6 fIARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR TUB HOME Pounded 1831 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.. Telegraph Building, Federal Square. IE. J. STACKPOLE, Prts't and Editor-in-Chiet I F. R, OYSTER, BiuthMS Manager. GUS M. SHEINMETZ, Managing Editor. t Member American Newspaper Pub- Ushers' Associa tion, The Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associ&a. Eos tern office, Has- Brooks, Fifth Ave nue Building, New York City; West ern office, Has bro ok Story St Brooks, People's Gcs BuUdlng, ChA. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a week; by mall, <3.00 a year Jn advance. , MONDAY EVENING, JULY 17. Oh that men would praise Jehovah for his loving kindness, for his wonr Aerful works to the children of menl —Ps. 107:8. PARTY OF THE THIRD PART ! A LMOST over night and without any real public appreciation of the conditions the entire electric railway system of Harrlsburg is dis located. As usual in all disputes be tween public utility officials and their employes the innocent by-stander, the great public, is most seriously affected. Without discussing the merits of the case, It would seem to be reason able for those who pay the freight to demand that no time be lost in ad- Justing whatever differences are re sponsible for bringing about a serious suspension of an Important public seivice. It is to be assumed that each side has reasonable ground for in sisting upon consideration of the points at issue, but these matters are never serious enough to justify the stopping of street cars and- the in conveniencing of an entire com munity. The Harrlsburg Railways Company and its employes must realize that while they contend for their so-called rights .the greater rights of some thousands of people are seriously involved. It is regrettable, Indeed, that this unfortunate controversy should have reached the point of an actual break down In the operation or the local slreet railway system, but it ought to be possible to quickly end the difficulty and adjust the matter so that the serv ice may be restored~without delay. Meanwhile it is the duty of all con cerned to maintain order and avoid further invasion of the rights of the people who are in nowise concerned in the Immediate dispute. It is bad enough that the innocent third party is compelled to submit to the incon venience and expense entailed; It •would be worse to continue the strife and Invite further public loss and in convenience. LEST YOU FORGET. MR. BOATMAN PERMANENT organization of the clty'i great body of canoeists, motorboat men and other aquatic sportsmen Is planned for this evening at 7.30 o'clock at the Dlntaman boat pavilion, and If the apparent interest of the. river enthusiasts be any indi cation of the outcome, then Harris burg's "navy" is assured. How generally the advantages of such a body ire being appreciated is Indicated, by The suggestions that are being put forth from time to time by followers of the river. An Allison Hill man to-day offers an excellent thought in the shape of a motorboat patrol with pulmotor equipment. Certainly the idea of a permanent "navy" is tak ing hold and the time for getting to gether in a definite way is surely pro pitious. The opportunity for formally requesting recognition of City Council is ottered and the city's canoeists, mo torboat men and other boat enthusiasts will have a chance to express them selves officially to the municipal au thorities by means of resolutions. Now is your chance, Mr. Boatman. Don't forget the time and the place. "WAR ORDERS" AND OTHERS THE LEDGER, of Philadelphia, phia, to-day publishes a list of "war orders" placed in the United States showing that more than 43,000,000,000 worth of munitions and other supplies used directly by the warring nations have been purchased in the United States. There Is food for thought in this. It is a direct refuta tion of the national administration's contention that the country's pros perity Is due to wise legislation and constructive statesmanship rather than to the trouble abroad. The effort of tho publicity managers of the Wilson campaign has been to convey the Idea that war orders are limited to those commodities which are directly used In battle, such as arms and ammunition. No such lim ited definition can fairly be applied. Arm# and ammunition are no more es sential to an army on the battlefield than provision*, blankets, horses, cloth ing, boots and shoes, automobiles, gaso line, oil, harness, saddles, drugs, hos pital supplies and scores of other ar ticles, as outlined In the Ledger's list of contracts placed for war purposes exclusively. It Is also the effort of Democratic campaign managers to convey the idea that war orders are limited to those ( warring countries to which we are i making direct shipments of supplies. MONDAY EVENING, They would