POLITICAL MIVKK'I ISING
WORKINGMEN'S
GOOD GOVERNMENT
Edward Dapp
Republican Candidate For
Legislature
Ist District, Harrisburg, Pa.
Primary Election
Tuesday, May 10, 1916
Your Vote and Influence Respectfully
Solicited
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
THE LEGISLATURE
Augustas Wildman
I favor an amendment of the law ap
propriating one per cent, of the foreign
insurance fund, so that It shall provide
for two per cent, for the relief of
firemen.
v I also favor an act, making it ob
ligatory upon the part of the State, to
expend all moneys collected for auto
mobile licenses, to improve and main
tain tlie highways.
1 am unalterably opposed to the tax
ing of fishermen.
I will tank you for your vote and
influence.
For Republican
State Committeeman
Frank A. Smith
Of Harrisburg, Dauphin County.
Your vote solicited at the primary
election*. TI'BSD.YY, MAY 111.
I, A ST DAY
"ONE DAY"
featuring
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Mnnriny nnil Tiirnrlny,
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CONSTANCE COLLIER
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"THE CODE OF MARCIA
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Produced by Oliver Mormrn,
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TH KATRICAI. DIRECTORY
MAJESTIC Vaudeville and Moving
Pictures.
Motion Picture Houses
COLONIAL#—"The Stepping Stone."
REGENT—"One Day."
VICTORIA—"At Piney Ridge."
PLAYS AND PI,AVERS
Helen Jerome Eddy, the Morosco-
Paramount actress, has been invited to
take part in a Shaskespearean Festival
to be held in a monster out-of-doors
arena at Hollywood, Cal. Among other
prominent film folk Invited to take part
In tills festival are: Tyrone Powers,
DeWolf Hopper and Douglas Fair
banks. Miss Eddy has been asked to
play the queen in "Richard II."
Sir Herbert Tree revives "The
Merchant of Venice" at the New Am
sterdam Theater this week, and an In
teresting incident of this important
event is that Elsie Ferguson, the
American actress, serves with him as
Portia.
Hamlet was neither mad nor pretend
ing madness; lie was merely playing
the fool in order to strike at the in
sincerity and unreality of the world
about him. Thus Alfred Noyes, the
fioet-professor, solved the puzzle in a
ecture at the Princeton Shakespeare
celebration yesterday.
In Mr. Noye's opinion, Hamlet de
rived his disposition from his former
friend Yorick, the court jester. He said
it seemed to him that "Shakespeare
meant to typify in Hamlet the 'wise
fool' of the early English courts at his
greatest point of development."
While the opportunity is at hand,
you should not fall to take advantage
of it, but come to the Ma-
At the jestic and hear, Van and
Majestic Schenck before thev leave
Harrisburg. Billy "Swede"
Hall and company are presenting a
sketch called "Bud-Weiser" that is a
positive cure for the blues. An attrac
tive headliner is scheduled for the first
three days of next week. It Is a musi
cal comedy entitled, "The Society
Buds," that appeared at the Orpheum
a year or two ago, meeting with much
success. Glady Clark and Henry Berg
man, the popular team who appeared
In "The Trained Nurses." another of
Lasky's "girl" acts, will be featured In
"The Society Buds." Other acts on the
bill are: The Apollo Trio, three bronze
athletes, and Monde and Selle, two fe
male impersonators in a comedy sing
ing and dancing act.
When the curtain rises on the open-
AMUSEMENTS
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'Sm plcturlzed in five sensa
tlonal and appealing
parts, featuring
\ FRITZI BRUNETTE
HARRY' WATSON in
"THE MISHAPS OF
MISTY SIFI'EB"
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Monday, Tuesday, \\ ednesdny
LA SKY'S
"SOCIETY BUDS' 1
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1 9n I I Bl a |k I ill Enn
To-day
FRANK KEENAN
In
••THE STEPPING STONE"
Society drama In which a man
considers his wife as only a stop
ping stone.
CHESTER CONK MX in
"IUCKIXG SOCIETY"
Two-reel Keystone Comedy
Monday nod Tuesday
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POLITICAL ADVERTISING ~~~
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For I lie
Legislature
(House of Representatives)
ALBERT MILLAR
Harrisburg, Pa.
