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MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 8*
It is the mind that malteth good or ill.
That maketh wretch or happie, rich
or poor;
For some that hath abundance at his
trill
Hath not enough but wants in great
er store;
And other, that hath Tittle, asks no
more;
But in that little U bothe rich and
wise;
For wisdom is most riches; fooles
therefore
They are, which fortunes do by vows
devize,
Bince each unto himself his life may
fortunize.
—Edmund Sfenseb.
A RIVER PAGEANT
THE River Carnival Committee Is
seeking ways and means of
financing the big event next sum
mer. Wouldn't It be fine If enough
money could be found for a pageant
on the water?
Nothing so old in the way of public
entertainment lias recently received so
much attention as the pageant, and it
is likely that It will Increasingly play
an Important part In the educational
and social life of the home, community,
school, club, playground and settle
ment. A splendid spirit of co-operation
has been developed in institutions
where different societies have been
united In such a portrayal of art, and
some of our best presentations have
resulted from the combined efforts of
choral and dramatic societies. Social
workers, realizing the need of a con
tractive recreational program, are
making increasing use of the pageant
and festival In stimulating the par
ticipation In types of recreation pos
sessing permanent physical, educa
tional, moral and social values.
Men have been wont to idealize the
characters and conditions of former
days, lionize the victor and Impress
the vanquished. The pageant has
found favor at all times and among all
peoples. Egyptians, Greeks and Ro
mans were adept at introducing into
their celebrations many features of
pageantry. The descriptions of the
great festivals of the ancients as con
tsined in their annals and sculptured
figures on tombs, temples, pyramids
and monuments confirm this.
The pageant was used In Rome to
celebrate the homecoming of victors in
battle, to display in symbolic form the
pomp and pride of the city, and to im
press the populace with the supreme
authority of the rulers.
The processional of the Grecian
games, the functions of feast days and
elaborate rites of the worship of gods
savored of pageantry. The elaborate
staging and impressive ritual of early
Hebrew worship of Jehovah contained
many elements of modern pageantry.
When European society began to
take definite shape, after the stress
and tumult of the Dark Ages, the
Church and court took up again the
work of popular entertainment, and in
this the pageant had a prominent part.
And so It, has come down to us little
changed and just as entertaining and
Instructive as It. was 8,000 years ago.
We have all the materials for an im
posing river pageant In the history of
the Susquehanna—the ancient and
honorable "ark" of the early settlers,
the bark canoe of the Indians, the
war canoe of the fighting tribes, the
raft of the lumbering days, the canal
boats that used the river at Clark's
Ferry, the flats, the river steamers, the
ferryboats, the rowboats, motorboats,
sailboats, modern canoes and e'en the
humble coal ard sand fleets, all repro
duced or brought Into line would make
an educational and interesting water
parade long to be remembered.
AT HOME A XT) ABROAD
FROM the business point of view,
say the trade authorities, It would
be suicidal for Germany to sever
relations with this country. I-lowever.
whatever may eventuate from the
present crisis, business and financial
interests will not be taken by surprise.
"Since the first shock of the Lusltania,"
according to a leading financial con
cern, "there has been always in mind
the possibilities of a crisis. The whole
business and financial structure will
deliberately adjust Itself to the out
come, whatever it may be."
Even in the midst of war France
has been preparing for the activities of
peace. The annual report of the Bank
of France for the year 1915 says the
year was marked by the recovery of
activity in the various phases of eco
i liomlc and financial life. Industry and
MONDAY EVENING,
j commerce have likewise profited by a
! renewal of activity. Factories which
| were closed at the outbreak of hostill
| lies have reopened and other new ones
have been established. It is said In
this report that a large part of the
activity which is being; put Into the
manufacture of war materials is help
ing by the developing and perfecting
of the stock of tools to prepare the
way for the economic Impulse which
will follow the conclusion of peace.
Thus It will be seen that even In the
war zone there Is confidence In the
future and It 111 becomes a great and
prosperous nation like ours to show
any weakness or timidity.
Of all the nations at war, France
has earned the admiration of neutrals
in a way far surpassing that of any
other of the belligerents. Her armies
have been directed with signal ability
and back of the battle line has been
the patriotic sentiment and sacrifice of
the people. France will emerge from
the war with more of glory than any
other participant in the world struggle.
