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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
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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<l
of Irving College, is a former Mont
gomery county pastor.
—James I. Hlakslee. assistant post
master general, who is in the lime
light, used to be head of an eiectrio
plant at Lehighton.
—Edward Rok, the Philadelphia
editor, is out for Roosevelt for
President.
DO YOU KNOW
That Harrisburg aprons aro
worn nil through the southwest
ern cities?
HISTORIC HARRISBURG f
Pennsylvania troops from eastern
counties mobilized here for the Mex
ican war.
Don't Put the Shutter Up
Don't bar the sunshine of new
ideas from your mind.
The Instant you do you cease
to grow—you begin to go back.
Read, observe and think for
yourself.
And this applies especially to
advertising such advertising as
appears from day to day in the
Telegraph.
It is the sunlight of new busi
ness Ideas and well worth while
Read the advertising.