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THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 15.
Only so far as a man believes
atrongly can he act cheerfully, or do
anything that is worth doing.—Robert
eon.
A CLEAN CAMPAIGN
RECENT statements of Mr. Hughes
and President Wilson both in- j
dlcate that this is to be a clean ;
campaign and that mud-slinging is to
be frowned upon by the leaders of
both sides. The old idea of trying to
make votes by calling the opposition
candidate hard names without reason
and basing political arguments on
billingsgate instead of reason has been
tossed into the discard.
Time was when the candidate with 1
the largest torchlight processions and '
the most bands carried the day. Then ;
came the period when character
assassination on the stump and in the
newspapers was sufficient to win vic
tories. But those periods are, happily,
gone, and we have reached a place
in our history when men vote accord- j
ing to their convictions and more and
more they are coming to reach their
conclusions by the facts in the case
supported by logical and truthful
argument.
Mud-sllngnig is degrading. It ac
conclusions by the facts in the case,
hoped that both sides will confine
themselves to principles rather than
to personalities. It is possible to point
out the faults of a candidate or the
errors of an administration without
charging either with improper motives.
NOT THIS YEAR
SAYS a certain newspaper ex
ponent of Democracy in Penn
sylvania, commenting on the
prominence of Palmer and others at
the National gathering:
Pennsylvania at St. Louis is loom
ing quite as big as at Baltimore
where she made the nomination
and consequent election of Wood
row Wilson as President possible.
Yes, but It is noticeable that Penn
sylvania Democrats have left at home
all of those banners they carried at
Baltimore promising Pennsylvania for
the Democratic candidate and we hear
nothing of that one-time rousing
slogan: "Give us Wilson and we will
give you Pennsylvania."
If the Democrats of other States'
had done no better than those of
Pennsylvania Wilson never would
have reached the White House.
Which gives rise to the question— j
If Pennsylvania Democrats were un
able to carry their State In 1912, with
the Republican party split in two, how 1
do they expect to carry it for Wilson i
this year with the party united and '■
enthusiastic?
100,000 BY 1820
VERT. unostentatiously and with-;
out ceremony Harrlsburg became 1
a larger city yesterday by the
addition of eighty-five acres of very
desirable territory. Blowly but surely j
the city is encroaching upon Swatara j
township, but not to the hardship of
that community, and greatly to the
advantage of the property owners who
are thus given the advantages of
everything desirable the municipality
has to offer.
The new Boyd's Directory gives
Harrisburg a population of 93,000.
The directory publishers themselves
admit this is high, and so it is, but we
are growing fast both in the way of
new buildings and by annexation. We
are approaching the 100,000 mark
more rapidly than many may suppose
and our watchword ought to be 100,000
by 1920. ,
THE ARIZONA GUARD
IT begins to look as though the Na
tional Guard of Arizona may have
a good cause for a libel suit against
the Democratic administration.
The recent intimation of an inten
tion to courtmartial a lot of members
of the guard for not responding to the
call to service has brought out a let
ter from Governor George W. P. Hunt
showing that with a peace strength of
fifty officer* and 685 men, the com
manding officer found forty-six of
. fleers and 613 men present for duty
on his arrival at the camp, and more
reporting every day.
Says Govenor Hunt: "The guards
men and many of the recruits are leav
ing families without adequate means
of aupport, and are giving up posi
tions yielding from $3 to $6 per day
In wages. Almost without exception
they appear eager to serve their coun
try \i actually accdcU for Uefgnsg. but
THURSDAY EVENING,
some of them naturally do not look
with favor upon being incorporated
In the regular army in time of peace."
Perhaps now the administration will
change its mind on the matter of
courtmartial proceedings.
THE END IX SIGHT
THE current issue of the Metho
dist Temperance Bulletin makes
this observation:
Frederick Wolfe, owner of a
Philadelphia brewery, has allowed
his license to lapse because "the
liquor business is dying a natural
death." The reduction of liquor
consumption in Philadelphia has
not been due so much to temper
ance organizations as to educational
campaigns conducted under the
auspices of large employers.