Subject to decision of Republican
primaries. Your vote and influence
will he appreciated. Primary election,
Tuesday, May 16, 1916.
C. B. Care
Real Estate and Insurance
Kill MARKET ST.
II AIIRISHI KG, PA.
t are's Grocery, I.IXGI.KSTOYY X. PA.
ing scenes of "One Day," at the Regent, j
and you behold the smil
"l>«f Day" ing features of the bain t
l.axt Time king, your thoughts carry
Today you back to those enthrall- \
ing "Three Weeks" spent
by his queen mother in Switzerland
with Paul Verdayne.
Constance Collier Is said to play a i
most Impressive Marcla In "The Code
of M&rcia Gray," announced for the
first two days of next week. A perfect
sample of a life that was so deep and i
lasting that it kept a man single and |
faithful during the many years that
his desire was married to another Is
shown in "The Code of Marcla Gray."
The cast includes: Forrest Stanley.
rfnrhert Standing. Howard Davies and
Helen Jerome Eddy.
To-day the Victoria offers Kritzl 1
Brunnette in David K. Higgins' statte !
success picturlzed i
"At I'lney tilde." in five sensational |
at Victoria parts, entitled "At
Pill®}' Hldge." It Is a
strong story of a man who plucked the j
mountain flower and then ground the
blossom under his heels, places her in
totally different surroundings and then I
casts her aside. But grim retribution !
came as it always does. Miss Brun- ;
nette is ably supported by a large cast j
of well-known players. I'"or Monday ;
the Victoria lias booked the series
"Who's Guilty?" In which Anna NUlson j
and Tom Moore are featured. All the
stories are complete with each one ask- !
ing "Who's Guilty?"—who's to blame
wncn honor Is lost?— When love Is
crushed?— When Ideals are shattered?
Frank Keenan Is appearing: at the I
Colonial for the last time to-day In a I
* new Triangle Kaybce I
I,a*t n«r to See feature entitled. "The |
Prank Kecnnn Stepping Stone." 11l
this ph'ture Mr. 1
Keenan has an all-star supporting east, !
Including Mary Boland, who was lead- I
ing lady for John Drew for several sea- i
sons. The story deals with a wife who I
helps her husband up the ladder of '
success, only to be cast aside in the i
end that he might rise higher, and be '
told that women like her are only step
pingl stones. Chester Conklin will be
on the same program in a two-reel Key
stone comedy that will delight the chil
dren, called "Bucking Society." Monday
and Tuesday, PeWolf Hopper, the fam
ous comedian, will be shown in a Tri
angle-Fine Arts production called.
"Sunshine Dad.' A comedy drama In
five reels that is filled with good, enter
taining comedy. Ford Sterling, in "The
! Snow Cure," a two-reel Keystone com- |
j edy that abound with funny situations,
| will complete the program.
P. 0. of A. Convention
Meets Here Next Week
The thirty-third annual state con
i vention of the Patriotic Order of j
I Americans will lie held in the Chest
| nut Street Hall, May 16-17.
Senator E. E. Beidieman will repre- ;
] sent tlio State and Mayor E. S. Meals'
| will extend the city's welcome at the
opening session. Tuesday morning at :
1 !).30 o'clock. The invocation will be j
' offered by the Kev. 15. E. Rupley, 1
pastor of the Saleni Lutheran Church, |
Oberlin.
A reception Monday night will murk
the opening of the meeting and on
Tuesday the convention proper will
open with a vaudeville show. The '
j installation of the officers will take |
place at the closing session.
Trucks in Mexico Give
Very Little Trouble
The surprise of the reports from the j
1 T'nlted States punitive expedition In
j Mexico, according to the "Motor Age" ■
'correspondent at the front, is the ex-'
iceptionally light repair cost of the'
: motor trucks, particularly the .leffery
J Quads. The roads and trials are un- i
| usually difficult, including hub-deep
! sand and mud, and some very severe \
j grades.
I The report again proves that the
truck which drives, brakes and steers,
on all four wheels is less expensive to!
maintain than the rear drive type of !
truck, owing to the continual climbing j
lof all four wheels over the road ob
stacles, and the consequent elimination
iof jar and vibration.