thus eliminate from the ' war-order classification those com modities which we ship to neutral countries bordering on or adjacent to nations at war, such as Norway, Swe den, Denmark, Holland. Spain, and, In the earlier stages of the conflict, Italy. As a matter of tact, practically all the supplies sent to Germany and Austria have gone through these neutral coun tries. Those were war supplies, not withstanding the indirect method by which they reached the ultimate pur chaser. But these the Ledger does not in clude In Its three-bllllon list. Moreover, the Democrats have over looked, or at least Ignored, In their public statements the effect of war orders in building up our trade with South American countries. South America has been largely shut off from securing supplies from the nations now at war. Naturally they turned to the United States for tho manufactures they must have. While these com modities are not In any sense used in war by those countries, or shipped by them to the countries at war, yet so far aa the development of our own commerce Is corcerned the sales are a direct result of the war and are prop erly classed as war orders. We have received these orders as a direct result of the outbreak and continuance of the war. We would not have received them otherwise, and we have no assur ance that we shall retain them after the war has closed. Short-sighted, In deed, Is he who falls to recognize trade of this character as war-order trade In all essential particulars. DIVIDING THE GARMENT NOW that the little Philadelphia scheme to establish a "Branch Capitol" In that city has been ex ploited. it would seem to be the busi ness of Pittsburgh and Scranton and Erie and perhaps other cities of the State to insist upon their share of the distribution. Ifvlt is proper that important de partments of the State government should be transferred to Philadelphia in an expensive building to be known as a "Branch Capitol," then It is Just as proper that other departments go to Pittsburgh and still others to Scranton and Erie. This would probably mean the complete dismemberment of the government as It now exists on Capitol Hill; but when this sort of thing begins it ought not to be confined to any par ticular part of the State. Of course, this would leave a mag nificent State house and a fine park as a mere memorial of the wisdom of those fathers of the Commonwealth who determined that Harrisburg was the natural location for the seat of government In Pennsylvania, but the building might also be used as a museum for the installation of statues of little men who will never forget their provincial Ideas In their efforts to exploit Philadelphia politically and otherwise at the expense of the entire Commonwealth. It will not be forgotten that when the movement was set on foot at the time the old Capitol was destroyed by fire to remove the seat of government to Philadelphia that the distinguished men of the State, including United ■States Senators Quay and Penrose, en tered a vigorous protost and the scheme was abandoned. It will get no farther under the guise of a "Branch Capitol." / A COUNTRY'S NEED OUR Democratic brethren are striv ing hard to create the impression that they are devoted in their legislative activities to the business in terests of the country. It will not be forgotten that we heard much of the same sort of thing during the cam paign of 1912. How soon these good intentions were forgotten will be re called In the prompt enactment of a tariff bill which was as near free trade as it was possible for the Demo cratic bosses in Congress to make it. The pledge of President Wilson that legitimate business had nothing to fear from him was likewise forgotten as soon as he arrived In the White House. So under tho circumstances It will hardly be expected that the business and working people of the United States will grow enthusiastic over any of the promises or pronouncements of the Democratic leader or his spokes men throughout the country. Presi dent Wilson will not be re-elected and this fact is due as much t<? his own mistakes as to any imaginary hostility upon the part of the people generally. It is not that they are resentful of the man so much as that they have no confidence in the ability of Mr. Wilson and those associated with him In places of authority to conduct the affairs of the United States in the in terest and for the welfare of the people. Compromise has followed compro mise at every turn, but with every day greater Incompetency has been demon strated, and whatever the future holds for this country it Is certain that we must have at Washington a strong hand, a clear head and a stout heart. Other nations are preparing at this critical time to protect themselves against the unfortunate consequences of the world war through trade agree ments and otherwise, yet