16 BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HS)\LK Pounded itji Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., Telegraph Building, Federal Square. E. J. STACK POLJE, Pris t and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. GUS M. STXEINMETZ, Editor. M Member American Newspaper Pub « Ushers' Associa tion. The Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associat ed Dailies. Eastern office. Has brook, Story & Brooks, Fifth Ave nue Building. New ern office. Has- Brooks. People's Gas Building. Chl ■—— capo. 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harrls burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a l-. week; by mall, $3.00 a year In advance. Sworn dally nvoragf circulation for the three months ending May 31, lßltf, * 22,189 it These flKiire* are net. All returned, unsold and damaged wplei deducted. FRIDAY* KVEXING, J INF. 2 The essence of love is kindness. — STEVENSON. DENVER'S EXPERIENCE DENVER'S experience with and rejection of the commission form of government, as outlined on another page of this issue of the Tele graph, is well worth study. Harris burg is Just now trying out the experi ment which failed in Denver. The conditions in the two cities may not correspond exactly, but there is suf ficient similarity to make comparisons Interesting. The biggest fault that Denver has to find with the commission form of government is that it is "headless" — five different heads of departments, as in Harrisburg, each head responsible largely only to himself —and lacking that centralization of authority with out which no big business enterprise can be very successful. Denver found that, under the commission system, the union of the legislative and the administrative functions of the gov ernment did not give good results and thai political control was more easily acquired and maintained than under the old council system. The good of the city as a whole was lost to sight in the strivings of the various depart ment heads each to get as much as possible for his own particular branch of the government. The dissatisfaction of the people of Denver with the commission form and their desire for a complete change is ftirther demonstrated by their election of Robert W. Speer as mayor. Mr. Speer was mayor previous to the in auguration of the new form of govern ment. He was a vigorous, determined, far-sighted advocate of municipal re form when in office and never lost in terest In his city during the interval he was In private life. Previous to the ■war he made a close study of Euro pean cities and is an expert in that line. Under his guidance and with a form of government to their liking and responsive to their desires. Denver people no doubt will go forward with renewed courage to their great task of city building and development. Reports say that there are still 3.000 Americans in Mexico. Probably saving a few for the Fall shooting season. RFRAI. ROUTES RESTORED SLOWLY and unwillingly the Post Office Department is correcting the disastrous mistakes it made in rearranging rural routes. In this State where five routes were consolidated into three, with great in jury to the service and delay in deliv ering mail, the old routes have been restored. This return to the old system was accomplished only after the depart ment had gone to the expense of send ing numerous inspectors to look over the territory and interview patrons of the routes. At one time, the depart ment had four inspectors at one town, all drawing salaries and expenses. Farmers say that under the old system, as restored, they will get their mail every day and earlier in the day than under the system established by the inexperienced officials of thig ad ministration. Probably the mismanagement of the postal service has cost this administra tion more votes than anything else ex cept its tariff legislation, but it has been slow to give up its mistaken ideas. Even now, consolidation of routes is going on in California, while the department is acknowledging its errors in Pennsylvania. Returns from Nebraska Indicatmiat President Wilson need not fear that Bryan will vote against him for re nomination. EXPORTS OF WAR SFPPIjIES SECRETARY REDFIELD. of the Department of Commerce, is authority for the remarkable statement that so-called "war orders" constitute not more than five per cent, of our export trade. This statement, made for the pur pose of minimizing our prosperity due to war-orders, may be characterized as nothing short of a deliberate false hood. During the eight months of the fiscal year ended February 191fi. our total domestic exports aiAounted to $2,543,000,000, of which over fifty per cent, consisted of goods without the ■nme of which modern warfare would be Impossible. Fully sixty-six per - . ... > » FRIDAY EVENING. cent, of these exports were to the belligerents. Of automobiles, parts and tires, atone, we exported during that eight months period $91,000,000 worth, compared with about $26,000,000 worth during the eight months im mediately preceding the European •war; and $66,000,000 worth of horses, I compared with $2,800,000 for the eight months preceding the war. Five 1 per cent, of our total exports ending February 1916 would equal $127,000.