Right! When an employe turns his
face toward a saloon he turns his back
on his employer. The keen, hard
I game of modern business knows no
j favorites. Businessmen want the
| wages they pay out to buy something
j more than shaky nerves and a dull
brain. The pace Is too fast for tot
tery legs. Trade efficiency and com
petition have Old John Barleycorn
lashed to the mast and screaming for
mercy. One of these days they are
going to insist upon the old scoundrel
walking the plank.
A GOOD COMMISSION
GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH chose
an able and experienced com
mission, as announced yester
day, to draft legislation for the sim
plification of the process of recording'
deeds, the transfer of real estate, the
insurance of titles, etc., and it is to
be hoped the Legislature will place the
results of its labors on the statute
books at its next session.
Pennsylvania is laboring along un
der a series of laws that are cumber
some in the extreme and a change
cannot come too quickly. Comment
ing on the commission and Its work
and the wisdom displayed by Gover
nor Brumbaugh in selecting the men
to do the work, the Philadelphia Led
ger to-day says:
It was to pave the way for this
reform that the people In Novem
ber last ratified an amendment of
the State Constitution, so that the
next Legislature will have In that
decisive vote a clear mandate from
the State to pass the enubling act
which it will be the dut" of the
commission to prepare. The pur
pose of the proposed legislation is
to relieve real property of the j
handicap of an antiquated, compli- I
cated and costly system of pro- |
cedure and to substitute for the J
present methods the Torrens system I
or one based upon It. This system j
has been long established in many 1
enlightened Commonwealths and
has justified itself In practice by
reason of Its simplicity and cheap- j
ness. It Is opposed only by those j
interests that nave profited by the
intricacies of the old methods of
conveyancing and by the uncertain
ties and costliness of title transfers j
and of all business transactions in !
which real estate figures.
The school code, the borough code j
and others of the kind are examples j
of what may be done in thlslineforthe j
simplification of laws and legal pro- j
cesses and the assembling of statutes
of similar import or relating subjects (
beneath one general head.
THE ST. IjOVIS SPIRIT
THE spirit of the delegates at St.
Louis Is well illustrated by
newspaper dispatches published i
this morning. Read this:
The order went forth that the j
demonstrations must all hinge on |
this (Americanism), that every
speech must hang around itr that ;
even the band must subordinate
"Dixie" and other favorite Demo
cratic songs to the national songs;
there must be terrific outbursts of '
spontaneous enthusiasm at every |
step and general singing every ,
time the band plays. The conven
tion did burst out into spontaneous
and electrifying enthusiasm at its
opening session: but it was not
over the Americanism Issue. It was
over the question of peace. It was
over ex-Governor Martin H. i
Glynn's presentation of precedents
to prove that It was an immemorial
American custom to stav out of war
under provocation. Whenever he j
got back to Americanism, the thing
on which all the great applause of
the convention was Intended to ;
j hang, the convention lost all Its !
ardor and gave him the dull, per
functory, mechanical clapping of
listless hands before apathetic faces
for the required number of mlnut^i.
I That is the spirit of Democracy! j
jlt is this lack of Americanism that i
1 is back of all our difficulties abroad.
It caused the procrastination of the
1 administration with the resulting
j destruction of American life on the:
high seas and it has made us the
laughing stock of the nations. It has i
I resulted In the passage of an in-!
| adequate army law, and a naval bill
! that is a joke. It has given us a stone j
j when we asked for bread. It is
Bryanlsm personified and it dominates
! the Democratic convention to such an
; extent that the delegates prefer to
I hear about "peace at any price" rather
than to cheer for the American flag
!on Flag Day. A fine sample of sturdy
i American spirit, isn't it, to which we
aro asked to entrust the welfare of
the nation for another four years!
GERMANY AND DYES
DEMOCRATS are pooh-poohing
the Republican argument that
Europe is preparing to flood this
country with cheap goods coming in
free under the Democratic tariff.
They say there is nothing to fear. But
consider this, from the Christian
Science Monitor, a well-informed, in
dependent newspaper:
Consular reports to the Depart
ment of Commerce In Washington
Indicate that. In order to retain as
much of their former business in
dyestuffs as they formerly had in
other lands, the largest producing
companies in Germany, a group or
seven, have come to even closer
terms than existed before the war.