Next to France, Switzerland and Hol
land have the sympathy of all out
siders. because as neutrals their sit
uation has been most trying.
All trade reports indicates a more
confident feeling throughout the busi
ness world. While the crisis with Ger
many has a tendency to cause hesi
tancy in certain securities, the business
activities are Increasing with the more
seasonable weather of Spring.
REPUBLICAN STRENGTH
THIS looks very much like a big
Republican year in Dauphin
countj* The returns for the
Spring enrollment, filed on Saturday
for the voting districts outside the
city, show that the Republicans en
rolled exceed voters of all other
parties combined by 1,128.
The total number of Republicans
enrolled is 9,581. The Democrats
number 3,269, the Washington party
468, the Prohibitionists 5", Progres
sives two, Keystoners three and Inde
pendents four, while those who en
rolled as Nonpartisan—which means
that they did not care to make known
their party preferences—totaled 4,655.
It Is fair to assume that at least a
third of the Nonpartisan voters, per
haps one half, or even more, will vote
the Republican ticket. The city regis
tration will be somewhat in the same
ratio as the county, if former years
may be used as a criterion.
One of the most significant features
of the county enrollment is the swell
ing of the Republican figures and the
falling off of the Washington party
totals. The work of reunion has been
pretty well accomplished here.
HEATH OF VON PER GOI/TZ
THE death of Field Marshal Von
dor Goltz, one of Germany's most
noted military leaders, in com
mand of the Turkish armies, seals the
fate of Turkey. Von der Goltz was the
general who successfully defended the
Dardanelles and It wa« largely du® to
his energy and skill that the Allies
were defeated In their effort to take
Constantinople.
The Russians are taking advantage
of the absence of Von der Goltz from
the helm and are swinging their
mighty armies against Turkey in all
directions. Everywhere they are meet
ing with success, and although the
Turks are putting up a strong resist
ance, and while there is no present
likelihood of an attempt toward Con
stantinople, there are indications that
in the near future the penned-up force
of General Townshendat Kut-el-Amara
will be released to aid the Russians In
whatsoever direction they may then
decide to concentrate their attacks.
The best indication that Russia has
got her "second wind" is that the Czar
has been able to send a large fighting
force to France and all along the east
ern front is keeping the Austrians and
Germans busy by constant hammering
at their positions.
REPJJY TO BORAH
PENNSYL.VANIANS In and out of
the Guard will approve of the
reply of Captain George von H.
Potter, national guardsman, to the as
sertion of Senator Borah that the Na
tional Guard of the various States
wastes $80,000,000 yearly. Says Cap
tain Potter In a letter to the editor on
the subject:
In last Sunday's newspapers ap
peared the disgraceful headlines
$8,000,000 IT. K. Guards Funds
Yearly Wasted—Senator Borah."
The writer of this letter served
as a private in D Company, First
Pennsylvania Volunteer Inlantry,
during the war with Spain. In
1005 he enlisted as a private In
Company 1), First Imantry, N. G.
P.. and served for nearly ten years,
when he resigned, to busi
ness interference. Having tilled
every position from private to cap
tain of I) Company with the ex
ception of second Untenant, in that
time I never received one cent from
the United States nor stole from
the Government or State. All I
ever received was pay for camp
duty.
I do not know how they arrange
things in Idaho, but I will gamble
they do not squander United States
money in the State of Pennsylvania,
and I think it is a crying shame,
especially at this time, when every
one is crying for preparedness, that
those of us who have served many
years are to be accused of embez
zling public funds. I thlnlc that a
man making such a chare-e is not
fit to be in the United States Sen
ate. I have to-day written Sena
tor .Borah demanding an apology to
myßelf and brother officers, ana
would urge every officer In the
Pennsylvania National Guard to do
the same.
T respectfully ask you to publish
this letter.
The Captain does not go beyond the
facts. The National Guard of Pennsyl
vania was built up largely through the
efforts of Adjutant General Stewart
and his able assistants. It is next to
the regular army in efficiency and Sen
ator Borah talks foolishly, ignorantly
and at random when he accuses the
Pennsylvania Guard of extravagance.
The Guard In this State has no money
beyond actual needs, and scarcely
that. Politics has no place In It. It
could not waste money for the very
simple reason that It has none to
waste. Its members serve the public
without pay and never seek the lime
light of publicity, which Is more than
may be said of Senator Borah. If the
Idaho man is judging the country at
large by conditions in his own State,
why doesn't he set about remedying
them, Instead of libeling the men of
this and other States who are In the
service, not for money, but because
their duty lies in that direction.
| TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE '
—Villa la dead; long live Villa!