TIRE ECONOMY ON THICKS
' Motor trucks with the United States I
j army In Mexico are showing excellent
I tire economy, considering the awful'
'conditions encountered. On the rear- |
drive trucks, tires guaranteed for 7.000
| miles of service under average Amer
iacn. conditions are averaging 1,500
'to 1',500 miles running in Mexico. The
sharp flinty sand simply cuts the tires
|at every revolution. Owing to the four!
'wheel drive and steer features of the'
i .leffery Quads, however, these trucks .
are running on their original tires af
ter .1,000 to 1,000 miles uf service, and i
still going strong. |
AMD ALL MEAT
IF KIDNEYS AND
BLADDER BOTHER
Uric Acid in meat excites Kidneys
and irritates the
Bladder.
Take Salts at first sign of Bladder
weakness or Kidney-
Backache.
Kidney ami Bladder weakness result
from uric acid, says a noted authority.
The kidneys Iliter this acid from the
blood and pass it on to the bladder,
where it often remains to irritate and
inflame, causing a burning, scalding
sensation, or setting up an irritation
at the neck of the bladder, obliging
you to seek relief two or three times
during the night. The sufferer is in
constant dread, the water passes some
times with a scalding sensation and
is very profuse; again there is diffi
culty in avoiding It.
Bladder weakness, most folks call It,
because they can't control urination.
While it Is extremely annoying and
sometimes very painful, this is really
' one of the most simple ailments to
I overcome. Get about four ounces of
! Jad Salts from your pharmacist and
I take a tablospoonful in a glass of wa
iter before breakfast, continue this for
two or three days. This will neutral
ise the acids in the urine so it no
longer is a source of irritation to the
bladder and urinary organs which
then act normally again.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive, harmless,
and is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithla,
and Is used by thousands of folks who
are subject to urinary disorders caused
by uric acid irritation. Jad Salts is
splendid for kidneys and causes no bad
j effects whatever.
liere you have a pleasant, efferves-
I cent lithia-water drink which quickly
I relieves bladder trouble. —Advertise-
| ment.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Ue
Soeislfirstes
Story No. 4
A WAR OF WITS
Plot by Georg* Brortson Howard.
Novelization by Huoh C. Weir.
Copyright Kalem Company.
< Continued from Yevterdaj.)
"My dear Mrs. McLean!" he had
said. "Please do not let us refer to
such sordid matters! If, at the end of
your stay, you are benefited, I will, as
a matter of form, present, a bill. But
the amount will be nominal. Only—
simply enough to let you feel tiiat
you have paid me. I am a scientist,
not a tradesman!"
"Oh—" she said.
"I have no need of money!" he went
on grandly. 'iMy private means, for
tunately, make it unnecessary for me
to depend upon my profession. I take
only such cases :is Interest me, and
seem likely to contribute to the store
of knowledge which will, ultimately,
benefit humanity at large. Yours "is
•uch a case, or I would not be attend
ing you."
This was a well planned and ex
tremely clever assault on two of the
weakest Joints in the old woman's ar
mor. He appealed to hor cupidity; he
appealed also, with a subtle flattery,
to her vanity. Kveryone who is ill
likes to think that his or her case
presents peculiar and unusual aspects.
This was especially true of Mrs. Mc-
Lean.
But it was necessary for Letty to
have someone about to Bubmit to
abuse. Before the advent of Dr. Hy
oscine, she had vented her spleen upon
Dr. Brown. Now It was her maid
who had to suffer. And that maid
grew more and more indignant. Mona
watched her and became her con
fidant. And, at iast, one day, she
broke down.
"The old crank,'' she exclaimed bit
terly. "I'd leave her toflay this
minute—if we were home! But what
can X do here? She'd make it a if. ex
cuse not to pay my wages, and I
haven't money enough to go North
myself!"
"X—why, I'll lend it to you!" ex
claimed Mona. "It's a shame for you
to have to stay when she treats you
so badly!"
The other woman accepted the loan
gracefully. And no sooner was she
on her way to the train, after a terri
ble scene with Mrs. McLean, than
Mona was applying for her place.
"I hear your maid has left you, Mrs.
McLean," said Mona. "I'd very much
like the place. If you haven't made
any other arrangements."
"Well—well!" said Letty, staring at
her. "You would, would you? I sup
pose you'd expect a lot of money?"
Mona knew what her predecessor
had been paid, and she at once named
a sum smaller by ten dollars as the
monthly wages sne desited. Mrs. Mc-
Lean, as Mona could see. was secretly
delighted. But she couldn't resist the
temptation to haggle; it was in her
blood.
