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WTDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 19.
Courage, brother! do not stumble,
Though thy path be dark as night;
There's a star to guide the humble,
Trust in God, and do the right.
— Nobua Macleod.
POOR OLD ABE
WHEN "Mitch" Palmer and
"Charley" Donnelly shook
hands (for a moment) across
the bloody chasm of disrupted Democ
racy the other night, ex-Judge Ellis J.
Orvls became so wrought up that he
made a speech in which he declared
tjiat all of the greatness of all our
other Presidents was summed up in
President Wilson.
Poor old George!
Poor old Abe!
THE ENGLISH BOYCOTT
OFFICIALS of the British foreign
office appear to have been
studying surreptitiously the
writings of certain German philoso
phers whose doctrines are held by
some to have been responsble largely
for the present dire circumstances in
which Germany finds herself. The
newly-declared boycott against firms
"domiciled in the United States" is
evidence in that direction.
Eventually this boycott Is going to
hurt England more than It will Ger
many, just as the rape of Belgium in
the long run will be more detrimental
to Germai.y than it has been to her
opponents. There Is no more call for
discrimination against genuinely Am
erican firms than there was for the
campaign of "frightfulness" waged by
the German empire. Both are found
ed on the proposition that the advan
tage of the State justifies individual
Immorality, and both are wrong.
The President Is justified in the
"firm protest" we are assured he is
about to make to London. Just how
"firm" it will be remains to be seen,
■but England should be made to feel
that no matter how lenient our Presi
dent may be in this matter the busi
ness people of the country are aroused
—and aroused to the point of sharp
retaliation, at that.
EIGHTH'S TRIP SOUTH
TTTRITING from El Paso, a Tele
[VV graph correspondent tells of
the Eighth regiment's trip
South. "Each one of the privates had
a full seat to himself," he says, "from
8. point in Kansas which I have for
gotten we rode In tourist sleeper cars,
which was a great Improvement. We
have no complaint to make—plenty
of ice, plenty of good water and as
much comfort as day coaches could
afford."
This Is in sharp contrast with some
accounts that have come out of Texas,
of soldiers sleeping on the floors of
over-crowded cars because there was
no room on the seats, of no water and
dirt beyond description. One won
ders If some of the lurid stories might
not have been born In the heated im
aginations of young newspaper corre
spondents turned loose on their first
big assignment and determined to
"make good" with a sensational "war
etory" or two each day.
It is true that there Is not much
comfort in a day coach trip half way
across the continent, but it must be
evident to even the harshest critic of
the railroads that It would have been
Impossible to have provided the men
with Pullman cars for the simple
reason that there are not enough in
the country to have met the demand.
That tourist sleepers were provided as
coon as possible Indicates a desire on
the part of the government and the
railroads to do the best for the men
that was possible under the circum
stances.
It is the duty of the country to treat
Its fighting men as best it can, but it
Is also the part of the fighting man to
accept hardship as a part of the lot
of the soldier. Thousands of German
troops on their way to Belgium at the
outstart of the war rode on flat cars
»nd thousands of others marched all
the way.
THAT LAND BANK
! A COMPREHENSIVE series of
hearings in all the sections of
the country directly Interested
la the new Rural Credits system will
be held by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo and the four members of the
new Farm Loan Board, preliminary
to the formation of the system. The
hearings will be similar to those held
by the organization committee of the
Federal Reserve Board in outlining the
twelve Federal reserve distHcts. The
Ferm Loan Board, It is announced in
Washington dispatches, will endeavor
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
tc- locate the centers of agricultural
credits needs just as the organization
committee sought the centers of
financial interchanges two years ago.
The task Is regarded, it is said, as even
more difficult in this case, however,
because of the navelty of rural credits
in the United States and the conse
quent difficulty attending upon all ef
forts to deal with agricultural credits
upon a systematic basis.
At these hearings Harrisburg should
be represented by a committee to urge
the establishment of a land bank In
this city. This city has as strong
claims as any other in the district and
stronger than most. We ought to have
that land bank—but we won't get it
unless somebody gets busy.
HARRISBURG AS A LEADER.