—Henry Ford seems to run almost
as well as some of his automobiles.
—General Scott In Mexico. Sounds
like an echo from our old school
history.
—Congress threatens to turn Its at
tention to censoring the movies, as
though it hadn't more serious matters
on hand.
• —Our advice to the Guacharo Is not
to roost within reach of either the Bull
Moose or the Teddy Bear.
—We haven't heard much boasting
from Princeton lately concerning the
President it sent to Washington.
—The most encouraging sign of the
times is the increase of enlistment
accompanyying every war scare.
Liquor and Philanthropy
[Kansas City Star.]
There Is something In the name of
the Notional Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' Association that gives the im
pression that it Is conducted In the
interests of the liquor business. But
that is a hasty conclusion. The Na
tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers' As
sociation is a philanthropic Institution
organized to aid small town news
papers by furnishing them a free
news service. Ordinarily a news serv
ice costs money. There is the gather
ing of the news, telegraph tolls and
various other Items of expense, and
all the press associations, with the
single exception of the National
Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Asoclatlon,
feel it necessary to figure these costs
into the price charged newspapers for
the service furnished.
Naturally, therefore, the newspaper
publisher receives a shock of joyous
surprise when he opens a letter being
sent out by the National Wholesale
Liquor Dealers' Association and learns
that, he has been selected as one of
the beneficiaries of this free service.
He could hardly believe it If It wasn't
for the sample sheet of the service
which is inclosed in the letter. But
there It is, nil In print, nice black
headlines and all pictures and car
toons even a whole page layout and
not a cent to pay.
But on a closer Inspection there ap
pear to be some slight drawbacks.
There is, so to speak, a sameness in
the news sent out by the National
Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Associa
tion, a lack of variety, that some
how detracts from the anticipation of
the editor who feels an obligation to
his readers to give them their money's
worth. For some strange reason all
the news in the free service of the
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers'
Association relates to the lamentable
failure of prohibition. It seems to be
a subject completely obsessing the
news editors of the National Whole
sale Liquor Dealers' Association.
"Millllonaires Quit Seattle on Ac
count of Prohibition," says one head
line, "Cardinal Gibbons is Not For
Drys," says another. "English Church
Upholds Liquor," is the message of a
third. It even creeps Into the pictures
There Is a picture of German soldiers
—gathered around a canteen. And
a picture of French soldiers (for the
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers'
Association is strictly neutral) being
feasted upon their return from the
war—with a bottle In front of each
hero.
But these little peculiarities of the
news service of the National Whole
sale liquor Dealers' Association should
not bias the judgment of publishers
and lead them to suspect that the Na
tional Wholesale IJquor Dealers' As
sociation Is interested In the liquor
business. Not at all. The National
Wholesale Dlquor Dealers' Association
Is in the business strictly and solely
as a news association. And its service
Is free.
Mere Degenerate Days
[From the Baltimore American.]
Robin Hood ruled the forests of
England. Claude Duval reigned su
preme In his chosen field of holding up
men and Captain Kidd gloriously
sailed the seas at his will, while
Schiller, the modern pirate, who cap
tures steamships single-handed, Is sent
to prison for life. Thus are our great
traditions falling all around us in this
age. Incapable of appreciating true
heroism, no matter how shown.
Peck's Bad Boy
[Kansas City StarJ
George W. Peck, the author of
"Peck's Bad Boy," Is dead. Is Peck's
bad boy dead, too? We have not
heard much of this youth in late
years and he is either dead or his
character has so changed that he is
not recognized. And yet a generation
ago Peck's bad boy came almost to be
accepted—and was accepted by many
—as the American boy. His Idea of
playful humor, which always Involved
pain to somebody else, was the Amer
ican boy's idea of humor and con
sidering the vast number of the bad
boy's readers It might, have been the
American man's idea too.
But. in view of the many other
changes that have taken place in
American ideals and manners it Is an
encouraging hope that Peck's bad boy
didn't die but lived and reformed.
Probably he grew up and became a
good citizen. As he grew he must
have noted a general softening and
refining of the manners that In his
youth hailed with delight his
escapades and never found the sauce
too highly seasoned. He must have
seen a vnsiety of new avenues of
activity open up before the American
boy to divert his mind from corner
grocery and livery stable associates.