"Hoity-toity!" she cried. "The ideas
girls of your station have in these
days! What would you squander all
that money on? I won't pay it! Just
because the papers say I'm so rich
every one of you thinks you can cheat
me!"
"Is it too much?" asked Mona,
with well feigned timidity. "I'm sorry
ma'am. Whatever you want to pay
will be quite right and generous, I'm
ma'am!"
"Well, that's much better, at all
events," said Letty, considerably ap
peased. "You're a nice, respectable
looking young woman. I'll give you
a trial. I hope you haven't got a bad
temper?"
"No, ma'am, I don't think so," said
Mona, unblushingly.
"If you have I'll send you packing!
That last one—she was Impudent
every time I had to scold her! I'll
give a piece of my mind to any servant
who doesn't do things right, I can tell
you and I won't, have any answering
back, either! Very well—you may
consider yourself engaged. If you're
satisfactory I'll take you home with
me when I go. There's the doctor
knocking at the door—run and let him
In."
It was Dr. Hyoscine, as Mona and
Marry called him when they talked of
him to one another. He frowned a
little at the sight of Mona.
"You had to let the other maid go?"
he asked Mrs. McLean.
"I couldn't help It. doctor." said
Letty. She was so impudent! But
this one will do very nicely, I think!"
Mona heard this, and much of what
followed, though she was supposed to
be out of earshot. She thought she
kntfw why Dr. Hyoscine seemed to be
disturbed. The other girl had been
stupid and unohserving. Mona de
termined to look as stupid as she
could. She was in a good deal of luck,
as a matter of fact. For on this very
first day of her service she came Into
possession of the great fact she had
taken this place to discover.
Before Dr. Hyoscine had finished his
visit she knew what had all along puz
zled both her and Mary. She pene
trated the secret of the plan he had
formed for mulcting Mrs. McLean of
some of her wealth. No wonder he
flidn't care how smull a bill he present
ed to the old woman of the millions!
He had a way of extracting money
from her much easier than any that
the two girls had dreamed of. And
it seemed to Mona, as she took her
notes, waiting, with the utmost Impa
tience, for a chance to see Mary, that
it was as safe as any semi-legal
scheme could possibly be, too. So far
as Mona could see. Mrs. McLean, even
when she learned of the trick that
had been played on her, would be
quite unable to secure redress.
Mary knew, as soon as she saw
Mona. who had slipped away from
the rooms of her new employer to
Join her chum, that there was news.
Mona's eyes were snapping, and her
fare was bright with an unusual color.
"Well!" said Mary. "Hurry—tell
me! I'm dying to know! If anyone
has really Invented some way of get
ting anything out of Letty McLean he's
a public benefactor.!"
"Well, old Dr. Hyoscfne has done
that, all right!" said Mowa. "And she
doesn't know It yet! What's more,
I don't see how she's going to And
out! It's the most remarkable stunt
I ever heard of. You've got to give
the man credit for having brains!"
"Come to the point, my dear!"
"Well—she does the one thing no
one would ever believe anyone could
make her do. She signs checks and he
Alls in the amount! That's as a rule
—sometimes she fills the sum In her
self. It doesn't seem to make much
difference!"
"Heavens above!" said Mary over
come for a moment with wonder, so
that she couldn't even laugh. But only
for a moment. Averting the threat
ened fit of hysterics, she begged for
Information as to details.
T« Be Cratluet Tomorrow.
Sarah Bernhardt Back
From Front Where She
Entertained Soldiers
Paris, May 13. . ourah Bernhardt
returned to-day from the front where
she gave six performances In three
days to the soldiers.
"Nothing could he more moving."
said Mrs. Bernhardt, "than playing
before such heroes. It was the in
comparable event of my life. The
warmth and heartiness o ftheir ap
plause was most touching. I was de
lighted with my trip. 1 even per
suaded General B to lake me
to a place near Pont-a-Mousson which
is usually bombarded by the Germans.
The general resuded at first hut then
consented, saying:
" Since you insist, very well. You
are worthy, Madame, to lie at the post
of danger.' 1 regard that as the high
est compliment that has ever been
paid to me in lny whole life."