AGAIN the Harrisburg idea prevails
elsewhere. Through J. Horace
McFarland, president of the
American Civic Association, we learn
that Mayor Hoan, of Milwaukee, is de
sirous of encouraging street decorating
in that city and that he has asked in
formation concerning the encourage
ment of property owners in the plac
ing of flower boxes in their windows.
Also, he speaks of the desirability of
having the press interested.
Mr. McFarland has advised the
Municipal Reference Librarian of Mil
waukee of the campaign in Harris
burg inaugurated by the Telegraph
and of the fine results which have
followed the co-operation of our own
people in the placing of window and
parch boxes this sumnftr. •
Again, as Mr. McFarland suggests,
"it will not be the first time If in this,
as in other matters, larger cities sit
at the feet of Harrisburg for Informa
tion."
MORE FEDERAL PROBING
WE are now advised from Wash
ington that there is to be an ex
haustive inquiry into the rail
ways of the country by a committee of
Congress. Sounds like another big
junket at the expense of the public
funds. It has not been forgotten that
the present administration has been
doing little else than investigating
since it began to upset the business
conditions. On this phase of the mat
ter the Philadelphia Ledger says
There are many who think that
the railways have already been
regulated enough, and that a little
judicious neglect would do them
more good than interference. That
is not the opinion of the President.
"The question Is," he says, "not
what we should undo; it is whether
there is anything else we can do."
Doubtless there is much the Gov
ernment can do. For example, it
can pass all kinds of foolish laws,
to be administered by politicians,
stifling enterprise and inviting
bankruptcy. Railways, like other
great business enterprises, need
regulation; but there may be too
much of a good thing.
These investigations usually Involve
enormous expense to the corporations
ano interests Investigated, which must
submit reports and statistics by the
train load at the demand of the Fed
eral investigators. What becomes of
the Inquisitorial junk nobody ever
finds out, but it might be a relief to
the paper market of the country if the
mountains of reports sent on to Wash
ington during the last few years could
be turned Into legitimate channels
and worked over by the paper manu
facturers.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
NO man the country over is better
qualified to discuss the business
conditions of the United States
than Theodore N. Vail, the president
of the American Telegraph and Tele
phone company. He is in intimate
touch with every corner of the United
States through his subordinate offi
cials and when he speaks regarding
the conditions which now prevail In
this country he speaks as one having
authority.
Most thoughtful men are now won
dering what will happen at the close
of the European war and many of the
financial, Industrial and commercial
leaders have already voiced their
opinions. There Is a wide range of
theory as to what Is likely to transpire
upon the termination of hostilities, but
we have seen nowhere a more inter
esting view than that submitted in a
statement a day or two ago by Mr.
Vail. He says "prophecies without
knowing what will be the economic
conditions are useless" and adds:
At the close of the war millions
of men now engaged in the conflict
in Europe in the armies and mil
lions of men now engaged in in
dustrial occupation dependent on
the demands of that conflict will be
in the market for other work.
The industrial demands of the
world as a whole will furnish suf
ficient work for all those men.
The industrial demands of the
United States will furnish abundant
employment to all in the United
States at existing wages if the
United States market is conserved
for them.
To the extent that the economic
policy of the Government in power
at the close of the war protects
our home demands for our home
workers will our home industries
prosper. To the extent that it is
broad enough to allow and liberal
enough to enable our own indus
tries to enter Into the world's mar
ket under equal marketing condi
tions with the rest of the world will
our foreign trade develop..
If these conditions are wise and
protective and upbuilding, a slight
period of readjustment, which is
bound to follow the close of the
war. will be followed by an era of
prosperity in this country such as
never has been known—a prosper
ity which will continue as long as
initiative enterprise and effective
operation is encouraged and pro
tected.
It is clear from this view of the sit
uation that Mr. Vail believes, as do
many other conservative thinkers, that
the United States must prepare,
through a proper economic policy, for
the readjustment that Is Inevitable.
Manifestly, he does not believe that
our doors should be thrown wide op
en to the cheap products of Europe,
but that instead the Republican pro
tective policy should be in full force
and effect In order to prevent the dis
ruption of business and the breaking
down of a prosperity which cannot
continue unless such precautions are
taken.
All Intelligent persons will agree
with Mr. Vail that permanent pros
perity is certain to follow wise and
conservative leadership and the adop
tion of such laws as will prevent the
United States going upon the basis of
cheap labor and cheap production to
meet the European competition.
SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS.
OF all the appeals made in this
city In recent years none has
fallen upon such stony ground as that
for aid of the dependents of the sol
diers who have gone to the front.
Whether there is war in Mexico or not,
these men are absent from home and
their wives and children and other de
pendents are Just as much in need un
der the circumstances as in the event
of war.
Harrisburg is not alone In this ap
parent unresponsiveness to a legiti
mate appeal, but the people of this
city owe it to themselves and the men
who represent them on the Mexican
border to do what they can for the
alleviation of such need as must exist
among the dependents left behind.
The Telegraph will be glad to ac
knowledge any contributions for this
cause and whatever is done ought to
be done quickly.
1 TELEGRAPH PERISCOPE"I
—The difference between a blunder
and an error lies in who makes it—
the other fellow or yourself.
—Now you Camp Hlllers. who have
defended yourself against the trolley
jokes of city dwellers—laugh.
—Even in the political trenches
machine guns are popular and effec
tive.
—lf you are hunting for an excuse
to buy an auipmobile, why not use
the trolley strike?
—What a grand thing It is that
there are no sharks In the bathtub.
EDITORIAL COMMENT!
Mr. Munsey has found his place in the
Sun.—New York Morning Telegraph.
As we figure them out, the platforms
of both parties just dare the women
to get the vote. —Philadelphia Inquirer.
A delegation of Mexican school teach
ers have assured Carranza that they
are with him and will enlist if neces
sary. Perhaps that part of history cov
ering the period between 1816 and IS4B
has been deleted in the Mexican schools.
—New York Telegraph.
When Themistocles fortified the
port of Piraeus, some twenty-three or
four hundred years ago, little did he
think that the descendants of the paint
ed inhabitants of England would ever
order a powerful navy into it to humili
ate the pride of Athens.—Wichita Bea
con.
The "scuttle" policy for the Philip
pines seems to be doomed to innoc
uous desuetude for an indefinite
period.—N. Y. Sun.
Books and Magazines
"The Unspeakable Perk," by Samuel
Hopkins Adams; Houghton Mifflin
Co.. New York. Illustrated, $1.25 net.
The scene of this lively tale is laid
in the neighborhood of the Caribbean
Sea, where the daughter of a rich
American cruising on his yacht meets
under certain extraordinary circum
stances "The Unspeakable Perk," a
quaint character passing under the
name of Perkins and disguised behind
goggles. "Perk" immediatey falls in
love with the engaging heroine, and
she. without at first quite realizing
it, gradually falls in love with the
character behind the unattractive dis
guise. After an absorbing series of
adventures and misunderstandings, In
volving an active little local revolu
tion, "Perk" turns out to be quite
other than he first appeared.
"The Unspeakable Perk" combines
the charm and humor of "Little Miss
Grouch" and the rapid and exciting
action of "The Clarion" in the most
delightfully absorbing story Mr.
Adams has yet written.
Our School Picnic
The Harrisburg (Pa.) Telegraph re
cently invited every teacher and pu
pil of the schools of Harrisburg. and
surrounding towns to be its guests at
an outing in one of the entertainment
parks in that city. Over 7,000 young
sters and their parents were present.
Contests and games of all sorts
were arranged, numerous prizes were
given, and the afternoon was featured
with a spelling bee, which aroused con
siderable friendly rivalry among the
schools. A large silver loving cup was
given to the school .winning the larg
est number of points in the various
events.
Governor Brumbaugh made an ad
dress and a patriotic flavor was given
the outing through the presence of
Marjorie Sterrett. the little Brooklyn
school girl who Inaugurated the Idea
of building a battleship with the dimes
of the school children of this coun
try.
The day's fun was considered by
the Telegraph sufficient warrant for
a repetition of the outing in 1917 and
other years to follow.—The Fourth Es
tate.
Little Half Worn Shoes
God bless the little feet that never go
ast-ay,
For the little shoes are empty, In my
closet laid away; y
Sometimes I take one in my hand,
forgetting till I see
It Is a little half-worn shoe, not large
enough for me;
And at once I feel a sense of bitter
loss and pain.
As sharp as when two years ago it cut
my heart in twain.
Oh, little feet, that wearied not, I wait
for them no more.