Better books and more easily access
ible, the development of athletics, the
Boy Scout movement opening up the
whole of outdoors. No boy, no mat
ter what his spirits, can grow up un
der these new influences and still
take his fun in tying a dead cat to
teacher's chair. Peck's bad boy him
self, if he could have been offered
his choice of going camping with the
Boy Scouts or putting a rubber over
shoe In the parlor stove, would have
voted for the woods.
So Peck's bad boy isn't dead and
isn't likely to die. But neither' has
he become Peck's good hoy. He has
simply changed with the changes in
American life and manners and is
now the American boy. full of the
same fun and mischief, but with a
better notion of how to indulge his
spirits without losing caste in the
company of gentlemen.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
By AVlnsr Dlnic^r
To Friday said Robinßon Crusoe,
"I'm downcast and feeling quite blue"—
so,
Ssld Friday. "Be wise.
Dear Rob, advertise—"
And Rob said, "By jove, I will do so."
He took the last shirt from his trous
seau.
Hung It to a tree, and it blew so
It caught the Cap's eye
On n ship sailing by,
Ar.d he rescued Old Robinson Crusoa.
HARRISBURG rfjjjftj TELEGRAPH
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j By the Ei-C'ommltteemM
Easter Sunday brought a recurrence
of harmony talk among Republican
chieftains, although It must be ad
mitted that the preparations being
made for the primary campaign tours
of Governor Brumbaugh and Senator
Penrose went ahead without much re
gard for a peaceful solution. The Sen
ator planned to start to-morrow for
Pittsburgh, where he will make the
opening speech at the Americus Club
banquet, and Attorney General Brown
worked on plans for the Governor's
tour.
What caused a revival of the har
mony talk was a remark made by
Mayor Thomas B. Smith, of Philadel
phia, who has been the chief booster
of the candidacy of Speaker Charles
A. Ambler for the Republican nomi
nation for Auditor General and who
has been active in the efforts to have
Ambler accepted as the basis of a
harmony proposition. Overtures to
this effect have been made, but Sen
ator Penrose stands firmly for Senator
Charles A. Snyder.
If Mr. Ambler cares to withdraw
from the fight In order to bring: about
harmony, that is all right," declared
Mayor Smith yesterday at his Glenside
home. "Personally, lam with him to
the finish, but he is at liberty to do as
he pleases. Instead of coming to me
to discuss his possible withdrawal for
harmony in the ranks, the harmony
seekers should see Mr. Ambler. The
decision rests with him. I have prom
ised him my full support for his can
didacy for the auditor generalship
and he will have it to the finish. But
il' Mr. Ambler should decide to with
draw, that' his business."
Concerning this possibility the Phila
delphia Inquirer to-day says: "If Mr.
Ambler personally announced his with
drawal in the hope of harmony, the
victory would be with the Penrose
forces to a certain extent, but not as
marked as if the Mayor or State Sen
ator \ are had agreed to withdraw
their support, from Ambler. Politicians
saw in the Mayor's announcement a
neat method out of the factional tight,
a plan which would leave all concerned
with colors still flying high. It is ex
pected that Mr. Ambler will be ap
proached to-day by political leaders
friendly to both sides and urged to
give up the fight. The Mayor's atti
tude will be explained to him and used
as a possible means of gaining his
retirement."
Ex-Judge Robert J. Busliong, one
of the representative Republicans of
Berks county and who is a candidate
for Republican national delegate on an
uninstructed basis, has made a state
ment which is regarded as significant
and is being much quoted. "In view
of the fact that Governor Brumbaugh's
name is apparently the only one that
will go on the ballot at the May pri
maries in Pennsylvania," he an
nounced, "those who file a statement
declaring they will support the pop
ular choice for President necessarily
are for Brumbaugh. I do not con
sider the Governor a possible candi
date for President. Therefore I have
filed no statement with my papers."
The Democratic war over the na
tional committeemansliip from Penn
sylvania is to be carried on vigorously
until the primary. The Uebel cam
paign committee announced yesterday
in Philadelphia that western head
quarters have been opened in Pitts
burgh for ihe promotion of the candi
dacy of Michael Liebel, Jr.. to the
Democratic national committee from
Pennsylvania. Air. Liebel has spent
the week in a tour of the western
counties and at a meeting of party
leaders held in the William Penn Hotel
on Friday night it was determined to
open headquarters in that city. Mr.