T T V f T <p u "r here not alone becaune prices are lower, but became qualities are hett«»i^^s^^p^'
:All the Popular New Shapes In Panama and;
: Sport Hats Will Be Featured in Our <
; Monday Sale of Untrimmed Hats \\
y Every Hat in This Sale Bears Oat Our Lower-Than-Elsewhere-Prices <
► $1.50 Actual Values $1.50 Actual Values 88c Actual Values
► Panama Hats, newest shapes. Milan Hemp and Lisere Lot of Trimmed Outing and
►Monday go in black and aMcolors. Sport Hats . Monday JQ
pnce OOi- prke y 7i f C price, choice <
' $3.50 Actual Values $ 2 to $3.50 Actual Values TRIMMINGS -
; ► New Panama Hats, newest ! Milan Hemp, Lisere, etc., °* kinds, staples and novel- <
> shapes. Monday <f» *1 AO black and colors. "1 1 A ties. Monday prices— 15?, i
'< ► price *J)jL«T , O Monday price .. 19?, 25?, 39? and .">0?. <
! j/Ss\ SPUTTER S;
((2Su) lcto2scDepartment Store;
| 1 Where Every Day Is Bargain Day '<
I: 215 Market St. Opp. Courthouse;
E. S. HERMAN HOST
AT BIG OUTING
Aqueduct Scene of Annual
Party For Entire Force; "Effi
cient Service" Rewarded
The John C. Herman Cigar Com- j
pany, with Edwin S. Herman as host, j
has been making merry for the last!
twenty-four hours at Sir. Herman's j
summer home at Aqueduct, a few!
miles above Duncunnon. Twenty-five j
strong, they invaded the cottage early j
last evening and all thought of busi
ness vanished in the curling smoke ol't
the King Oscar as they celebrated with !
a big feed, games, stories, fishing anil i
general loafing the annual outing!
which lias become a tradition in the
Herman store.
The special feature of last evening |
was the introduction of a novel reward
by the head of the business for efficient
service on the part of employes of
years' standing. During the "banquet. "
the cooking of which, by the way, is
annually supervised by the careful per- J
sonal attention of the "big boss" him- '
self, and which this year included a
large and luscious 25-pound roast of
beef with elaborate trimmings—dur
ing the banquet there took place the
presentation, by the chef extraor
dinary, of charms to thirteen faithful
employes whose length of service has
ranged from five to twenty-nine years.
The charms are unusually attractive,
of 14-karat gold, with various colors
and Jewels, according to the length of
service of the recipient. Mr. Herman
will continue lo give these charms as
the men in his employ pass the mile
posts representing years of service.
"The Faithful" Rewarded
John Slvelley, "dean of the sales
force," who has been with the com
pany twenty-nine years, shared with
P. B. Bair the honor of having been
longest in the service of the company.
The two were given gold charms with
"J. O. IT. & Co." in raised gold, topped
by the letters "25" in gold, and a cir
clet of black enamel with "Efficient
Service" engraved therein and two dia
monds set in Iho lower portion.
C. M. McNaugliton and Caspar S.
Shaak received twenty-year charms,
which differ from the 2 s's only in that
pearls take the place of the diamonds.
John 11. Schreffler and C. G. Nlpper
man have served for fifteen years.
Their rewards were charms of blue
enamel with sapphires. The "ten-year
olds" received charms with red enamel
and rubies; they were 11. C. Sponsler,
Harry Kilmer and William Shetter;
while those who have been with ihe
firm for five years or more, but less
than ten, are Shertz Snider, John
Mohn, Ed. Sturtevant and George Her
man.
Appropriate speeches accompanied
the presentations, and the band, led
by "Mac" with a cornet, rendered ap
propriate music in keeping the fun at.
a high pitch. A clarinet and trom
bone complete the liand, by the way.
Party a Great Success
John Shelley made the boast before
the party started that he could beat
any man in the shop at clay pigeons,
lie offered to back up his assertion in
a concrete way, so there were plenty
of takers. It was agreed that Harry
Neale and William Shutter, with John
Herman as alternate, should uphold
the honor of the defenders, but the
result of the shoot is yet to be deter
mined. Grass bowling interested many
of the guests, among whom were Dr.
John G. Bueher, of I-ebanon, and C. O.