the present Congress proposes to adjourn without doing anything In the way of legis lation to forefend the Influx of Euro pean products at the expense of our own manufacturers and our own work ing men. With the average Democratic poli tician the slogan is "Let the dance proceed; after us the deluge." It isn't a question of partisan rancor or bitter ness or anything of the sort so far as the puhllc is concerned. It Is simply that the people of tho United States realize more and more every day that we must have at Washington an ad ministration qualified in every way to meet the growing and Increasingly menacing problems which are rising as a result of conditions never before confronted by this country. We are passing through a crisis and cannot afford to take any chances with lead ership that has proven weak-kneed and vacillating and incompetent at every turn. , | TELEGRAPH PERISCOPE "1 —The Germans keep battering away against Verdun Just as though they expected to take it. —lt's pretty nearly time for the hay fever excuse to spring up as a ehance for vacation. —At all events we can be thankful for the fact that there is no such thing as a cross between an oatsbug and a mosquito. / —By the way, what has become of all those cartoons of the Russian bear headed toward Petrograd and the English Hon with a knot in his tall ? —Carranza professes his friendship as ardently as though he thought somebody was actually going to believe him. —The Mexican de facto govern ment wants the embargo completely lifted. In order, we suppose, to get in a few more cars of ammunition. | EDITORIAL COMMENT Some overfervid patriot suggests that all the professional baseball players en list for service in Mexico. But could they overcome the deep-rooted desire to make a home run?— Nashville Soutn ern Lumberman. A lot of impatient chaps are yelling at William Allen White because he does not come out promptly for the at titude of iiuglies. Have we got f to a point in this country where the custom ary thirty days for mourning are no longer allowed a man?—Wichita Bea con. If the British Government paid as much attention to our notes as they do to our letters, we would have no complaints.—Wall Street Journal. The American machine guns worked by the Mexicans at Carrlzal did not jam.—New York Evening Sun. Protect Pier By Air , The large pier at El Segundio, Cali fornia, is to be protected from the damage by violent storms In future by compressed air. A four-Inch per forated pipe has been laid In the bay almost 150 feet from the wharf, but parallel to It. Each end of this pipe is coupled to other pipes running back to the pier and connected with powerful air compressors. Additional piping laid around the pier Is also con nected, making about 300 feet In all. When a storm comes up the compress ors are started. When the waves roll in they encounter millions of air bub bles which rise from the perforated pipes. These bubbles break up the waves so completely as to overcome their destructive force. As this pier is an expensive structure and part of it was destroyed by storms several years ago, this protection is consider ed worth the rather heavy cost of the compressed air equipment. A Sugar-Coated Park Bill (From the Phila. Public Ledger.) If President Wilson's approval of the federal "good roads" bill shall be taken as an index of his attitude toward other "pork" projects of the present Congress, the rivers and har bors bill may be thought to be in little danger of veto. The "good roads" measure is one of those extensions of i the scope and activities of the federal government which are totally at vari ance with the traditions and profes sions of the Democratic party; but con sistency is not one of the modern poli tical virtues, and the discrepancy in I this instance between party theory and j prac..ce does not apparently disturb the majority in Congress nor the Exe cutive. The aggregate appropriation I carried by the good roads bill is a large I one—sSs,ooo,ooo to be expended over a period of five years—and the single Item that is not open to serious ob jection—slo,ooo,ooo for the opening of roads in the national parks—is accom panied by the express condition that the money must be repaid out of the revenues of the parks! So far as the States are concerned, the money is to be apportioned accord ing to a complicated ratio, taking into account population, the mile age of rural delivery routes. The os tensibly purpose of the law is. of course, to assist in the improvement of post roads; and the requirements that ! the States must expend an amount equal to that contributed by the fed eral government, and that the Im provements' must be "substantial in character" and maintained by the States, on their face take away some I of the odor of pork." But the project Is wrong in principle and Is bound to open the