A variety of causes have brought
about agreement unattainable
hitherto, not the least of which Is <
such legislation in other countries
as will either altogether prohibit
purchase of German-made goods or
will compel the German producer
to clamber over high protective
tariff walls when he and his goods
arrive where entry is permitted but
not encouraged. Competition Is not
wholly done away with under the
new plan, as reported. But there Is
a pooling of Interests, a sharing of
common knowledge, a unity of ex
porting campaign, and a definitely
agreed upon basis of profit taking,
according to standards of equity
previously agreed upon. The in
dustry is to unite to break down
such opposition as it can, and to
maintain, so far as it may, the na
tional rank as a dye-producing
center, with by-products of in
calculable value to the military arm
of government.
i Here we have it—Germany plan
ning right now to make us absolutely
dependent upon her for our dye
supply.
There Is one way to prevent this
unci to establish a die industry of our
own—such as has sprung: up sines the '
war began and la growing fast—and ;
that is to elect a Republican admin- !
titration that will enact a protective
tariff law.
What applies to dyes, applies also
to stockings and a hundred other
articles of trade.
"POUTCC* IK
"~Pen.h^kjania
Sj the Ex-Commit!reman
Meetings of political committees
and conferences held by Republicans
and Progressives of Influence in their
communities throughout Pennsylvania
since the return of delegates from
Chicago have shown general Inclina
tion to get behind the Hughes and
Fairbanks ticket as typifying the best.
Men who were wheelhorses in the
Progressive ranks four years ago are
more and more turning in for the Re
publican ticket and when the declara
tion copies from Oyster Bay in favor
of Hughes, as is generally expected
among Progressives in Pennsylvania,
there will be no hesitating.
The ratification of the Chicago
ticket is a matter of course in many
sections of Pennsylvania, according to
reports which are being brought here
and there is practically no resentment
over the refusal to nominate Roose
velt in the Republican convention.
More and more it is becoming ap
parent that the Progressives intend to
be Republicans. They are turning
down Democratic overtures right and
left and getting ready to forget 1912.
—Some statements made by A.
Nevin Detrieh, chairman of the Wash
ington party State committee, are be
ing heard with interest throughout the
State as indicating that the dissolution
of the Bull Moose organization is not
far off. He said that while the Pro
giessives did not get Roosevelt nomi
nated by the Republicans they got "a
n;an of the Roosevelt type" and that
"we practically wrote their platform."
He also said that the Republican
ticket is progressive and so is its plat
form. In closing the chairman made
this statement which sounds like a
farewell: "The Progressive party has
abundantly justified Its existence.
While its preferred leader has not
been accepted its principles, both in
the candidate and the platform have
been. One thing is certain, and as to
this I am fully authorized to speak,
we are not Democrats and will not be
in the coming campaign."
—According to what newspapermen
arc sending from St. Louis the Demo
cratic convention is a mere ratifica
tion meeting with the Pennsylvanians
as spectators. The Pennsylvanians
have been held down pretty well con
sidering the explosive elements in the
face of raids by the men back of
favorite sons. As the raids continue
the real purpose of the unit rule is
becoming apparent. It has sewed up
the whole seventy-six votes and as
Primer and his pals are in a majority
there is nothing else to do but go
along. Mr. Wilson was made a pres
em of the whole delegation in return
for parcelling out the patronage pie
and the jvay Palmer, Morris and
others desired.
—The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day !
has this to say about the seating of
the Pennsylvania delegation in St. !
Louis: "The Keystone delegation, j
piohably because of the great Re
publican majorities in Pennsylvania,
is seated behind the fourteen dele
gates representing Arkansas, a Demo
cratic State. The lietle southwestern
delegation, however, doesn't obscure
the Pennsylvanians, whose first row
men are only two seats from the plat
form Ohio, a doubtful State, shares
the honors of the moat desirable loca
tion with New York, another doubt
ful State, right up against the plat
form, in the very center of the
Coliseum. Indiana and Illinois, also
doubtful, are next looked after."
