawing nomi
nating petitions for places on the bal
lot for the May primary expired yes
terday.
The withdrawals filed between 3 and
4 p. m. were:
Republican national delegate—Philip
1,. Drum, John Shadrach, P. Hoi
comb, Eleventh district; Henry Clay
Chisholm, Seventeenth.
Congress—William P. Slegert, Re
publican and Washington. Sixth; Henry
Fisher, Republican and Washington,
Sixth.
Senate John M. Amweg, Repub
lican. Seventh.
State committee—R. Earl Penrod,
Republican, Cambria; Frank B. Black,
Republican, Somerset.
House—O. P. Beckley, Republican.
Second Dauphin; D. Edward Edmond
son. Democrat. Montour; Jonathan
Currier, Republican, Clearfield; Mor
gan W. Williamson, Republican and
Democrat, Seventh Luzerne; Martin J.
Morgan and John B. Cadiz, Washing
ton, Seventeenth Philadelphia; John
H. Crankshaw, Republican, Second
Montgomery; William E. Kapp, Demo
crat, Adams; John Douglas, Jr., Re
publican, Eighth Allegheny.
—The exchange of pleasantries be
tween A. Mitchell Palmer and Michael
Liebel, Jr., the rival Democratic can
didates for Democratic national com
mitteeman, is becoming real entertain
ing. Palmer has charged that Liebel
Is an enemy to the President and
Liebel says that Palmer needs a few
alibis. Liebel's fight has developed
very suddenly and it was a painful
surprise to Palmer and his pals to find
that it had so much headway.
—Friends of Calvin Green, the
Lewistown businessman, have called
attention to the fact that he has not
withdrawn as a candidate for Repub
lican national delegate for a minute.
He withdrew his declaration, but re
mains a candidate.
—Pottsville's mayor may be forced
to defend his title in the courts.
—The withdrawals of congressional
candidates in Philadelphia caused
some excitement, as they resulted In
ending chances of fights.
—A Pittsburgh story is to the effect
that most of the Allegheny candidates
for national delegate are united In
Roosevelt.
—Senator Penrose is to speak at
Moucli Chunk next week.
—John Codman. Philadelphia city
attache for forty years, has resigned.
In announcing at Philadelphia that
the Governor would take the stump
next week. Attorney General Brown
said his itinerary virtually was com
pleted. From Huntingdon he will
move westward to Invade the Pitts
burgh and Erie-Crawford district.
From there he will cover the northern
tier of counties, and will spend the
closing days of the trip In the eastern
counties. Brumbaugh leaders in
Philadelphia said the Governor "would
be on the job In good shape." an<i
scouted rumors that he still was crit
ically ill.
Through the withdrawal of Dr. A.
M. Barr. of Pittsburgh, Public Service
Commissioner William Magee will be
unopposed for national delegate In the
Thirty-first district. He is pledged to
Brumbaugh. John D. Graham was to
have been substituted for George E.
Flinn, son of the Progressive leader.
But. Graham was taken out of the race,
and, therefore, Flinn will be unopposed
a* an unpledged candidate for national
delegate in the Thirtieth district.
Cost of Newspapers
[From Ncwspaperdom.]
Two cents Is the right price for the
modern newspaper; we cannot go on
adding sheets forever and maintaining
one cent retail. The price was set
originally for four-page newspapers,
hut the value of what is given tho pub
lic has grown beyond all reason out of
proportion with the price.
Added circulation means Increased
loss, especially with the war prices the
newspaper publisher has to pay on all
sides.
He spends twenty per cent, more
for news than he did a decade ago;
the cost of labor has been Jumped
twice in that period, and Is up about
fifteen per cent.; paper fcas gained
more than that, and may jump another
fifteen per cent, before the year Is
ended; type metal Is one hundred per
cent, higher, and so are supplies; more
pictures are demanded and they cost
more; newer and higher-priced ma
chines are required every few years.
All along the line it Is more, more,
more. . . . It Is the fear of one-
cent competition that deters the pub
lisher from raising the price; but it is
so apparent that co-operation of the
interests as discussed will shut out
such suicidal competition that the
publisher should be willing to tackle
the proposition In a business-like
way, and put it through.
The public is paying thirty to fifty
per cent, more for its clothing, and
stands it without a murmur. Nobody
is rushing Into the clothing business
on that account. And newspapers can
be put up to ten cents a week, the
right price, with very- little difficulty.