door to gross waste of public money. Federal Reserve Bank (From the New York Times.) In returning to the Treasury funds deposited with the Federal Reserve Banks for the purpose of helping the cotton planters, the cashier of the At lanta Bank wrote: "The action of the Honorable Secre tary of the Treasury In making this special deposit with us resulted *n the cotton producers, through the as sistance of the Federal Reserve Bank and the member banks, being able to hold their cotton for a much higher price, thereby bringing into this dis trict many millions of dollars that probably would not have been received otherwise." These millions were neither "made" nor earned. The cotton planters profit ed at the expense of those who paid more for their clothes, and who were as much troubled by the high cost of living as the planters, probably more so. The intervention of the Treasury was unnecessary, as the course of the cotton trade has shown. It wis un justified in that It is no function of government to make commodities either cheap or dear, unless perhaps to con trol conduct by which the market Is pushed to extremes in either direction. The cotton trade suffered in common with all subject to the influence of the war, but It received assistance extend ed to no others. The incident has pass ed and no great harm is done. Indul gence may easily be granted to the claimants for the favor of the South. But that is different from praising their conduct, or allowing It to be thought that It Is a precedent for easy or frequent repetition. Fly Don'ts Don't tolerate files. Don't allow them In your house. Don't,allow them on your premises. Don't allow garbage, rubbish or ma nure to accumulate on your lot or near It. Don't allow dirt In your house. Look In the corners, behind the doors and furniture, under stairs and beds. Re move the cuspidors. In brief, keep the house clean. Don't allow files near food, especially milk. Don't buy foodstuffs whefe flies are allowed. Don't eat where flies are founds Don't forget the screens. Don't forget to write to the board of health If there Is a fly breeding nuis ance In your nelghborhooij- harrisbttrq telegraph ot %j the Ex-Committeeman Several of the men nominated for places on the Washington Party State ticket are expected to file their with drawals before August 1 according to word which reached Capitol Hill to day. Inquiries have been made by some of the nominees as to what course to pursue and J. Verner Clark, of Washington, candidate for State Treasurer, has Informed friends here that he will withdraw. Two of the candidates for Congress-at-large are said to contemplate immediate action and Mahlon H. Myers, of Johnstown, nominee for United Btates Senator, has been consulting friends and is said to have made up his mind to file a with drawal at an early day. Reports reaching this city are to the effect that continuance of men on dis trict tickets will depend upon members of the third party. In some counties the committees are continuing their organizations and claiming the pro gressive name. If the men nominated on Washington tickets want to be progressive candidates they must file new papers. —Cerftral Pennsylvania delegates to the Prohibition national convention at St. Paul will leave to-day, but will go unpledged to any one for the presiden tial nomination. They have refused to discuss porslbilitles. The Rev. Dr. Silas C. Bwallow, of Camp Hill, candi date for President against Roosevelt, la one of the delegates-at-large. —Democratic bosses are meeting In Philadelphia to-day to go over the list of presidential electors again and If they are approved they will be filed here at once. Incidentally representa tives of the various factions will gath er at Philadelphia this afternoon to listen to some "salve" talk by National Committeeman Palmer. The Phila delphia Record says to-day: "The campaign of the reunited Democrats of Pennsylvania will practically be in augurated In this city to-night when National Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer, State Chairman William S. McLean, ex-Judge Ellis L. Orvls, can didate fors United States Senator; James M. Cramer, candidate for State Treasurer, and Thomas Ross, candi date for congressman-at-large, will at tend a meeting of the Democratic City committee at Tenth and Walnut streets. In making their preliminary plans for what promises to be an au spicious gathering, the members of the city committee have been studying applied psychology, and the assembly rooms which have for years been the scene of many deliberations have been renovated to provide a new at mosphere. The walls have been re papered, the furnishings cleaned and brightened and everything put in spic and span shape, while new flags have been purchased which will be flung to the breeze from the headquarters' windows to-day." —Senator