—Many comments are being made
about the good behavior of the Demo
crats at St. Louis and the departure
from traditions. Writing in the Phila
delphia Bulletin William Perrlne in
discussing the decline in drinking
says: "Kx-Senator Webster Grim, of I
Pennsylvania, threw a bit of light on |
this decline of some of the once |
favorite Democratic customs on the;
night before a convention. Some one
asked him, early in the evening what
had become of 'the boys' at the;
Jefierson. 'Well,' said the Bucks
county statesman, '1 guess you will !
find them at the telegraph office writ
lug night letters to their wives hefore j
going to bed. Times have changed.
There is no doubt of that.' "
—The Philadelphia Press in the St.
Louis story says: "The tardily ar
rived Philadelphia delegation sadly
lacks the color that has distinguished
; it for generations. Gone is the big- j
fisted, big-hearted Major Tommy
Ryan. Absent also for the first time 1
in his adult life is the Major's political
partner, Charles P. Donnelly. Magis
! trate Borie and ex-Magistrate O'Don
nell and Toughlll represent the Otd
] Guard in Donnelly's absence. With
I them are Edward F. Bennls and B.
I Gordon Bromley. A number of ab
sentees are sufficient evidence of the
i hopelessness of Pennsylvania Demo
cracy. Jere S. Black, among the
| delegates-at-large of York, Is ill at his
home. Former Congressmen Robert
lE. Lee, of Pottsville, and John T.
\ Lenahan are among the other missing
J delegates-at-large. Judge Edward C.
i Newcomb. of Scranton, Is another
I absentee."
Verdun and the Germans
l From the New York Post.]
Fifteen weeks after the capture of
Fort Douftumont comes the fall of
Vaux, the second in the chain of ex
; terior defenses of Verdun. From
Douaumont to Vaux is less than two
miles, and the same distance separates
j Vaux from the next fortress to the
south, Tavannes. It Is therefore Impos
sible to say how much nearer the cap
ture of that position has been brought,
as for the "fall" of Verdun Itself, that
event does not depend on the capture
of outside positions. It Is a problem for
the Germans of pushing across five or
six miles of ground, every foot of which
will be defended as hitherto; between
fort and trench there is now little dis
tinction except that the trench Is easier
to hold. Vaux, nevertheless, Is testi
mony to the extraordinary resourceful
ness and persistence of the German at
tack. This much may be said: If the
battle of Verdun were the only opera
tion of the war, the occupation by the
Germans of the ruins that were Ver
dun could be predicted, after three
months perhaps, or after half a year.
But the essential of German success is
that their efforts against Verdun shall
not be interrupted. In the East the
Russians have already set on foot de
velopments of the most far-reaching
results. An allied stroke along the
British line would relieve pressure on
Verdun.
Newspaper Waifs
"I like an outspoken adversary!" "So
do I." replied Senator Sorghum: "sooner
or later a man who Insists on doing all
the talking is prettv sure to give him
self a shade the worst of tlio argu
ment."—Washington Star.
Business Man (to applicant for job)—
"Have you a college diploma?" Appli
cant—"No, sir: but I have several min
ing stock certificates that might be of
fered In evidence that I have been
through the school of experience."—
Puck.
Hlbbs—"You certainly have a fine li
brary. Can I borrow a book of you
occasionally?" Dlbbs—"My dear chap, I
make It a rule never to lend books, be
cause people don't return them. You
see, all these are borrowed books."
Boston Transcript.
HA RRISBURG TELEGRAPH
— "M
When a Feller Need . By BRIGGS
»
TELEGRAPH PERISCOPE ~|
—Judging from the headlines of a !
contemporary, the Hogestown Show is !
of equal importance with the Demo- !
cratic convention at St. Louis. Maybe
the Judgment of the news editor is j
fight at that.
—And Bryan isn't even a newspaper j
correspondent at St. Louis.
—lf King Constantine loses his throne
by revolution it will be largely another
instance of too much famlly-ln-law.
—lt may not be untimely in these
campaign days to observe that Austria
seems to be making a good run.
—"Democratic delegates tour brew
eries," is a morning headline from St. !
Louis. At last the convention appears
to be showing some spirit.
"Roosevelt supporters flock to
Hughes," says a dispatch from New
York. Being a case of beating the
| leader to it.
Lord Kitchener
'Unflinching hero; watchful to foresee
1 And face thy country's peril where
soe'er.