- I 000. Of these two items alone we ex ported $147,000,000 worth, to say ; nothing of other items. But perhaps Mr. Redfield would have us believe that all Europe is going Joyriding with American auto , mobiles and horses. Democrats' attempt to credit to j their administration the prosperity distilled from the blood of Europe | would be farcical were it not so i brutal. Even a Ford hasn't anything on the ; Colonel when It comes to mileage. KNOX TO THE FORE VERY little has been said in the newspapers recently concerning the possibility of Philander C. Knox as the nominee of the Chicago ; convention. Yet it would not be sur prising if, in the process of compro mise which appears already to have been started, his name would come rapidly to the fore. The fact that he has been nominated by Pennsylvania Republicans for United States Senator without opposi tion and by a vote that attests his popularity in his own home State should not count against him. Indeed, it should be in his favor. Mr. Knox has been no more a candidate for the Presidency than has Justice Hughes, but there are few men in the country as fit to shoulder Presidential respon sibilities as he. He has the ability and the experience, both national and in ternational. and he is a straight-for ward, out-and-out Republican, com manding the confidence of both the conservative and radical wings of the party. "United we stand, divided we fall," is true of the Republican party, too. NOT HOT ENOUGH OUR old friend, the Ohio State Journal man, than whom there is no more versatile editorial writer in the country, is discussing Hell again. We have noticed that right after a holiday the State Journal, like the rest of us, tends a little to the stock stuff, after the manner of a pastor preaching his first post-vaca tion sermon. And Hell is a fine old subject that will bear discussion most any time. Says the Journal: Is there a hell? has become a great question of the day. At one time everybody thought there was and we got along fairly well with it. but now we are all stirred up about it. We needn't be. Every body believes there is a hell, but the diversity of opinion about it is as to where it is and what kind of a place it is. General Sherman lo cated It, but now we learn he de nied it. Anyhow, there are hells of many sorts, all the way from a dark remorse to an abyss of burn ing sulphur and every man is ex pected to select the one which will be in accord with his intellectual idea of retribution or will prove commensurate with his mortal de linquencies. Which brings lis naturally to the question of what type of a Hell should he selected for some of those choice spirits who started the European war. Satan, if he has anything to do with it, must be sitting up nights thinking out new designs in fiery pits, for after Verdun the old Dore variety of hades has all the semblance of a summer picnic. It is no longer a question of is there a Hell, but what kind of a Hell? RIGHT-ABOUT-FACE! THERE ate very distinct indica _ tions that President Wilson— that erstwhile ardent advocate of the Democratic low tariff theory— is soon to right-about-face on the tariff issue. To be sure, he has not said so in that many words. As usual he is endeavoring to hide his inten tions in a maze of phrases. From Democratic sources it is learned that it the President has his way the Democratic national platform will contain these recommendations: A plank favoring a tariff commis sion. A plank favoring protection for the dyestuns industry. A plank favoring: protection of Amerkan Arms against the dump ing of cheap manufactures of over sea production in American ports, and A plank providing heavy penal ties for oversea concerns engaging in unfair competition in the United states. If that does not come pretty near the point of declaring in favor of the Republican protective tariff policies we would like some Democrat to tell us just what it does mean. The President knows very well that the I'nderwood tariff law is a dismal fail ure. He knows too that the country demands a return to Republican tariff principles and he Is ready to cast into the discard the only distinctly Demo -1 cratlc policy remaining. If he suc | teed* the Democrats may as well en dorse the out-and-out protective candidate of the Republican party and save themselves the labor of a campaign and the embarra'ssment of defeat. PEACE, HI T THERE IS Xo PEACE THE following is from the World's Work magazine for June: Within the last five years Mon- I golia and Tibet have passed from 1 under Chinese control; Chinese Turkestan, because of its geo graphical position, has been cut off I from direct communication with | Peking: and Manchuria has gone through another stage in the pro cess of passing over ,to the Japan ese and the Russians. The great dependencies of China, vaster in ex tent of territory than all her prov i inces, have passed away and, more over, the Independence of China proper is being assailed and Is al ready seriously Impaired. Here we have a fine example of un preparedness. How badly do the ar guments of the pacifists fit this case China cries'peace, but there is no peace. China has no army to speak of and no navy. It is not tempted to make war on its neighbors, but its wil lingness to mind Its own business Is no guarantee of safety. Quite the oppo site. is happening: in China might easily be duplicated in this country if the pacifists had their'way, which fortunately, they will not. TELECRAPH PERISCOPE ~ —"Peace rumors persist." says the Baltimore American. Yep. and so does jthe lighting about Verdun. —When circus-time comes >ound the father of a small boy is a happy man: he needs no excuses. —There is something missing in the war news—perhaps it Is that the Kai ser hasn't been reported dying for at least two weeks. —Henry Ford has not yet reached the stage where he refuses to sell cars 'to advocates of preparedness. —Some women's Idea of preparedness consists of the purchase of a swatter and a box of flypaper. —The manager of the German rail roads says this is the most idiotic war in history, but he is silent as to who should go to the asylum for starting it. EDITORIAL COMMENT" If there is no change In the Mexican situation, it at least has nothing on the •Mexican Treasury.