Penrose in a Washington interview says the fight will be for Senate control. These are his views: "The battleground of this campaign will be in the Middle West. Mr. Hughes is without question one of the ablest campaigners of our time and his Western trip will go far toward crystal lizing sentiment and bringing success in November. The campaign will be aggressive and thorough. An oppor tunity will be offered in the Senate for weeks to come to inform the country of the lamentable condition to which the Democratic party has brought the country. Extravagance has run riot and the treasury, to all practical pur poses, is bankrupt. Our national hon or has been easily defied and our for eign policy has been wavering and fu tile. The pending revenue bill will be carefully scrutinized by the Republi cans and Its defects exposed. Already the Democrats are confronted with se rious difficulties over the measure and are trying to change the bill so as to save Democratic Senators. Several Republican Senators were lost two years ago by reason of neglect and local complications, such as in the case of California and South Dakota. Great work will be necessary to over come the election of a Democratic ma jority in the Senate." —W. L. Stevenson, the new chief of the Pottsville Fire department, has been sworn in but the firemen have not struck as threatened. —Director W. H. Wilson yesterday started a clcan-up of the "tenderloin" in Philadelphia which is said to be only the first movement toward chang ing things. Gamblers are to be next. —The Dauphin county Washington Party committee has decided to stay on the map although the Washington Party State committee has disappeared and Colonel Roosevelt, William Flinn and all the big progressives which the Dauphin men followed have gone back to the Republican party. E. S. McFar land was on Saturday handed the job of keeping the organization alive. It is not known what the legislative can didates will do without an "angel." Millions For Steel Plant (From the Baltimore American.) Forty millions of dollars In exten sions and In new plants for the use of the Bethlehem Steel Company and its allied Industries strikes the average Baltlmorean as simply colossal. That this money is actually to be put Into Steelton and Sparrows Point Is a mat ter of such nigh satisfaction as to cause a warmth toward the man who has selected the Baltimore location for his immense outlay—such sentiment as the city always feels toward those who repose confidence in It and make the practical evidence of their confidence. Mr. Charles M. Schwab is the most significant figure in the Steel indus try of the nation, or, perhaps, the ' world. Here will be a marine depart ment that will in fact outclass any shipbuilding plant In the United States, where any type of craft may be built and where the government's new type of submarines will, doubt less, be manufactured. The details of the Immense projected outlay are too complex for simple recitaJ, and the community Is asked to be content for the present with the expectation of the working out of a veritable Alad din's lamp of opulence through the massive outlays to be made at Steel ton. Mr. Schwab asks the hearty sup i port of the people of Baltimore in the development of this greater Steel ton. Such support he Is sure to re ceive and It will be given In a way that must be to him an assurance of good will. This Is an era of great things, of great plants, of great en terprises and Baltimore rejoloes to know that It will have a share in them. Mr. Filene Finds Answer In his speech at Philadelphia, Ed ward A. Filene, the Boston merchant, declared that he had found that, In ad vertising a store, profitable results could bo obtained only from those newspapers which "resist the pleasure of us advertisers." Caused Quick Thinking The quick mobilization of National Guardsmen caused Gen. Carranza to do some quick thlnklpg,*—Birmingham Age-Herald, THE CARTOON OF THE DAY BUT THIS IS HOW HE DID IT t PONT GO GROUND DOASITNG ABOUT* N6OR WIF£, \ CONES, JU6f : BECAUSE SHE*S A NOtfcD PDDUC' ) L SPEAKER VoO NEVER HtAfcP ME OF *) THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC By Frederic J. Haskin J THE restless Dominican Republic is boiling over again, and Inter nal affairs have reached a pass where the United States haß been forc ed to take an active hand. Our ma rines have landed, there has been guerilla fighting with some American loss, revolutionary bands have been routed by our forces, and the crafty native politician is shrieking for his countrymen to rise against American intervention. This rich little country j has proved a fruitful source of worry | and annoyance to the United States in the past, and will evidently con tinue to do so for some time In the future. There Is apparently no special sig nificance to be attached to the present