Summum Bonum
All the breath and the bloom of the
year In the bag of one bee;
All the wonder and wealth of the
mine In the heart of one gem:
In the core of one pearl all the shade
and the shine of the sea;
Breath and bloom, shade and shine
-—-wonder, wealth and—how far
above them—
Truth, lhat's brighter than gem.
Trust, that's purer than pearl—
Brightest trulh, purest trust In the
universe—all were for me
In the kiss of one girl.
—Browning.
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
GREETING FROM HIS CHILDREN
—From I.lfe.
DIXIE GOES AHEAD
The Dynamo of the South
By Frederic J. Haskin
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. —Perhaps
the most significient Industrial de
velopment of the modern South,
and one of the most Interest to the
nation at large, is the harnessing of
the streams that flow down from the
Alleghanies.
These mountains extend through the
whole length of the South from the
Mason and Dixon line far into South
ern Georgia. Their wealth of coal and
mineral lias resulted in the growth of
some of the largest industrial cities
in the South along their foothills. It
Is only in recent years that the people
of the South have awakene-i to the
fact that in the swift Alleghany riv
ers, there is a source of power far
greater than that of the coal mines.
All through the Soutli these rivers
are now being dammed, and their
rushing currents turned upon turbines
that supply light and factory power to
a host of cities and towns. The dis
tance of the Tennessee and Okokee riv
ers, is particularly favored in this re
gard, and the city has taken to itself
the title of "The Dynamo of the
South." There are others that might
well claim it. This city has simply
been selected as a typical example of
how the South Is utilizing its re
sources in water power.
There are three water power sites
within reach of Chattanooga which
are especially favorable for develop
ment—Hale's bar on the Tennessee
river, the Okoee river, and the Muscle
Shoals of the Tennessee river in Ala
bama. The first two have been de
veloped by private capital. The third,
which is by far the largest in poten
tial power, has received the approval
of the government engineers, and a
project to develop It with government
aid is the great industrial dream of
this section of the South.
As Is often the case In the sudden
rise of a new industry, the story of
Chattanooga's hydro-electric devel
opment is closely bound with that of a
single man. Charles E. James is his
name. Chattanooga points to him
frankly and proudly as the architect
of her fortunes. She gives him credit
for having brought to the city indus
tries which are worth twenty-five mil
lion dollars —and the whole assessed
value of property in Chattanooga is
only thirty millions. Mr. James
might be described without starting
an argument, as the man who made
the town. The statement, however,
would be strictly unauthorized; for
Mr. James is In that class of heroes
who have fame thrust upon them.
Chattanooga newspapermen say that
he Is the hardest individual to inter
view in the South. He Is a small gray
man who works hard at a desk In a
small office all day long, and tersely
refers all inquiries to some of his
numerous assistants and secretaries.
Nevertheless Mr. James Is a logical,
THE STATE FROM DRf TODW[
The opening of the trout season has'
started the ball rolling in the Logan :
Branch at Bellefonte. The largest
catch reported so far measured 22
inches, and the Ike Walton who pulled
It in has never told a lie in his life.
The discovery of a supposed "bag of
gold" in the old Caldwell house at
Creighton has proved to be a reality
a tin box containing a one dollar bill
and 13 old pennies instead of six
thousand or so dollars, as originally
expected. The unlucky number again.
The Washington Observer observes
as follows: Overheard in Tylertlale—
"lf you were that New Jersey
preacher fired for kissing a girl, what
would you do?" "Do? I" quit." "Quit
kissing?" "Goodness no, quit preach
ing." Let us join in singing "Down
in Old Louisiana, Where the River
Klssimmee Flows."
It was recently reported in a Phila
delphia paper that "the progeny of a
waltzing male mouse and a mother
without the accomplishments will not
waltz without training. But with
parents who waltz, the children waltz
as naturally as the baby duck takes to
water." Apparently the "best laid
schemes o' mice" would be of no avail
without hereditary ability.
"Rambling prayers breed doubt and
infidelity" said a minister recently in
a nearby town. Lots of people, take
notice!
Silas Marner all over again has been
enacted in Bellefonte with the nurses
at the hospital acting the role of Silas.
A little three weeks' old chubby girl
was found sleeping in «t blanket on
the doorstep of the sisters' home at
the Bellefonte convent.