— Washington Post. Wilson's reply to complaints of "not enough pep" at the border is to order the National Guard mustered.—Phil adelphia North American. The day has passed when the resig nation of the Haitian Cabinet Is looked upon as exciting foreign news.—lndi anapolis News. Congress may spend millions on some of those pork-bar'! rivers, but in our opinion will never be able to get the dampness entirely out of them.—Boston Transcript. WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY [Questions submitted to members of the Harrlsburg Rotary Club and their answers as presented at the organiza tion's annual "Municipal Quiz."] hat jurisdiction does property owner have over the use the side walks in front of his property? None. Sidewalks are construct ed for the use of the public. Japanese Billy Sunday There has been an average of one convert every hour in Korea since the missionaries first went there, twenty five years ago. That alone is striking. In these times, however, the average mounted to eighteen converts per hour. In some places church services must be held in relays to accommo date the crowds. Even at the mid week prayer meeting, which in Ameri ca brings out a puny thirty or forty people, it is not uncommon in Korea to have a thousand in attendance. An evangelistic campaign is sweep ing Japan, anil all the Protestant forces in that country have united in order to take full tulvantage of their opportunity. One of the evangelists is especially picturesque. His name is Kiniura. They bring great stories about him. stories which I can read ily believe, for during a recent visit to Japan I heard Kimura preach to five thousand people in his great tent in Tokio, and saw nearly one hundred Japanese "hit the trail" every night. In two weeks' time he made thirteen hundred conversions. Cynical Japan is an extremely difficult mission field, and such an achievement as this, though common enough in other lands, is absolutely unparalleled in the history of Japan. It was from Billy Sunday that "Hal lelujah Kim," as Kimura is called, got his inspiration. Not that h is a mere imitator, for he had canducted many successful revivals before he be gan to study Billy Sunday. Recently, however, he spent ten months in America, studying the methods of the baseball evangelist. During Sunday's month at Denver, Kimura attended every service, morn ing. noon and night. He did the same at Des Moines and Philadelphia, and lived for a time with the Sundays. In April of last year he took the Sunday idea back to Japan. All the business details of his cam paign have been Sundayized. and his delivery is dramatic and acrobatic. But he doesn't quite go the Sunday limit. He uses the simple language lof the street, but even the strictest missionaries confess that they have never heard him speak vulgarly. "When I eat stewed cherries," he remarks, speaking of Sunday's meth ods. "I don't have to eat the stones. I put them at the side of my plate and say nothing about them."—From "The World's New Turning to Christianity," by Willard Price, in the American Re view of Reviews for June, 1916. Fruit and Economy [From the Indianapolis N'ews] The prospect for a generously suf ficient crop of fruits of various' kinds is said by the expert forecasters to be good. Cherries, peaches, plums, apples and the berries are expected to be plen tiful. With this in mind, the Federal Government bureaus concerned with such matters and societies of one kind and another formed for the betterment of living conditions are urging that time be taken by the forelock and preparations made for conserving more of the fruit crop than ever heretofore. All of us know that the waste in our fruits is enormous. Before autumn is again at hand it is predicted that the cost of living will be even greater. All the staples, it is said, will advance In price, and, at the same time, everything required by hu man beings, not only to feed them, but to clothe and shelter them, will follow the upward course of the food cost. The dollar that buys less now than it bought a year ago is likely to buy still less six months hence. Nor Is there any prospect of a downward trend within the year, Kven should peace come to Kurope, it is the opinion of those well qualified to Judge that high prices will continue. There is. accordingly, more need now than in the past to make provision for the future. And more need to put an end to the extravagance and waste that hitherto have marked our handling of the fruit crops especially. There should be few reports this year of peaches, pears, cherries, plums