I Directing war and peace with equal
care
j Till, by long toil ennobled, thou wert
he
Whom England called and bade "set
my arm free
To obey my will, and save my honor
fair."
What day the foe presumed on her
despair
And she herself had trust In none but
thee!
Among the herculean deeds the miracle
That mass'd the labor of ten years in
one
Shall be thy monument. Thy work is
done
Ere we could thank thee, and the high
sea well
Surgeth unheeding where thy proud
ship fell •
i By the lone Orkneys ere the set of sun.
—Robert Bridges.
N. Y. World and Hughes
| Mr. Hughes talked unreservedly
I with the newspaper men, outlining in
! a general way, but not for direct quo
i tation, his plans for his notification
and the campaign. lie appeared to be
enjoying the freedom of the occasion.
Whenever a face appeared among the
spectators and callers which he knew,
the former Justice fairly beamed. A
vigorous grasp of the hand, occasion
ally a pat on the back and now and
then a recalling of some past event ac
companied the candidate's greetings to
scores of admirers who flocked to the
roems in the Astor to pledge support.
"What fabricator started the report
that Justice Hughes is as cold as ice
water?" asked William H. Crocker, of
San Francisco, one of numerous big
men who called on Mr. Hughes yester
day. "This Is the first time I've seen
,Mr. Hughes, and let me tell you he is
human and red-blooded to the last ex
treme. He has a very keen sense of
humor and a magnetic personality.
On the stump he will he a most com
pelling and vot*- winning campaigner."
The sentiments of Mr. Crocker were
re-echoed by M. H. De Young, pro
prietor of the San Francisco Chronicle,
who came from the Paciflc Coast with
Mr. Crocker to assure the candidate
that he will prove a very popular can
didate in the Far West. Two score of
other visitors commented upon Mr.
Hughes' personality. New York
World's report on visit of Mr. Hughes
to New York.
Aid to Longevity
Levi P. Morton, by reaching the
of 92. shows that four years of a quiet
life as Vice-President of the United
States constitutes a first-rate rest cure
and aid to longevity. Louisville
Journal,
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CA TCHING WILD ANIMALS
By Frederic J. Haskin
THIS is the season when the circus
roams abroad over the face of the
country, waking the echoes and
the late sleepers with its calliope, de
lighting the small boy with its clowns,
and stimulating the Interest of the most
bored and sophisticated with Its caged
monsters of the jungle. There Is some
thing about the sight of a caged wild
animal that is curiously fascinating to
civilized humanity. The big cats—the
Hons, tigers and leopards—are sure to
draw the crowd. Strange brutes like
the kangaroo and the giraffe may claim
attention by virtue of their outlandish
architecture, but the great supple car
nivora with their glassy staring eyes
are sure to be the center of attraction.
Where there Is demand there is al
ways supply, and so long hs the public
will pay Its quarters and half-dollars
to look at a lion or a tiger, so long
there will be men to risk lives and for
tunes in bringing them lions and tigers
to look at. But not one man In a hun
dred who looks at the brutes behind
the bars has any idea of the labor, the
| OUR DAILY LAUGH
FOR LOVE OR
MONEY.
The Joneses
seem to be spend*
lng money quite
"7\v~~/Tv\ — lavishly of late. I
7/^LI-(\ [_ understand they
vIBPLw h ave taken a
> j \ large place at the
hJ seashore for the
| pm V jtM present they have
a marriagea b1 e
daughter who has
volunteered to
save the family
name.
SOO.N' rOBGOTrEX
By Wing Dinger
Wifey and the children
Yesterday did go
With me to the circus—
Faces all aglow—
Had a choice location
In the great big tent,
And a couple hours
Of real pleasure spent.
But just as the circus
Was about to quit
Black clouds that had gathered
Rain began to spit.
For two squares we waded
Through the mud to get
To the car line—clothing
All got soaking wet.
Just one-half hour later
Landed home, and swore
We'd go to the circus
Never, nevermore.
But when next year, brother,
'Long there comes a show.
Bet you even money
That we all will go.