situation. Our marines will be with drawn as soon as matters have once more quieted down and the old status has been restoj-ed under a now Do minican president. But wfe will sUll be In a position of responsibility for I the peace and order of the nation. I Under the terms of a recent treaty. Uncle Sam holds the purse-strings of the republic and is responsible for the payment of its debts. An Ameri can receiver collects the customs, and it is largely due to American courage and efficiency that there are any cus toms to collect. Our present position in the Domin ican Republic dates back to 1905, but its terms were drawn up and formally ratified In the document under which we enjoy our present doubtful privi leges and attendant duties, known as the American-Dominican Convention of 1907. The gist of this Convention is, that the customs of the republic | are put in American hands, part of the resultant revenues to go toward the payment of Interest on the nation al bonds and the establishment of a sinking fund for their eventual pay ment, the remainder to be turned over to the Dominican government for run ning expenses. One little fact In this connection casts a significant light on the past troubles of the Dominican Republic. In the first month of American customs administration, about half of the moneys collected wore turned over to the government And that half was a larger sum than the entire revenue which had been collected for similar periods under the old regime. Like the rest of our responsibilities to the southward, the Dominican problem was forced upon us. The Dominican Republic has been notable for the frequency of its revolutions even among the little countries of its neighborhood, almost all of which are prolific in this respect. The centuries of the republic's history are one long record of Internal dissension. In 1882 a negro named Ulises Heureaux rose to, power, a man who enforced the doctrine of the Iron fist, a Dominican Diaz. There was plenty of troublo in his long administration, but he held the reins until 1899. With his assassination revolution followed revo lution. Each temporary dictator | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR] PLAYING IN THE STREETS To the Editor of the Telegraph: It would seem mere folly for the city to provide children's playgrounds and then allow the streets to be used as such. There are certain sections where but little attention is paid by the police to prevent the playing of ball, loud screaming, beating iron poles, etc., on the streets, especially In the evening when tired citizens are using their front steps. Conduct such as described cs-n be seen on Fourth street between Woodbine and Maclay, a few hundred yards from one of the finest playgrounds in the city. The police should break it up. FAIR PLAY. Newspapers Decrease [From the Punxsutawney Spirit.] Statistics show that, while the popu.. latlon of the United states Is Increasing rapidly, and newspaper readers are multiplying, the number of newspapers is decreasing. There are 300 less news papers In this country this year than there were last year, and about the same proportion obtains toward the preceding years. With the expensive equipment and news gathering facilities now required to make a real newspaper, the starting of a new one is a very serious proposition. About 95 per cent, of them fall. What the countrv de mands is fewer and better newspapers, and the average man understands that more newspapers means poorer news papers. Any town is infinitely better oft with one good newspaper than with half a dozen poor .ones, and so long as a one-newspaper town has more than that number it is bound to lose in qual ity what it gains in numbers. Have Learned Something Still, we have learned something since 1898—there Isn't any embalmed beef on the 1916 menu.—Boston Tran JULY 17, 1916. 1 pledged the revenues of the state to borrow money. The credit of tlie re public fell rapidly. After six: years of this, the little country owed more than $30,000,00t). Much of this was owed to four great European powers. The Dominican Republic occupies two-thirds of the island of Haiti, probably the richest, after Porto Rico of the West Indian group. The European powers con cerned showed themselves by no means unwilling to take care of their interests by taking charge of the re public's affairs. They had agreed among themselves on the division they would make of the porta. Most im portant of these is Samana, on Sa mana Bay. Samana Bay is one of the most per fect harbors In the world, capable of accommodating half a dozen battle fleets, and easily fortified. It com mands the Mona Passage, which is the direct route from Europe to the Pana ma Canal. As a possible naval base it is of first Importance. Influenced by this consideration as well us by the Monroe Doctrine, the United