and apples rot ting on the trees or on the ground. The surplus should be preserved. The housewife, whether of the city or the country, is advised by the Gov ernment and by the various organiza tions Interested to increase her store of "preserves" of every sort. The wisdom of this advice Is evident. We have already felt the effects of the great war—we are, from dav to dav. In everything we purchase, making our financial contribution to the havoc and devastation that the war produces. The need of doing something to offset the higher cost of living is obvious. We •an serve ourselves and the world at , large in no better way than by elimi nating a waste th» is, everv vear. an ! appalling extravagance without excuse or reason. Schwab's Underestimate Charles M. Schwab was quoted vears ago as having said within two or three years, certainly by 1920. the total out put of pig iron from the furnaces of the I'nlted States would be about 40,- 000.000 tons. That seemed to be an over , enthusiastic guess, because In 1914 onlv ; "3.000,000 tons of pig Iron were pro -1 duced. Nevertheless the record which is ■ likelv to he made in 191# will Justlfv Mr. Schwab's prediction, for it is a ! reasonable forecast that if the present I basis or production Is maintained throughout the vear the output of nig i iron will exceed 40.fton.noo tons. Hol land's New York letter. HARRISBURG tfefeflg TELEGRAPH r'l i —— 1 I fotUUi u I^CKKCi^tcCIKUL %y the Ei-Oommltlpfinaii The thing which is interesting men who follow politics in this State is what the Governor's partisans intend to do at Chicago. The anti-Penrose men have not said a word about their plans and have taken steps to open headquarters at Chicago and to make a noise for the Governor disregarding the effect of the Philadelphia meet ings. The Governor and his close ad visers have not said a word since the election of Penrose a* national com mitteeman or since the caucus on chairman was held, but It Is suspected that they will be heard from about Monday or Tuesday In Chicago. The delegation Is to meet Tuesday and It will then develop how the Vare con tingent will act. Among the possibilities are a re fusal to abide by the oaucus on the ground of some charges which are hinted at. Some of the Philadelphia newspaper* Intimate that there will be some attacks made on Penrose Pfcrtj management and an efTort to line up Bull Moosers in a demonstra tion against him. Congressman William S. Vare will head the Brumbaugh delegates and will probably make the speech at Chi cago presenting the Governor as Pennsylvania's favorite son. The Philadelphia Record says: "Whether or not the factional fight in the State organisation is carried to the floor of the convention depends largely on de velopments In Chicago. It i« known that the backers of the Governor would like to embarrass Senator Pen rose by carrying the fight against him to the floor of the convention, but such a move will he held In abeyance until the true strength of the Governor's position is determined. At the most (he Governor will have less than one third of the 76 delegates from Penn sylvania and the number which his hackers are counting on now may be decreased materially by the time the convention opens." —The special train bearing the Re publican Organization men to Chi cago will leave Philadelphia on Sun day morning and pass through here shortly after noon. It will have most ot the Penrose men. The Vare-Brum baugh men will travel either on that train or go separately as they see fit. Governor Brumbaugh, who is to speak at Gettysburg on Sunday, will leave here Sunday afternoon or evening, accompanied by Secretary Ball. The Governor will be at the Lexington Hotel. The Republican organization people will be at the Congress. —The Progressives will leave here Monday afternoon and two special cars have been arranged for them to travel to Chicago. Ross H. Sbiffen, well known here, was appointed deputy city treasurer of Lebanon yesterday. He succeeds Thomas (!. Spangler, deputy for years. —Postmaster Jauob H. Mause, of Bloomsburg. Is being attacked on charges of political activity by Dr. 1. L Rabb, who lost out in the recent legislative primary. Much Interest is centered In coun ty committee meetings next week. The Allegheny county Republicans will meet to-morrow and the Phila delphia committee on Wednesday. In Lackawanna and Luzerne there will be meetings next week. —Governor Brumbaugh, who Jolted Philadelphia, by declining to reap point Clinton Rogers Woodruff a registration commissioner and by throwing out the two Democratic members gave the Scranton Democrats the same kind of a jar. He refused to reappoint the Democratic commis sioners and declined to accept the sug gestions of the Calpin-Xealis people. He named Michael A. Rafter and Anthony P. ODonnell. picking them from a field of twenty. —A contest with many peculiar ele ments, has arisen over the election of Democratic national delegates In the Thirtieth Congressional District, and in all likelihood it will find its way into court and may result in a recount of the vote cast for at least two of the candidates. The figures of the official returning board gave one of the two delegateships to Martin F. Howley, whose majority over John J. Gallagher was but two votes. The election of Howley and John J. Mc- Kclvey as the delegates from