Diebel's men said they received "most
flattering assurances from county com
mitteemen and others that his candi
dacy was welcomed by them because
they view it as necessary to restore
harmony in the party."
H. A. Davis, of Altoona, has entered
ihe fight for Ihe Republican Stale
committee seat from Blair county. He
will oppose J. D. Hicks, also of Al
toona. His platform is local option
and a State chairman who can reunite
the Republican party in Pennsylvania.
Although havinK opposition in the
person of H. D. Roeder, of Schuylkill
Haven, ex-Congressman Robert E. I,ee
is certain of renomination by the
Schuylkill Democrats. His friends also
believe that Lee will get a large vote
for delegate-at-large to the Demo
cratic national convention, particularly
In Philadelphia, for which city and its
interests he was always active while
at Washington.
—The harmony among the Alle
gheny Democrats was about as short
lived as in Dauphin. Thev are now
fighting over county chairman.
—Joseph Mclaughlin, the Philadel
pliian who is a candidate for Repub
lican congressman at large, is pouring
hot. shot into Congressman John R. K.
Scott. He says, among other things,
that Scolt is "known as the worst
offending 'absentee' member of Con
gress; who has initiated little, if any,
effective legislation; who was absent
for the entire first two weeks of the
present session; who has not averaged
more than two days a week in Con
gress since his election: who has pre
ferred to give his time to money
making in his law business rather than
represent his • constituents in Wash
ington, and who has been quoted as
having said to a fellow-member of
Congress that, maintaining a $25,000 a
year law practice was preferable to
'wasting his time' in Washing! on."
—Mayor Smith is out with a plea
for the re-election of Philadelphia's
Republican congressmen.
—Much Interest has heen aroused
by the contests against A. Mitchell
Palmer for national delegate from his
own district. He is facing the fight of
his life. The old Mutchler organ
ization is after him.
—lsador Sobel, candidate for Re
publican nomination for Congress at
large, is in Philadelphia, campaigning
in the Vare wards. He is a Penrose
man and was formerly mayor of Erie.
Ho plans to come this way to fight
Congressman Eafean.
—Henry Ford was reported here
last night to talk over the situation in
this State, hut no one seemed to know
much about him.
—Penrose lieutenants will open
headquarters In Philadelphia from
which to wage their fight for the f lec
tion of an uninstructed delegation to
the Republican national convention.
The proposal is that JVi such separate
headquarters, for the State committee
offices may not be usad until after the
decision of the primaries, that Penrose
workers could meet and plan their
campaign, which will include a fight
on Vare-Smith-Brumbaugh candidates
of every description In everv district in
the State.
Mayor Smith yesterdav took occa
sion to repudiate a report that he
would go on the stump in aid of Gov
ernor Brumbaugh's campaign for dele
gales. "Of course not," said the Mayor.
"1 am not going on the stump for
anyone. I have my work to attend to."
TITS SEE!) BHALI; BE BT-iESSED
Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the
man that feareth the Lord, that de
lishteth greatly in his commandments.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth;
the generation of (he upright shall be
blessed.—l'suim 112:1.2.
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
BREAKING INTO THE BIG LEAGUE
—From the St. I.onia Republic.
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MORE SHIPS WANTED
By Frederic J. Haskin
THE American ship boom Is on.
The shipbuilding industry is
reviving the glory of its past.
Orders are piling up on the desks of
American shipbuilders until some of
them have been compelled to cry,
"Hold, enough!" And still they come.
When a vessel goes down in the war
zone, it. generally means another for
eign order for an American shipbuild
er; and every time the price per cubic
foot of shipping space goes up, a lot
of American citizens decide to go
Into the shipping business and order
a couple of ships by the next mail.
The Bureau of Navigation estimates
that at the present time 298 ships are
in process of building in American
shipyards, with a total gross tonnage
of 1,077,680 tons. This figure is only
approximate, however, since many
concerns neglected to turn in com
plete reports to the bureau, and some
turned in none at all. In other words,
as far as can be estimated, American
shipyards are turning out one com
plete ship for every working day in
the year and even an occasional Sun
day and holiday. Furthermore, orders
are In for ships which cannot be
started before next August or Sep
tember.