For I am drifting on the tide, but
they have reached the shore,
And while the blinding teardrops wet
these little shoes so old,
I try to think my darling's feet a*e
treading streets of gold.
And I lay them down again, but al
ways turn to say,
God bless the little feet that now so
surely can not stray.
And while I thus am standing I almost
seem to see
The little form beside me just as it
used to be;
Dear little face uplifted, with sweet
and tender eyes;
Ah, me, I might have known that
look was born of Paradise.
I reach my arms out fondly, but they
grasp the empty air,
There is nothing of my darling but
the shoes he used to wear.
Oh, the bitterness of parting can not
be done away
Till I meet my darling walking where
his feet can never stray;
When I no more am drifted upon the
surging tide,
But with him safely landed upon the
river's side.
Be patient, heart, while waiting to see
the shining way.
For the little feet In the golden street
can never go astray.
r—Unknown,
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
ut
5y the Ex-Committeeman
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times seems
to think that James I. Blakslee, Fourth
Assistant PostmasterGeneral.ls neither
modest nor inactive. The Pittsburgh
newspaper has been looking up mat
ters and prints the following:
"James I. Blakslee, of Carbon county,
Pa., Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, is always busily engaged in an en
deavor to make the postmasters of the
Union an efficient political machine.
Under the Wilson administration the
old Republican postal rules forbidding
political activity among the post
masters have apparently been super
seded by orders to never overlook an
opportunity to boost the Democratic
party. An unsigned communication
from the Post. Office Department,
Washington, is being franked 'To the
Postmaster.' It reads: 'As it is pre
sumed that the patrons in your vicinity
are deeply interested in and will ap
preciate information relative to any
postal achievement intended to pro
mote their welfare, there is trans
mitted herewith for such publicity as
you believe will be advisable, and
which can be secured without cost to
the department, an article descriptive
of the manner by which many thou
sands of dollars are now saved an
nually to the government by new and
improved device* » f mail equipment.'
"So the postmasters will know where
the orders to get busy come from, the
closing sentence of the publicity ar
ticle informs them. It reads: 'lt is
but common justice to award due
credit in these administrative reforms
to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General, In whose bureau these meas
ures of economy were developed and
who has faithfully devoted his time to
that purpose'."
—Mayor Fischer, of Williamsport,
proposes to fight the quo warranto
proceedings against him on the ground
that he is not a citizen and will make
himself heard when the Attorney Gen
eral holds a hearing. A Williamsport
dispatch says: " 'Mayor Fischer has all
the papers that are necessary to prove
his citizenship under the laws of this
country,' declared City Solicitor M. C.
Rhone to-day in a statement relative
to the action taken by citizens who
have filed a petition with Attorney
General Brown seeking to oust the
mayor from office on the ground that
he was born abroad and was never
naturalized. Mr. Rhone, who was
Fischer's campaign manager, said he
was authorized to speak for the mayor.
The latter has stated several times that
he has naturalization papers, but so
far as is known no one has ever seen
them. It was iu answer to a question
as to whether he has such papers that
Mr. Rhone made the declaration that
he has 'all the papers that are neces
sary'."
—Considerable criticism of the raid
made by Philadelphia policemen on
Saturday and Sunday is being heard
and the question is being asked why
the raid was necessary if conditions
were as had been reported from time
to time. The criticisms do not appear
to be bothering Director Wilson, who
is getting after the gamblers now.
—ln connection with the raids four
police officers have been ordered up
for trial on various charges. Some of
them are lieutenants.
—Several deserving Democrats were
thrown out of jobs at the Philadelphia
post office yesterday because the funds
ran out to pay them. There is con
siderable disturbance over the matter
among the faithful.
—The Democratic electors on file at
the State Capitol have attracted much
attention because of the make-up of
the list. It is said that the Old Guard
has the men from Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh and that it is well repre
sented throughout the State.
—Cr Tyson Kratz, member of the
Anthracite Coal Price Probe Commis
sion, who died yesterday, was a promi
nent figure in Montgomery county poli
tics and a firm friend of Governor
Brumbaugh, whom he defended at
conferences held here during the 1914
campaign. He was a Roosevelt dele-
Rate in 1912 and a candidate this year.
He was a great local option advocate.
—Senator E. H. Vare is celebrating
his fifty-fourth birthday to-day and
friends here sent him telegrams.