the Thir tieth District is said to have been certified to by the county commission ers last Saturday and sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Now it leaks out that on Monday Jacob T. Born and other Democratic support ers of Gallagher protested Howley's election, claiming that Gallagher re ceived nine votes more than the fig ures of the returning board gave him. W. S. McClatchey. chief clerk of the Allegheny commissioner's office, is said to have received the complaint, investigated, found it was just and in structed a clerk in the office to cor rect the returning board's figures. A change of one vote in the First Dis trict. Third Ward, and eight votes in the Second Ward, Wilmerding, was said to have been made giving Gallagher a majority or seven votes over Howley and making Gallagher one of the two delegates from the dis trict. League of Neutrals The press of Brazil is not over sanguine about President Wilson's ne gotiations with Germany. O Palz, a newspaper of Rio de Janeiro, believes that a more aggressive policy would result if the United States were defi nitely to place itself at the head of a league of neutral nations. "If President Wilson had presented tin ultimatum in the name of all neu trals," says the editor of O Paiz, "Ger many would have taken him more seriously. Germany perceived clearly the hesitations on the part of Presi dent Wilson and replied with a sort of counter-ultimatum. "As Americans we cannot congratu ; late ourselves on the result of the tardy and indecisive of the most powerful nation on the continent." Assurance We Unftw that we are of the truth, i and shall assure our hearts before j him.—l John. 3:19. OUR DAILY LAUGH ff _ FATAL. Baseball is a *% 3 great game for g the American BA Yes, but It's a "**S££m terrible game for the American fig grandmother. CHARITY. I suppose you F*Ti_ devote a part of your Income to RTvl j charity. Of cour* •. V* Every time I make a million out of ammunl- LI tlon contracts IHf donate a hundred ■ dollars to the war sufferer*. THE CARTOON OP THE DAY | WATCHFUL WAITING —From the Xeir York Suit. ( A MUSIC CANNERY By Frederic J. Haskin THE other day a man prominently . connected with a great American ' opera house came to Camden. | One of the biggest phonograph fac tories in the world is located here, and all sorts of musical folk are continu ally visiting this grimy industrial city. l |The manager of the phonograph com (pany asked the operatic gentleman I what kind of a phonograph he owned. "I don't own any kind," was the re- 1 I ply. "With the greatest artists in the Iworld singing for me in the flesh, what do I want with a phonograph?" But the manufacturers of canned music are a fraternity not easily dis comfited. The phonograph manager "eized that gentleman and led him to 1 a lonely, shining cabinet in one cor 'ner. "I suppose you are familiar | with most operatic music?" he de manded sternly. "Know what a | thing Is when you near it, and all, that?" The gentleman modestly replied that he thought he could recognize any op eratic selection worth recognizing. "Very well." said the manager. "Then what is this?" He put on a record and started the machine. A trio of wonderful sweet ness poured forth. The manager looked inquiringly at his guest, but the latter shook his head. "It is beau tiful," he said, "but I do not know what it is." "That is the trio from Verdi's opera. :'Lombardi,' sung by Caruso. Alda and Journet," the manager told him tri j umphantly. "It has never been pro duced in America, and the only chance (anybody has to hear it is on the phon ograph. Now do you see what you want with a phonograph?" Behind that little incident lies one THE SWE FROM DAY TO DA/ "It beats all the number of visitors attracted to the town nowadays. In walking a square in State street yes terday I saw at least 100 people who were strangers to me," remarked a Doylestown man who was sunning himself on Decoration Day. The nat ural assumption is that he must be the leading grocer, or one of the town council, at least. Three young men of Sunbury are carrying a bit of buckshot in certain portions of their respective anatomies as the result of a visit to the home of James Ditty, the burden of whose song was to warn them away from the Ditty home, where three young ladles were visiting. Ditty's tnhospl tality was equaled only by the ac curacy of his aim. A swift moving light passed over Coatesville the other evening and caused the inhabitants considerable alarm. All sorts of rumors prevailed, and It has not as yet been determined whether it was an aeroplane or a comet. The Philadelphia Pickling Company is being sued by a dealer in soft drinks on the ground that his grape juice contained alcohol when it had been guaranteed pure. A grape juice pickle would hardly be Chautauquan. Warren was the scene of an acci dent which Is harrowingly described as follows: "Steve Huey experienced a thrilling escape from injury when he was run down by an automobile and his clothes were considerably torn." If you ask us, we would pre fer to sacrifice the "thrill." Richard Adams. Jr.. of Pottsville, prefers Jail to the asylum and has re quested that he be transferred from the former place where he is believed to have been committed by mistake. The Sharon Herald asks a series of questions, quoted from Leslie's, on "Your Girl," which are