The foreign demand alone Is an im
portant item. Nearly one thousand
vessels have been destroyed thus far
in the war, and the European bellig
erents are turning to American ship
yards to help make up the loss. Their
own yards are closed, as the men have
all been called for In the government
yards. As a result a large number of
English mercantile orders are now
being filled in the United States.
France and Spain also are patroniz
ing American shipyards for vessels
with heavy tonnage. One American
firm just closed a contract for six
vessels of five thousand tons each, the
first of which must be finished by June
of this year and the last by April of
1917. Even Norway, one of the great
est shipbuilding nations of the world,
Is unable to take care of her home
demand and has placed an order for
twenty-seven vessels in this country.
But the foreign orders, while com
plicating matters, are as nothing com
pared to the home demand. Ameri
cans are determined to have ships and
have them quickly. It has come as
a shock to the American people to find
that in 1914, before the war, only 8
per cent, of our exports were handled
by American-owned ships, which seem
to be rare articles; to find in short,
that the American merchant marine is
largely nonexistent.
The European war, which acted In
the nature of a spot-light, on so many
of our shortcomings, has illustrated
forcibly the tremendous inadequacy
of American shipping facilities. China
is a veritable gold mine in trade op
portunities to-day, as is, likewise, Rus-
Bla.; but the American manufacurers
are compelled to sit with their hands
folded waiting for ships to carry their
commerce. The lumber industry of
the Pacific Coast, which has been so
greatly crippled for lack of ships, is
only one of many instances. The only
traffic which is handled completely and
Roads in Porto Rico
[From the Philadelphia Public ledger.]
"'luere is nothing tliat 1 can tell you
about politics," said ex-Governor Edwin
S. Stuart, at his Overbrook home, upon
his arrival from Porto Rico, "but I can
tell you about the best sixteen-day sea
trip that anybody can take."
The ideal journey Is to Porto Rico.
The former Governor says that the is
land Is a rare place for the investment
of American capital, and that its future
is assured because of the educational
facilities with which this nation has
endowed its insular ward.
"I should say from a cursory study of
conditions," he said, "that Porto Rico
offers splendid Inducements for Invest
ment by our capitalists. Sugar and
fruit are its large productions, of
course, but some time there may be an
Industrial opening in the island that
may startle us.
"You can drive for miles over roads
and highways that compare favorably
with anything that we have in this
country. But the saving factor to Porto
Rico is Its educational system. The
schools are splendidly equipped and the
corps of instructors is excellent. The
youngsters rapidly are picking up a
working knowledge of English.
"Motorcars abound on the island,
and their presence has given birth to a
traffic squad of native Porto Rlcan po
lice that would do credit to Broad and
Walnut streets or Broadway."
The Searchlight
WOMEN CHAUFFEURS
The success of the large number of
European women who are acting as
chauffeurs in the war countries has
greatly increased the interest of Am
erican women in this calling. Auto
mobile schools In large cities are
registering a hundred per cent, more
women pupils, now than last year.
Statistics in several cities Indicate
that accidents are less frequent among
women chauffeurs than among men.
The principal of a New York auto
school believes this to result from
the fact that women do not take
chances as readily as men. A large
number of women are also taking
thorough instruction in the mechani
cal construction of automobiles in
order that they may he able to make
repairs and adjustments in emergen
cies.
APRIL 24, 1916. 1
expeditiously on the Pacific coast Is
that of war munitions to Russia.
The Russian-American Chamber of
Commerce at Moscow, through its rep
resentatives in both countries, is mak
ing every effort to relieve this com
mercial stress. One Russian steam
ship company, equally desirous of pro
moting trade between the two coun
tries, has come forward with an offer
to set aside forty cubic feet of space
on each of Its steamers for samples
of American goods consigned to the
Russian-American Chamber of Com
merce, for which it will make no
charge. In view of the high rates ex
isting and the demand for every avail
able inch of space, this Is certainly
very accommodating.
Much has been said and written con
cerning the unusual trade opportunities
for Americans in South America. We
have been told how the large banking
houses of the country are establishing
branches there; and most of us know
at least two or three young men who
are devoting themselves assiduously
to the learning of Spanish so that the
firm will send them to South America.
Besides which, returned visitors have
given us whole pages of advice con
cerning the need for longer terms of
credit and more careful packing. But
not half enough has been said about
the need for a large and efficient or
ganization of ships with which to car
ry on that trade, and without which it
is practically impossible.
