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, 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
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%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' )
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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**