straight to the point, and end up with the statement, "Look at her latest photograph. Then t*ke down the picture of her mother or grandmother. Which do you like the best?" It would seem that the chorus girls are setting the fashion this year. A Trial of Faith [From Harper's Magazine.] A pastor in Western Pennsylvania, who until recently was a believer In the literal answer to prayer. Is now. with some trepidation, taking stock of his faith. Not long ago a visiting fellow-clergyman prayed fervently In his pulpit to this effect: "May the brother who ministers to this flock be filled full of fresh veal and new zlgor." The startled pastor says that he doesn't object to fresh veal in modera tion. but does object to having one of these new breakfast foods forced upon nira. JUNE 2, 1916. .of the big romances of modern indus- ' try. From a squeaky little toy grind- ] nig bugle calls and alleged humorous monologues off a cylinder to a magic ! cabinet that creditably reproduces the' voices of the greatest singers and com pels recognition from the most critical I is a long jump to make in a few years, but that is what the phonograph has i done. I'id you know that the modern opera singer makes a practice of rehearsing with a phonograph, which plays a record of his own voice singing the same air? That is because his phono graph record is absolutely correct. When he made the record, he sang the aria over and over again until he got iit perfect. The machine has an un pleasant way of magnifying the slight est error in tone or execution until It stands out as prominently as a yellow Hag on St. Patrick's day. Hence sing ing into the funnel that leads to the ! recording disk is a more severe test of j | technique than singing in concert or | opera, where a slight slip may pass unnoticed. Caruso has probably the | least trouble of all great singers in making records, but the best of them i have to do one over occasionally. Nowadays the phonograph com panies have gotten such a command ing position that before they will make j a contract with a new singer, even if it be some one with a national repu tation,, they first make a test record of his voice, to see how it will record. (That in itself is quite a step from the days not so very long gone, when a | singer of any note who sang for the machine was regarded askance by his iibrethren. Some voices that do well [Continued 011 Pago 13] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LKMOYM; SCHOOL MATTERS To the Editor of the Telegraph: The citizens of Lemoyne were star tled Tuesday evening of this week over the circulars distributed through the town from door to door, gotten up by a few of her citizens who are dis satisfied because they could not have things their way only in the selection of principal for the borough schools. A few have publicly denounced through these circulars a young man who stands high us an exemplary young man in the opinion of good thinking people. We are proud to mention him as a graduate of our school, after that a graduate of Leb anon alley College, and who will spend the summer's months inside of college walls to still better prepare himself for the work so as to give the best possible for the interest of our boys and girls, and it is the pro foundest wish of the citizens of Lemoyne that one of her boys, a grad uate of our school, assistant principal of our schools for one term, also a graduate- of Lebanon Valley, should be honored as the principal of our schools. We feel we should con gratulate the board of directors In using such wise judgment in selecting so worthy a man to this responsible position. The principal who left our schools had his first experience of principal ship tried out in our schools, and dis satisfaction arose. But as our first ex perience is often our best teacher, let us hope he will profit by it and use it for his future success. We hope as interested fathers and mothers and all others who have the future welfare of our children that we express ourselves to the board of directors our thanks of appreciation of the young man whom they have selected as the prin cipal of our schools. Th'se circulars insinuate that we actually have a poor, weak-minded school board, one not capable of good judgment or lacking interest in the welfare of our boys and girls, simply because these few citizens could not control the board to their views in the matter. Why have a board selected by the people if one or two of the borough's citizens are all that's capable of controlling her a ffairs? We are glad to mention that' the board, teachers, scholars and parents, in fact all citizens who have the in terest of the boys and girls at heart, are rejoicing in behalf of our prin cipal for Lemoyne school. May best success go with him. A CITIZEN. Japan and Germany Alike The rulers of Japun believe In the righteousness of conquest exactly as do the rulers of Gt-mnny, Thev be lieve, also, that anything Is right which adds to the riches, territory or power of the Japanese en pire. And they have as clearly defined a policy for the control of the Orient as the most viru lent Pan-fJermun hao for the famous Drang Nach Osten. —The June World's Work. Ebpnittg (Htjat May was an unusual month for visi tors to Harrisburg, the various State conventions, political matters and other things bringing them here and if there was one