Light your pipes, old girls, and
smoke up, because a Wilkes-Barre
woman, just dead at the age of 106,,
frequently said ihat smoking pro
longed life. We doubt it ourselves,J
candidate for the spotlight, because he
is both unusual and typical. He is
a native builder of the South—a
Southerner born and raised who has
demonstrated that the South pro
duces industrial brains of the highest
order. When he came to Chatta
nooga with his parents and several
brothers, he was five years old and
barefooted. His father began the
family work by accumulating some
thing of fortune and a large amount
of Chattanooga real estate.
Charles began his career as a build
er in life, helping to erect Chatta
nooga's first theatre when still a boy.
As soon as he came into his share of
the family fortune, he disposed of the
vacant real estate, gathered together
all the capital he could, and proceeded
to furnish the city with sundry equip
ments and improvements which he
thought it needed. He built a gas
works and a street car system and
took or er a little coal mine, quad
rupled its output and made Chatta
nooga an important center for the
production of coke.
Meantime, the great power possi
bilities of the mountain streams were
beginning to be realized, and a con
gressional investigation was held to
determine whether the city of Chatta
nooga should be allowed to develop
a power plant on the Tennessee river.
The committee decided that the pro
ject was a good one; but before
granting the permit, Congress re
quired assurance that the plant would
be built. The city could not give a
guarantee. Mr. James then took the
stand, and gave his personal assur
ance that if the city refused to carry
out the work, he would see that is
was done by private capital.
The Chattanooga city fathers de
cided that they could not afford to
build a power plant, and it. was up to
James, who took into his counsel J. C.
Guild, a well-known civil engineer.
Between them they had not enough
capital to swing the deal; but they got
assistance from New York, and the
plant was built. Neither of its pro
moters made much money out of the
work; but they made good the assur
ance given by James, and gave Chatta
nooga a tremendous industrial asset.
The plant is that at Hale's bar and
has a total of 58,000 horse-power. It
has the capacity to furnish all the
power for times as many fac
tories as there are in Chattanooga.
Chattanooga also has a smaller
plant, generating about 3,500 horse
power on the Okokee river, a much
smaller stream. Since the develop
ment of these two projects many of
Chattanooga's factories have substi
tuted electrical for steam power, and
a number of new ones have been
built, while many small towns In Ten
nessee and Alabama obtain both light
and factory power from the same
pints.
but It Is a good talking point, anyway.
Passengers on a train of the Wilkcs-
Barre and Hazleton Railway enjoyed
a hot tirrje In the old woods along the
route the other day when they dashed
through a heavy forest fire that was
raging on both sides of the track.
Still Mud
[Kansas City Star.]
We get reminders every now and
then that the world Isn't finished. For
instance, a motorist from San Fran
vlsco reports that he has encountered
the worst roads so*far in Kansas. Of
course, he hadn't tried the Missouri
mud roads yet. They will be In close
competition.
But the point is that dirt roads, no
matter how well cared for and drag
ged, are still dirt roads. They are not
365-day roads until a permanent hard
surface Is put on them.
I OUR DAILY LAUGH I
FUNDS SHORT.
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PAIULDOXICAU
The Silly mortal
"who pretends™.*#? isM,*j£-i
To know it
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The less advice!^^7
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Only good-natured men should
hold positions at a railroad passen
ger station, according to "Andy" Derr,
a ticket examiner for the Pennsylva
nia railroad. "An ordinary person
woulti throw up his job in less than an
hotfr," he continued. Air. Derr had
just answered a question for a woman
patron for the seventh consecutive.
time. H® added, "That woman has
been in here every day, two and three
times, inquiring about stop-over privi
leges. She holds a ticket good until
used, and was told so, yet she does not
seem to believe what we say. How
ever. there is no use -In losing one's
temper. We are here to serve the
rons, but there is no denying that we
sometimes get vexed."
Dr. J. M. J. Kaunick, city health of
ficer, has received a number of letters
from various parts of the United
States from other health officers, ask
ing for information on conducting
"baby week" campaigns, and also in
regard to the city milk supply, how It
is inspected and the methods used.
Some of these letters contain numer
ous questions as to how the milk sup
ply coming into the city is examined.
Other requests have been received
for the monthly bulletin issued by the
city bureau, and for all statistics rela
tive to children's diseases and deaths.