States took the only step possible under the circumstances and stepped in. We guaranteed the debt and in turn took over the customs. Many of the bonds had been i&sued at a Heavy discount, owing to the poor credit of the repub lic, so that once backed by United States credit the actuafi indebtedness scaled down to $17,000,000. The men who took over the customs administration faced one of the most dlfllcult and dangerous little tasks on record. The crux of the situa- I tion lay along the Haitien bor der. The Dominican Republic has only one land boundary, that separa ting it from Haiti. Between the two republics is a chronic ill-feeling, and the location of the boundary was hotly disputed. It runs through one hun dred and fifty miles of mountainous country as wild and uncivilized as any to be found on earth to-day. All along the line smugglers operated freely, as they had been operating for centuries, bringing goods across from Haiti. There was no use in putting American collectors in the Dominican ports as long as the Haltlen frontier was open. To patrol that frontier was regard ed as a task well-nigh impossible. The common people of the district are quite distinct from the Haitlens across the border, most of whom are negroes. The lower-class Dominicans of the in terior are almost pure Carib Indians, Spanish speaking, a fighting race. They regarded smuggling as one of their vested rights, and indeed it was the business on whicn many of them depended for a living. That Haitien frontier was certainly the unhealthiest place Imaginable for a revenue officer The Americans established ' the Frontier Customs Service to handle the problem. H. F. Worley was to follow the boundary line between Haiti and the Dominican Republic from the south shore of the island to the north. , The City Health [Prom the Kansas City Star.] Th question has frequently come to this newspaper from politicians in the lost few days as to why it has prlntea criticisms of the conduct of the health department. There is no mystery about the matter. The Star doesn't give a hoot for politics. It is mightily con cerned that babies get good milk and that the ice cream and food supply gen erally be wholesome. When tho hospital and health board shows by its appointments and by the efficient management of the depart ment that It appreciates the seriousness of the responsibility that devolves on it, this newspaper will be as delighted to give it credit as It has been ready to point out the danger of playing poli tics In anything that involves the city's health. 1 OUR DAILY LAUGH IMPRESSIVE SIGHT. > Biggs always \ has an air of in dustry about him. Yoa. But he la ono those peo >/J SsraXjfe pie who can't ge }Swjpa' % credit for making a garden when they are only dlg tm« 1 B 1111 {ring fishing worms. THEY'RE ALL _ DECEIVERS. Shure, an' nlver \jyKr-. trust a pellceman JPh A They're a desav- mSfJP 'i-A m Th*y are that. |Sk W( Me man Moike M was completely \1| TOitt I taken In by one ft\\ last night, an' hasn't got out jf»V ( lEtmung (Elial Hon. Hampton L. Carson, the former Attorney General of PennsylS van La, has for forty years or mors been collecting wonderful old prints, autograph letters, original commis sions and thousands of volumes hav ing to do with the early history of English law and Jurisprudence. He has probably the most remarkable collection In the world and those who have occasionally the privilege of see ing the results of his labor of love can best appreciate what, he accom plished In a comparatively short per iod. On the walls of his offices are famous prints of distinguished Jurists, the original commission of the King of England to Blackartone, autograph ' letters and deeds, one of them from Penn to his daughter for 600 acres In Pennsylvania before Penn ever saw the State and other wonderful books and brochures centuries old. Mr. Carson is regarded the world over as the foremost collector of books and manuscripts and original letters which go to make up a complete and authentic history of the development of our system of law. • • • The former Attorney General has many warm friends in Harrisburg where he spent much of his time dur- I lng his service as chief law officer i of the Commonwealth and is always I cordially welcomed on his Infrequent : visits. Among other things which he has always favored is a more artistic treatment of Market Square. He be lieves that the central part of the Square should be treated with grass and shrubbery, to relieve the glare of the asphalt and generally improve the appearance of the central busi ness section. • • • * It Is not generally known that It was In the preparation of a book which was designed to tell the romance of Scottish trials that the late Dr. Lan MacLdiren was seized with his fatal Illness. It happens also that the data on which ho was working came from