subject of conversa tion upon which they all united it was Harrisburg's Hlver Front. The method of treatment of the riverside has at tracted much attention but now when the Susquehanna valley is at Its love liest it is a delight to the eye. Other favorable comments were upon the walks along the bank, which people take for long distances without realis ing how far they nre going, and the splendid opportunities for enjoyment of the water. The Susquehanna now lias more niotorboats, canoes and other watercraft than ever before and thv prospects of water sports are causing many born within sight of the river, but knowing little of its charms, to plan for ways to get the bottom of a boat under their feet. One man who is well versed in affairs in Philadel phia said that it was only a question of time until Harrisburg would be re joicing over annual water carnivals which would draw people from all over (he State's central section. * * * Completion of the dam across the Susquehanna at Dock street has been a boon to dealers In canoes, motor boats and other acquatic sport sup plies. Within the past week a down town sporting goods denier has re ceived a whole car load of canoes. Practically all of them have been sold. One of the boat livery proprietors who also does considerable business in sell ing new boats, has sold several new motor boats and almost his entire stock of canoes. He declares that there are easily a hundred more ca noes on the river here this season than last. * * • Another sport that has been given a boost by the new dam is boat sail ing. Every time the wind blows from the south or southeast, you can see at least a half score enthusiasts on the river with a big sail set up in the front of their frail craft. From side to side of the river they steer their boats, skimming over the smooth surface at the rate of as high as eight to ten miles an hour—which is pretty fast traveling in a canoe. one of the favorite retreats of the sailing enthusi asts is the mouth of the Oonodoguin et and from there up around the many islands opposite Riverside. Sometimes these intrepid sportsmen come to grief when they let out too much sail or at tempt to "tack" too hard. Then j there is a sudden dip of canvas, a bis splash and a long pull for a safe spot. But as a rule most of those who sail can swim and seldom do any of them come to distress. • • • In municipal circles there's a char j acteristic little story going the rounds i of Mayor E. S. Meals' comparatively ! brief visit to the Harrisburg Hospital 1 for treatment recently. It still ex j cites a general grin of appreciation I and understanding every time it is I told. Here it is: Even while he lay in a rather pre | carious condition in a hospital bed the j city's vigorous executive magistrate | protested against surrender io physi cians' and nurses' orders. And the I day he finally selected to leave the in stitution, it is said, was nearly a week j prior to the time the hospital folks | had been figuring upon. That day Mayor Meals, so the story goes, sud denly started to climb out of his bed and hustle on his clothes. Startled nurses and stern doctors protested in vain. "Go 'way," Insisted Harrisburg's Mayor, "and let me alone. Stay in the hospital! Why the hospital is FOR SICK FOLKS. I'M GOING TO LEAVE!" And so he did. {jj Ex-President Roosevelt had scarcely i left the train which brought him into Harrisburg on Thursday, when he col lected a few friends and acquain tances about h' n and began discussing the points of his address the night be fore in St. Louis. While talking to the group a messenger boy hurried up and handed the Colonel a telegram. The ex-President after glancing at it, wrote a reply and asked the boy how much it would cost. "Thirty-one cents, sir," answered the boy. The Colonel handed the boy a quar ter and a nickel and then began a search for a cent. Several persons in the crowd had already ottered the coin when the Colonel turned around with a smile and gave the boy the cent he had found in his vest pocket. Strawberries have been held back by the cold weather and recent rains but have not been materially damaged. Some native strawberries will be in market to-morrow, but the hulk of the crop will not be in condition to ship for a week at least, unless there should come a very warm period. "Strawberries will be cheap this year," said a trucker yesterday. "It used to be that if the local crop failed the prices would go sky high, but shipping facilities are so good now that no matter how the local supply may be the dealers are able to get all they can sell." • • • Walter J. Christy, staff correspond ent of the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, was here yesterday on his way to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia where he attended the Republican meetings. Mr. Christy, who has been corre spondent at legislative sessions for the last twenty years, is one of the best posted men on State affairs. He will be here during the next legislative ses sion. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Dr. Archibald G. Thompson, one of the well-known physicians of Philadelphia, is seriously ill. —Rear Admiral A. W. Grant, com manding the submarines and a for mer commandant at Philadelphia, is back at League Island after three months' practice at sea. Dr. H. M. Reeser, the new Viea