We are still a trifle surprised and
bewildered at the scarcity of American
ships, which we formerly pictured
traveling in great, quantities to all the
seaports of the world. But we are lirm
in our determination to bet them as
quickly as possible so that we will not
be left high and dry in the next crisis.
Moreover, we are making those local
Congressmen of ours do some legislat
ing!
A bill has been Introduced Into Con
gress which provides for the estab
lishment of "a United States Shipping
Board for the purpose of encouraging,
developing and creating a naval aux
iliary and naval reserve and a mer
chant marine to meet the requirements
of commerce of the United States."
This hoard Is to consist of the Secre
tary of the Navy and Secretary
of Commerce together with three
commissioners appointed by the Presi
dent. Panama Canal bonds are to be
issued up to the amount of $50,000,-
000, if necesaary, and with this money
the board is to purchase vessels and
pay for the construction of new ones
suitable to the commercial and naval
needs of the country. These will be
leased 1o private concerns carrying on
commerce with foreign countries.
An act was also passed, last year,
which authorized the Secretary of
Commerce to register as an American
ship any foreign-built vessel wrecked
on the United States coast on condition
that the repairs given her by the ship
ping company are three times her sal
vage value. The repair work must
he done in an American shipyard. Un
der these circumstances she is con
sidered an American boat with all the
privileges of the product of an Amer
ican shipyard.
Directing City Growth
TKom the Kansas City Times.]
.The importance of city planning, of
intelligently directing the development
of a city instead of leaving its growth
JSi ce l 8 recognized in the Model
♦i^-f 1 i? rte . l '*. ;iu ? t , pub,lßhed b >' the Na
tional Municipal LpaKUw.
™L ls charter, which represents three
years of work by a committee of well
known men contains a provision for a
cltv planning board" to consist of the
director of public works and two out
s'de citizens. The board is to make
studies and recommendations for the
improvement of the plan of the cltv
with a view to the present and future
movement of traffic, the convenience
amenity, health, recreation and gen
eral welfare and other needs of the
city dependent on the plan,"' and
among other duties, to report on the
layout of new subdivisions of territorv
adjacent to the city.
To-day motorcars are choking
streets that were designed for horse
drawn traffic. Unless foresight is ex
ercised. cities are going to be enorm
ously handicapped In their growth.
OUR DAILY LAUGH
THE REASON. —TJjBr BI
Tor breath our jg2IJ
never pause, I
Those sprinters
fast and fleat. \ 3S||
Perhaps they run
They hava so J
many feet. ffL
THE ORGAN
GRINDER.
He's hero again, X T
primed to
And he Is here t
MM you And out MR
on riving him i ~
A dime to * '
tnox* tWW,
HEtottntg (Mjat
"How much do you suppose was
spent in Harrisburg for Easter finery ?"
I asked one of the city's prominent
business men yesterday.
"Well, X have been figuring out that
proposition a bit and you're the first
person to ask me. I have often won
dered myself and the last three years I
have been trying to get a line on It,"
answered the business man. "Mind, I
have nothing to go on except answers
I got from questions 1 put to men who
deal in such things, but I figure up
that. Harrisburg and Steelton and the
\Yest Shore towns that you newspaper
men talk about as comprising what Is
really Harrisburg spent on an average
of 30 cents for each person. Over in
New York they say that about a quar
ter apiece is spent every Piaster for
tegs, and Philadelphia, which makes
more of Easter parades, spends prob
ably 75 cents a head."
"Well, how do you figure that we
spent, as much as 30 cent* a head
here?" was then asked.
"Young man, do you know that
there are a lot of people who think It
a part of their religion-—well, not that,
but a part of good form —to wear
something new for Easter? You used
to hear that when you were a boy, eh '.'
Well, it's not changed. I know a lot
of heads of families who have gotten
past the stage of buying a new suit for
Easter and a number of mothers who
do a lot that their children may look
well on Easter. Now Pa and Ma prink
up just, a bit, too. They may not buy
new suits or new hats, but they've got
a new pair of stockings or something,
all right. And as for new neckties,
more men buy them than you imagine.
You go and ask Joe Shearer or Will or
Ben Strouse or some of the other mer
chants who deal in such things. Our
olrl friend Jerauld could give you a
line on Easter shoe buying, and what
the Bowmans or Bennethum could tell
about Easter buying would fill a book.