Bressler. Taken all in all, the affair
was the most successful in the history
of such outings.
| LETTERS TO THEEDITOR j
WOUI.D Ct'T SCHOOI. EXPENSE
llarrisburg, PP., May 12, 1916.
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
In yovir Issue of the 11th instant,
referring to the Increase of the tax
rate for school purposes, yon say:
•'There is no use in complnining. As
President Stanim says: "The present
School Hoard finds the increase abso
lutely necessary."' But President
Stanim does not say so. What lie did
say. accord lllK to the Telegraph s re
port of the 10th instant, tfas as fol
"The deficit for the current year
alone will be approximately $20,000.
There seem to be no two sides to the
proposition that not only must enough
tax lie levied to meet current expenses
but enough to pay the Board's floating
debt. The maintenance of a public
school, system for the education of
1 1,000 pupils, with present standards,
is an expensive matter. 1 am not pre
pared to say, from such investigations
as I have been able to make since T
went on the Board last December, when
the cost of maintaining the Harrisburg
schools is not more than it ought to b<\
but. allowing for a few faults In ad
ministration that can be and I have no
doubt will be corrected, resulting pos
sibly in a little waste, I have not yet
been able to figure out that, as the
schools are now organized, they can be
operated for much If any less money."
The writer thinks that If President
Stanim will .investigate the matter with
Ills usual acumen and thoroughness
he will be "able to figure out that the
schools * * * can be operated for much
less money." L,et these points be noted:
1. The matter of salaries. It Is by
no means "absolutely necessary" that
"the average salaries paid teachers in
Harrisburg:" should be J842.:!3. Presi
dent Stamm's statement on this point is
MAY 13, 1916.
conclusive proof that this Is true. He
says: "Our standard of teachers' sal
aries Is next to Philadelphia, the high
est In the State." There is no justi
fication for this. The average In other
cities of the State of larger population
is $796.37. $790,32 and $739,49. Harris
burg's School Board does not need to
pay in excess of these figures to retain
its present teaching force, or secure
one equally well qualified.
Then the total paid special teachers,
principals in grade buildings, super
intendent, district supervisors, secre
tary. clerks and principals is $17,405.42.
This is an average of $998.56 for special
teachers, up to $3,500.00 for the super
intendent. A comparison with averages
in other cities as large as, or larger
than Harrlsburg will probably reveal
the fait that the Board is paying a
good deal more than is "absolutely
necessary." As another similar item
tak>- the salaries of the janitors, an
aggregate of $27,243.63, or an overage
ol' $681.05, ranging from $16.50 to SBO.OO
n month. It looks as if that were lib
eral pay. Similar fact might be dis
closed upon a serutinl/.ing inspection
of the items of medical inspectors,
dental clinic, etc. To the uninitiated
person the idea of any "school nurses"
being required, or if so but two for
thirty-seven school buildings, seems
preposterous.
Then another Item which might be
looked at is that of two teachers at the
Children's Industrial Homo. Possibly
the question of legality might be rais
ed here, in addition to that of economy.
2. The question might bear investi
gation. whether the Detention School
is a necessary or profitable institution.
Tt is an expensive institution, when it
is remembered that it may not average
more than half a dozen scholars per
day during the school terra. It has
been pronounced a useless institution
by the teacher.
3. The matter of an appropriation
to the Harrlsburg Public Library may
be legal, so far as the writer knows,
yet this feature of the question might
be inquired into, if it is legal, the sum
of $5,000.00 annually seems quite large.
Other similar Items In the long list of
the Board's expenditures no doubt will
arrest the attention of President
Stamm.
4. The question Is also raised here
as to whether or not the schools of Har
rlsburjr really need any, much less a
total of five district supervisors. There
are thirty-seven school buildings In the
city, so that there is one supervisor to
every seven and two-fifth school build
ings. These supervisors receive sal
aries the sum of $7,800.00. Teachers
of lons experience have pronounced
these officials supernumeraries, their
office a sinecure, their services useless
so far as the efficiency of the schools
is concerned. Tf the law does not re
quire their appointment there hardly
remains any justification to retain their
services. That a competent and active
superintendent could not produce equal
ly Rood results, with a corps of train
ed principals and a body of well-equip
ped teachers, nearly all graduates of
first-class institutions of learning,
fact be indeetl a moßt disappointing
5. In the matter of school supplies
wi " fl,ul a problem
difficulties. There Is such enor
mous waste In this line as to astonish
those who have made the question one
„ 8 . » ous and Vft xatious study. That
all this waste can he eliminated under
the present school code is not assumed.