—The first campaign club organized
in the western end of the State is the
"Babcock Blues," named in honor of
the national delegate-at-large.
—De mocratic State Chairman McLean
plans to spend Saturdays at the Demo
cratic State headquarters in Philadel
phia. He seems to be well satisfied
with the outlook.
—Efforts to revive some of the
Washington party local committees
throughout the State have been fail
ures. No one seems to be especially
interested, except Democrats.
Immigration After War
In an interesting discussion of the
immigration problem U. S. Immigra
tion Commissioner Howe says:
"There are two other forces making
for heavy immigration from all coun
tries, including Germany, France and
England. Three hundred and fifty
millions have been upset by the war;
families have been broken up, farms
destroyed, business ruined, taxes made
almost unendurable. Many will want
to escape militarism and the burdens
of war; many will be inclined to seek
the shores of a country free from war
not governed by the military and
aristocratic classes.
"There is also this to be considered:
Fully 30,000,000 men have been under
arms! have lived a freer life in many
ways than ever before; have learned
self-reliance; have enjoyed the democ
racy of the trenches. Out of this
number it will not surprise me if mil
lions have been made restless, discon
tented and unwilling to go back to the
mines, the mills and the great estates.
Many will have the spirit of tramp
life. They won't want to settle down.
They will turn toward America.
"Finally we must consider the wo
men and children. There will be left
probably 6,000,000 to 8,000,000
widows and unmarried women. Per
haps two or three times as many fath
erless children. The great majority
of these have friends, relatives or ac
quaintances in the United States who
will want to help, as they do to-day.
Probably 80 per cent, of these who
come here in normal times are assist
ed by friends and relatives in this
country. So we may expect to be con
fronted by a vast number of crippled
and weakened men, of women and
children who look to America as a
place of refuge from desolated homes.
General Wood on Plattsburg
I have just returned from the train
ing camp at Plattsburg, where I found
something over 7,000 young men. all
keenly enthusiastic, full of ambition to
do well, and with a desire to volunteer
if there should be any call for volun
teers. They are all of them receiving
wholesome discipline and thorough in
struction In many things which they
knew nothing of before, and they will
return to their homes better men phy
sically and morally, and somewhat
prepared to discharge effectively their
duties as defenders of the nation in
case of need and, consequently, better
citizens, with a fuller and wider appre
ciation of their duty toward the nation
and of the need of a safe and sound
military policy. Pennsylvania Is very
well represented In both divisions of
the camp. LEONARD WOOD,
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY 1
GETTING THE HONEV
—From the Baltimore American.
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NEW STYLES IN CASH
By Frederic J. Haskin
AFTER July first, all half dollar*,
quarters and dimes turned out
by the United States mints are
to bear new designs. For twenty-five
years now the American people have
been circulating the same old styles
of coins, and coins, like everything
else, go out of date. Th 6 half dollar,
for instance, is reported by the mint
authorities to be growing more and
more unpopular, and in order that it
may not meet the same fate as the old
fashioned two-cent piece, it is to at
tract the public attention by a new
design. Out of fifty or more models
submitted by several sculptors to Sec
retary McAdoo and \'oted upon by the
Fine Arts Commission, the designs of
Adolph A. Weinman were accept
ed for the half dollar and dime, and
that of Hermon A.. MacNeil for
the quarter dollar. Both men are
sculptors of note, whose work is well
known throughout the country.
On the obverse side of the new de
sign for the half dollar is a full-length
figure of Liberty against a background
of the Stars and Stripes unfurled to
the breeze, striding toward the dawn
of a new day and bearing laurel and
oak branches, symbolical of civil and
military glory. On the reverse side is
an eagle perched on a cliff, with wings
unfolded, while from the rock springs
a sapling of mountain pine similar
to that used on the first pine-tree
shillings of Massachusetts.
The design of the new quarter was
doubtless inspired by the nation's in
terest in preparedness. As the law
provides that the figure of Liberty as
well as the word shall adorn this coin.
Liberty is depicted approaching the
gateway of the country, her left arm
upraised and grasping a shield in a
protecting attitude while her right
arm bears the olive branch of peace.