They are only a few of the merchants
I could mention as worth seeing to get
some data for your question. And
when you got done you would find that
the money spent, for Easter finery, as
you call it, would run probably more
than 30 cents a head in Greater Har
risburg. But. young man, what a lot
of people buy for Easter lasts them
many weeks afterward, because this Is
a thrifty town."
• • •
The driver of the Friendship Fire
Company's chemical truck saved our
feelings from being harrowed up and
Third street, from being the scene of a
smash on Saturday night because he
could think quickly and act promptly.
And a beer wagon was nearly the
cause of trouble. When the fire alarm
from the Eighth ward rang in the
night-before-Easter crowd in Third
and Market streets was at Its thickest.
The alarm brought some hundreds
more into those streets, and when the
chemical came up the cars stopped and
the policemen cleared the way. Two
cars were halted in front of the Bers
ner building when the mall wagon
came down Third street. The driver,
instead of getting In behind the trolley
cars, got over into the place for down
town traffic between the cars and the
curb. The beer wagon was standing a
short distance above the Postal Tele
graph office. Its driver bad been away
some minutes and the horse was ob
livious of the row. The fire truck
driver coming tip the street below
| Market saw the beer wagon standing
where it meant a close shave and for
a fraction of a second the lights of the
rushing apparatus pointed tip the othee
side of the street. Then the mail wagon
hove in sight. Another fraction of a
second and the fire lamps lighted up
the rear of the beer wagon again. The
apparatus was headed straight for a
crash. But the driver In making uy>
his mind had started to slow down ami
the heavy machine stopped a yard
away. A few seconds later someone
had led the delivery horse ten feet tip
the street and the truck started off.
while the mail wagon driver, oblivious
to conditions on Saturday niglit,
headed down the main street to the
station.
In spite of the cool weather the
automobile season seemed to be opened
yesterday. More automobile parties
stopped at the hotels than known for a
long time. Some of the parties ar
rived shivering after thirty-mile rides
and hot chocolates were in demand.
• • •
According to reports which hava
been received at the State Department
of Fisheries good catches of trout
were made in a number of sections of
the State in the first week of the sea
son in spite of the weather and the
condition of the streams. Streams in
which brown trout were placed aro
reported to have afforded fair catches.
1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1
—Charlemagne Tower, former am<
bassador, has returned from Washing
ton, where he spent several days. He
does not look for trouble with Ger
many.
—Charles E. Starr, Philadelphia
banker, is in France on an inspection
trip.
—George W. Hensel, the sage of
Quarryville, Is a candidate for Demo
cratic delegate from I-.ancast.er county.
—Director of Health Krusen, of
Philadelphia, says that people of that
cltv should concern themselves mors
about rats and mosquitoes than pig
geries.
—Samuel Rea, president of the
Pennsvlvanla Railroad, Is one of the
directors of the Pennsylvania Tunnel
Company, which plans to tunnel under
the Delaware.
1 DO YOU KNOV
Tliat Second Street between Mar
ket Square and State and tlie in
tcseettng streets between Second
and Third will be largely taken
over by business within the de
cade?
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
William Maclay, one of the first
United States senators from this State,
tried hard to make this the national
capital.
A Lost Opportunity
[From Public ledger.]
If the German-language newspapers
but knew it, they had a great and a
unique opportunity. In commenting on
the President's note to Germany, to
reveal a sterling Americanism, and by
so doing to serve the country of their
adoption as well as the country of
their birth. For the most part tlia
opportunity seems to have been missed,
for while the New Tork Staats-Zeltung
before the note was sent said that if
war came the German-American!!
"would one and all practice the loyalty
which our country has the right to ex
pect and which it would receive," its
tone after the note came out was any
thing but pro-American. In thla it re-,
fleeted pretty accurately the German
language press of the entire countx.v,,
which, instead of giving vclce to a.
clean-cut. expression of loyally to thsi
United States, has been almost, trucu
lent In sounding the German keynote.,
Even the Staats-Zeitung itself declare*
that the American position wag un
tenable and that it was a move "toi
make England proof against Injury."
The Price of Paper
Of course the dally newspapers that
have devoted so much space to the re
duced cost of materials under free
trade will now Inform their readers
what happened'to the price of ptper«
—American Economist.