Among the letters received concerning
"Baby Week," were two from per
sons in the Children's Bureau of tho
United States Department of Labor
which has been observing this city.
When Wellington G. Jones, sport
ing editor of tlie Telegraph, opened
his mail the other morning he found
a letter from a certain railroad com
pany which shall be nameless, notify
ing him that, there had arrived in Har
risburg to be delivered wherever he
desired, two "casket trucks." Mr.
Jones remonstrated over the phone.
The freight clerk insisted. The coffin
repositories were there, they wcrft
addressed to him and he simply must
take them away. Mr. Jones in vain
insisted that he had no use for under
takers' equipment and the clerk said
he ought to have thought of that be
fore he ordered 'em. Finally a search
of the records showed that the trucks
were addressed to a man whose first
name and initial were Wellington G..
who resides near. Harrlsburg, and
familiarity with the name of Welling
ton G. Jones had led a baseball-loving
clerk into error in setting down the
last name. Such is fame.
Complaints of excessive whistling
by locomotives, which are always most
numerous in the Spring, are commenc
ing to be made at the office of the
State Public Service Commission
again. Such complaints are always
easily adjusted, it being a matter oC
regulation for the railroad people, bur.
for several years it. has been noticed
that Springtime always brings an in
crease of objections to the shrieking
of whistles. One of the reasons as
signed for the Spring crop of com
plaints is that people contend that they
are awakened early in the morning by
the noise and cannot go to sleep again
as readily as they can in winter time
when the hour of sun rise is later. Tho
railroad activity at present also lias
something to do with the whistling
complained of.
Thousands of hyacinths and other
flowers will bloom in Capitol park for
Raster Sunday to-morrow, the annual
display having been arranged by the
State g-irdeners. The hyacinths are in
full bloom and in front of the main
entrance to the Capitol are two hugo
circular beds of blue and white flow
ers. These flowers are also blooming
in other parts of the park. Two bed*
of tulips have been laid out in front oW
the Capitol. These beds aggregate
over 440 feet.
An Interesting fact In view of the
presented strained situation In rela
tion to Mexico and the possibility of
the National Guard being called upon
if affairs grow acute is that it was two
years ago to-day that the American
forces completed the occupation of
Mexico's big seaport Vera Cruz.. It is
also interesting to note that when
Vera Cruz was taken in the Mexican
war that a native of Harrisburg, Com
modore David Conner, commanded tho
American fleet which covered tho
landing of Scott's army.
♦ • «
Attorney J. Clarence Funk, the re
cently appointed resident clerk fur tho
Federal courts for the Middle district
of Pennsylvania, served in his official
capacity for the first time at a court
session when United States Judge
Charles B. Wltnier held argument and
naturalization court Vn "Wednesday.
And fellow members of tlic bar and
court attaches were loud in the praise
of Mr. Funk's admirable handling of
the work. Incidentally Mr. Funk's
foresightedness in preparing typewrit
ten copies of the trial lists invoked
upon Ills head the earnest thanks of
the courthouse attaches, lawyers and
newspaper reporters who heretofore
have diligently searched for Informa
tion as to cases and so forth.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE*]
Cyrus E. Woods, secretary of tho
Commonwealth, honored by Invitation
to address the Academy of Social and
Political Science, is one of the trustees
of Lafayette.
—Judge J. M. McLaughrey, of Mer
cer, has ordered Investigations into
clubs He assumed office in January
and Is making things Interesting
James A. Wakefield, Pittsburgh
lawyer who was in Europe when the
war began, is giving a series of talks
on the battle of Mons which he saw.
Charles I. Corby, who entertained
the Governor in Washington, is one
of the big manufacturers of the coun
try.
DO YOU KNOW
That the control of Paxton Creek
has reclaimed for lni|>ortaiit
business interests the entire dis
trict traversed by tills stream?
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Front street has been the home ot
over half of the Governors.
Selling For the
Retailer
Mr. Manufacturer, which la
the best way —to load up the
dealer and let him worry out; or
to keep the goods moving from
his shelves?
There is less selling cost In
constant repeat orders Is there
not?
A satisfied dealer doesn't worry
you much. doeH he?
' The easy way to help your
dealers and to enthuse them is
through newspaper advertising.
Information on this subject
will be given by the Bureau of
Advertising. American Newspa
per Publishers Association. World
Building, New York.