JUNE 15, 1916.
expense and the danger involved in
capturing and caging them. The trap
ping of wild animals for exhibition pur
poses is probably the most hazardous
calling- and the one most full of dif
ficulties and disappointments practiced
to-day unless it be the training of
those same animals after they arc
caught
Consider a comparat'vely simple and
routine undertaking in this line such
as the capture of Urns, one of the
standard commodities of the wild-ani
mal trade. The dealer must invest a
small fortune in outfitting his expedi
tion for the African bush. He must
hire high-priced men who combine the
training of naturalists with iron con
stitutions, the highest degree of cour
age, the administrative ability neces
sary to direct and handle a company
of hundreds of natives through months j
of hard work and discouragement, with
infinite patience and determination.
Good collectors of wild animals are as
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THE STATE FROM m TO Dw]
The Johnstown Tribune finds a cer
tain amount of human Interest in the
incident of the dark-faced musician
whose occupation is playing a banjo
or guitar, the latter of which is a
cigar-box fastened to the neck of an
old cigar. Three times he has been
arrested and haled into court, each
time admitting joyfully his willing
ness to prove his ability before "His
Honor," but the mayor prefers to do
the imposing himself.
A Venango item declar.es that "the
big smokestack at the Eclipse Works,
though uncompleted, Is plainly visible
at the ball park. A large American
flag is flown from the top." Should be
the signal for an enterprising mer
chant to ofTer a prize for the first long
hit that will top Old Glory or drop
into the smokestack.
Black bass, rock bass, white bass,
grass bass, blue pike, wall-eyed pike,
marlins pike or any other variety of
game fish, except trout, will legally
open their mouths to the delicious
morsel of wriggling worm starting to
day. "Les poissons" are plentiful this
year, too, they say, as they glibly read
the bill-of-fare.
Three hundred thousand "Jitney"
baths were taken in Philadelphia last
'year at the public bath-houses. Clean
liness being next to godliness, it
would seem that the bath-house prop
osition ought to bo supported as a
philanthropic Institution in proportion
as the churches are benefited.
The courts occasionally have queer
requests brought before them, none
more so than the recent petition of
Louis Samatlsik, of Philadelphia,
who wants his name henceforth to be
Simons. Not such a simple Simon at
that.
Doylestown's youth were kept busy
making "wishes" on the loads of hay
which lined Ashland street most of
the day. It was a big day at the hay
press and wishes were as plentiful as
votes for Hughes.
The Washington Observer observes
that all paddles in the schools of
Washington have been called In for
inspection. It seems the paddles must
ibe of pine instead of hardwood. It
| might be added that the student is
I not allowed to insert a counteracting
ipine board within.
Atoning dfyal
Judging from the way things are i
shaping themselves up In the scanning r
of election returns from the primary
there is going to be a number of cer- •
tlflcaten of election as delegate which
will not be called for at the State De- »*
partment. Capital Hill officials are
perplexed at the number of names,
turning up in the scattering columns ;
and as in some cases names written t
in won places they are trying to find J
the individuals who had honors thrust ,
upon them. The bulk of the surprise
elections were, as usual. In the Pro- ,
hlbition columns. There wore men i
elected national delegates who have
never been Prohibitionists, notably
John M. Reynolds, of Bedford, former .
lieutenant governor, while the usual '
number of men prominent in "wet" *
districts set Prohibition honors. As §
for the Roosevelt Progressive and®
Bull Moose parties they have dele-™
gates elected but as far as can be I
found upon diligent inquiry there are '
no conventions to be held and their
state officers are unknown. The of
ficials in the State Department are
hunting the addresses of men who
were elected because in the very na
ture of things the addresses of the
candidates were not appended by the
voters who thoughtfully wrote in their
names. These are only a few of the
problems which have grown out of the
recent primary election.
Jesse E. B. Cunningham, former
deputy attorney general, who was
named as one of the committee of
the Presbyterian general assembly to
inquire into seminaries, was an elder
in the Presbyterian church at Greens
burg and one of the most prominent
Presbyterians in Westmoreland coun
ty. He attends Market Square church
in this city.
The squirrels in Capitol Park were
divided yesterday by a youngster who
was much impressed with their ap
pearance. "liook, mother, at the
squirrels. Some are fuzzy tails and
some are spike tails. "Judge" Hargest
says that the "spike tails" are those
which do not thrive on a diet of pea
nuts. The Judge holds that only the
hard shelled nuts should be fed to the
I pets of the park.