Hut for the City of Harrisburff it Is
possible to reduce it by thousands of
dollars annually. Tt is believed that
President Stamm is as anxious to do
this as is any other taxpayer. We are
a \ flX " c ursed people, and between the
millstones of Federal, State. Countv'
Municipal and Hchool taxes the citizen
of small means finds himself almost
crushed.
?S? fi . nal point to which
President Stamm's attention is called,
the writer would mention the Teach
ers Retirement Fund. To tills fund the
teachers contribute $6,348.55, and the
Board contributes |6,398.fi5 annually.
In reality the Board contributes this en
tire amount of $12,717.10. If reports
current at the time the proposition to
create this Retirement Fund was under
discussion, and finally adopted, are to
be credited, this Is the naked truth
This large total is taken from the
Boards public funds. Now the ques
tion is whether by Indirection, by
evasion, by the substitution of a
synonymous term for the term employ
ed in the State Constitution, the Board
can do that which it has no constitu
tional right to do. It seems to be the
consensus of opinion among eminent
lawyers, that the constitution pro
hibits the appropriation of public
money for pensions, "except for pen
sions or gratuities for military serv
ices." A "Retirement Fund" is a pen
sion fund under another name. The
members of the School Board are sworn
to obey the Constitution of the State.
How they can honestly do this by the
mere substitution of a synonymous
term for that which Is used In the
constitution Is for them to settle. As
(jen. Aartranft
Ehe cigar for
e\j ery smoker
who expect J
full nickle \ialvje*
/ Voj / every- w/>ere.
for the ordinary taxpayer, he not only
is not able to reconcile It with his
conscience: but he is not equal to the
task of figuring out why a well-paid
class of his fellow tollers should be
pensioned at all, even If tt were con
stitutional. For such, and many other,
acts of social injustice society some
day will have to answer. These bxir
dens fall upon the real estate owners
mainly, while to a great extent others.
Including the beneficiaries of. these
acts, escape them. These parents who,
with many weary years of sacrifice, anx
iety and care, raise the 11,421 boys and
girls enrolled as pupils in our public,
schools, mainly those who own real
estate, who build our school houses
and our homes, and furnish, equip and
supply them: pave and light our streets,
give us police protection and every
other public convenience and utilty, not
only receive no pensions when old age
comes, but are compelled to hand over
every year a little more than SI.OO for
every child in the public schools for a
pension fund, while the 309 teachers,
with comparatively easy Jobs and good
pay, are entitled to Tensions upon re
tirement. Does it seem Just?
EUDIA.
Boston Lad Has
Many Narrow Escapes
as Dispatch Rider
William J. (Billy) Robinson, the
Boston lad who recently returned from
the European war front where he was
engaged in the actual fighting around
Ypres as dißpatch rider attached to the
British troops, tells of some harrowing
experiences that befall a dispatch rider
in the pursuit of his daily duties.
Robinson says that his duty as dis
patch rider demanded that he wait
just in the rear of the first fighting
line, ready to fly at a moment's notice
on his motorcycle to the headquarters
In the rear with such dispatches as the
commanding line officer should give
him. Oftentimes his duty had to be
performed af night and always the
darkest nights were chosen for the
fiercest attacks, and that- made his
tasks all the more difficult and dan
gerous. Robinson denies that there
is any joy in riding at breakneck speed
along a torn and uncertain road, trust
ing to luck that you will miss pitching
into one or another of the gaping shell
holes that line the way, and that you
will dodge all the shot and shrapnel
flying about. Not always does a dis
patch rider miss every shell hole:
sometimes he will pitch headlong into
one and be quite uninjured, and will
get up, haul his machine out and, if
still running, ride on with his dis
patches. But Robinson has seen many
a man pitch into a hole and never rise
again.
Robinson rode an Indian Powerplus
while in service at the front and he
says it is absolutely remarkable the
way the Indian motorcycles stand up
under the terrific strain and the mis
use to which they are put. He espe
cially commends the flexibility of tbe
new Indian engine, and has more than
once been thankful that there was a
plus to the power of his worthy
steed.
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