Mr. Carson's library. Dr. MacLaren . was In Philadelphia, attending a meet ing and remarked to Mr. Carson that he was in need of subjects. Mr. Car son suggested that he write something about the Scottish cases which have become world famous, and the doctor spent days and days browsing through the rare volumes and taking notes. Soon after he started >il« work in Chi cago he became ill and died. • • • Mr. Carson was speaker at the ban quets of the Dauphin. County Bar As sociation and at other events when at torney general and his addresses are remembered by many who heard them for their scholarship and for the hap py manner in which Mr. Carson spoke. One address by Mr. Carson told of the days of the fathers In Pennsylvania law and he paid his tribute to the men of central counties whose names adorn the legal history of the nation. It is a pity that the addresses made by Mr. Carson her" could not have been pre served for they are filled with rare • Information and were models of Eng lish. • • • In this connection it is Interesting to ■ note that it was Mr. Carson, in spite of all that may be said to the contrary i who laid the foundation in the Capitol • furnishing cases. In the latter part of i his term he wrote letters of inquiry on ■ the charges which were being mado : and their purpose not being under . stood there was considerable sarcasm : ventod on -writing to Carson." The i replies were the subject of more than > one editorial and of no end of news i stories. But when the trials came it ; was on the "letters to Carson" that tho i counsel for the Commonwealth based ' their questions and the letters formed the sailing chart for the prosecution. 1 Mr. Carson told soma newspapermen i one day that he was "throwing out lines" when he wrote the questions, i When the lines were gathered up they - made something which the best law i yers in the State could not break. • • • While Mr. Carson has several de ' grees and can be called Doctor Car • son the same as he was General Car < son while serving the Commonwealth 1 he is known to some of the lawyers of ' the State as Prof. Carson. The reason ■ for this title, which is seldom heard ! nowadays. Is that years ago the fam ous attorney was profeaeor of the law > of contracts in the Law School of the 1 University of Pennsylvania where, iiy • the way, ho was graduated. While • a professor Mr. Carson began to at -1 tract international attention and his 1 lectures were noted for their lucidity ■ and for the commonscnse which tilled ' them. More than one man who has • risen to prominence In the courts of ! the Keystone State "sat under" Prof. ' Carson and got his first Insight into • business law from his lectures. ; | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE i —Adjutant General Stewart has . been a member of the National Guard of Pennsylvania since 1868. I —Senator Boies Penrose, among other writings, is the author of a his \ tory of the.city government of Phila- L dclphia, which he wrote In the eigh . ties. i —Public Service Commissioner Rill ing will be fifty-eight next Saturday. —Congressman-elect Joseph M. Mc ' Laughlin, of Philadelphia, will pre side at the National convention of the Hibernians at Boston this week. —N. M. Edwards, candidate for Democratic presidential elector, is city solicitor of Wllliamsport. ! —Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong, of 1 Pittsburgh, likes to slip off to a ball [ game in the afternoons. - Tho Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins, of . Philadephla, has been a vice-president i of tho Stato Christian Endeavor Union ■ for over a decade. ' DO YOU KNOW • | That Harrisburjj is tho big school book distributing ocntor lor this part of the State? HISTORIC HARRISBURG The first convention ever held here was of anti-Federalists in 1788. WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY [Questions submitted to members of the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their answers as presented at the organisa tion's annual "Municipal Quia."] What charges are made for buildtng permits and marking party lines? One dwelling, $2.00; two dwell ings, tS.OO; three and not exceed ing four dwellings, 14.00; each ad ditional dwelling exceeding four, 60 cents. For buildings other than dwellings from 52.00 to $5.00, ac cording to cost. For marking party lines not exceeding 300 feet in length, $5.00; for each additional hundred feet, 50 cents. For entry of items In aurvey book, 25 cents. Coming of the Messenger Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the mossenlger of the oovenant whom ye de light in: behold. He shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may ahtq* tne day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? for l* like a refiner's fire, and like fuller**
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