The State Highway Department in
stead of issuing but fifteen or twenty
automobile licenses a day now, is is
suing about 200 a day. The rush to
get licenses is keeping up and it would
not be surprising to see it continue
until the cold weather comes. On
some days the 300 mark is touched
and it is a rare occasion when the
daily issue gets below 175.
Not often does County Commission
er Harry Wells start something lie
doesn't finish, but the little tale he
began the other day at the meeting of
the commissioners was an exception;
Commissioner Harry Stine finished it.
The story had to do with the ex
sheriff's prize egg-laying white Wyan
dotte hen and the teller's weird effort
lo persuade her to return to her old
regularity of laying habits by placing
some forty odd "snapper" turtle eggs
in the hen's nest. The county official
said he acted on the theory that if
his hen saw so many eggs at one time,
she might feel ashamed of herself and
get busy. Whether or not the plaif
worked is a matter of conjecture; at
any rate the hen began laying again.
And the "snapper" eggs have long
since been made into soup. Where
upon Mr. Stine finished the tale.
"Suppose, Sheriff." he suggested,
"you had allowed that hen to hatch
out those turtle eggs and had put the
results into the soup, what would you
have called the soup?"
"Didn't think of that. What?"
"Why," said Commissioner Stine,
gravely, "mock turtle, of course."
Francis J. Torrance, of Pittsburgh,
president of the State Board of Public
Charities, who was here yesterday, is
the senior member of the Board in
point of service. He has been con
nected with it for years.
The circus exhibition given yester
day at Twenty-first and Greenwood
streets was the second to be given
on Allison Hill. Some twenty-eight
years ago Forepaugh's circus ex
hibited out about Seventeenth and Ue
gina streets. There was a tremendous
haul required and no circus ever tried
it until yesterday when the Rlnglings
treeked from Second and Vine.
Many Harrisburgers will learn with
interest that 'David Gregg, son of the
famous cavalry leader and former
Auditor General, was elected presi
dent of the veterans of the Governor's
Troop who saw service in Porto Rico.
Mr. Gregg lives at Reading where he
is in business and keeps up his inter
est In the veterans' organization,
never missing a reunion.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—Robert Swan, Pittsburgh's direc
tor of safety, will be in charge of the
Fourth of July pageant in that city.
—J. C. Trees, prominent Pittsburgh
er, is head of a big oil development
in Colombia.
—William Freihofer, one of the
Republican delegates, is a big baker
in Philadelphia.
—Dr. W. J. Holland, of the Carnegie
Museum in Pittsburgh, is skeptical
about finding remains of big dinosau
ers in Utah.
—J. Hampton Moore, who is urg
ing that the government buy the
Delaware canal, has been an enthus
iast on waterways for twenty years.
DO YOU KNOW ~
That Harrisburg steel is in oil
tanks in Mexico?
HISTORIC HAHKISBCRG
This city was the distributing point
for Lykens coal for forty years.
Newspaper Prices
[From the Publishers' Guide.]
■Vhy shouldn't the publisher who Is
selling his paper for one cent, and at a
loss, inrrease the price to two cents
and make a profit? There have
advances in almost every line, and <m>
responding increases in prices to me« 1
the higher cost —except in the case o*
the newspapers. Newspapers are mot'.,
generallv purchased than any other
product in the United States. An ad
vance in price might cut down tli»
number sold—undoubtedly would—
indicated in a former editorial, but
would not decrease the number o^ -
readers. Just as many people would
read the news as before, but a man
would not purchase the paper as many
times in the course of a day.
It will mean that duplication will be
reduced to the minimum. There is no
reason on earth why the publisher
should take less for his product than
the cost of getting It out.
Those who have adopted that course
have no regrets. They don't sell an
many papers as they did, but they
are taklnsr in more money, making a
profit on what they do sell, and sav
ing an enormous white paper bill that
represented waste under the penny a
copy plan.
WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY
[Questions submitted to members of
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their
answers aa presented at the organiaa*
tlon's annual "Municipal Quiz."]
What was the birth rate for 1916?
Thirteen and nine-tenths per 1,.
00U, based on population of 72,676.