On both sides the half dollar and the
quarter are the words, "In God We
Trust." The reverse side of the quar
ter also shows an eagle, with wings
extended, and bears the inscription,
"United States of America" and "E
Pluribus Unum" below. There is an
outer circle of olive branches inter
twined with ribbon unfurled to the
breeze.
The new dime is not elaborate in
design, bearing on its obverse side the
profile of Liberty and on the other
side the "Fasces" design, which is a
bundle of rods and a battle signifying
unity. It is also decorated with the
familiar olive branch of peace.
The coinage laws of the United
States provide that there may be a
change of design every twenty-five
years, requiring only that each coin
shall bear the figure of Liberty. The
last change enacted was in 1891. Any
change made during the ensuing
twenty-five years requires a special
act of Congress. Thus Congress au
thorized the Philadelphia mint to
strike a special coin or medal to honor
the Wright brothers for their success
with the aeroplane. Congress annual
ly authorizes the minting of many
"Advertise" Is Supreme Rule
Frank S. Bam ford, president of the
American Trade Publishing Company
told members of the Biscuit and
Manufacturers' Association, In con
vention at Chicago how to sell their
■wares. The supreme rule, be says, is:
"Advertise." He pointed to the
products of the National Biscuit Com
pany and Loose-Wiles as examples.
"Establish your quality," be said.
"The best advertising on eartb will not
continuously sell an inferior article.
Second, be sure of your distribution by
Unking your selling organization with
your dealer.
"Then advertise. People's memories
in this land are too short to be trusted.
The man who thinks his business is
so well known that he does not need to
advertise, is entitled to a place on the
Joke page of a newspaper. ■— Marshall
Field and John Wanamaker never
made that foolish mistake."
Excites Professional Rivalry
U-boat activity seems to excite pro*
fessional rivalry In the shark.—Wall
Street Journal.
JULY 19, 1916.'
special medals and coins for various
historical societies and expositions.
There is the McKinley Memorial
Society, for example, made up of Am
ericans who are devoted to the mem
ory of the martyred president. The
Philadelphia mint strikes a special
McKinley medal which it sells to the
society for one dollar, and which the
society in turn sells to philanthropists
and collectors for two dollars. In
this way, a considerable fund was
raised not long ago with which the
society erected a splendid monument
to McKinley in his birthplace at Niles,
Ohio. The various expositions follow
practically the same plan. A coin
worth fifty dollars may be sold to
them at that price by a United States
mint, and the same coin brings a hun
dred dollars at the exposition. The
government redeems it, of course, at
the original price of fifty dollars, that
being its actual value In gold.
In addition to these special private
coins or medals, the government au
thorizes the minting of military med
als which are bestowed on soldiers
who have performed valuable service
to the country. There are Civil War
medals, Spanish War medals, medals
of the Indian wars, the Boxer Rebel
lion, and the Philippine Insurrection.
The Civil War medal bears on its ob
verse side the head of Abraham Lin
coln and the words, "United States
Army," while on the reverse Is a bor
der of stars within which is a circle of
laurel enclosing the words "For Mer
it." The Spanish American War med
al shows a castle surrounded by leaf
scrolls; that of the Philippine Insur
rection bears the unusual design of a
palm tree, balance scales and ancient
lamp; the Chinese Relief Medal has
on its obverse side a Chinese dragon,
and the Indian Wars medal shows an
Indian on horseback carrying a spear,
below which is a buffalo head sur
rounded by leaf scrolls.
At first thought, the design on a
coin seems a comparatively unimport
ant matter, and one wonders why peo
ple should go to so much trouble to
plan them when a plain round piece of
gold, silver or copper would answer
the same purpose. But coins them
selves have always had a curious sig
nificance in the history of the world
and its individual nations. To-day the
coin collections of numismatists both
in this country and in Europe are the
means of tracing the remote and
vague history of lost nations and
people. For example, no one ever
heard of the kingdon) of Bactria until
some ancient coins of that realm
were unearthed in Afghanistan about
forty years ago. Bactria was conquer
ed by Alexander the Great, together
with Persia, but afterwards managed
to establish its independence and re
sume communication with the Orient.
The coins discovered explained this
circumstance, one of the many gaps
in ancient history, and also gave a
record of Bactria's kings and manv
I historical episodes.
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Subscription Rate Conferences
At a meeting of the advisory com
mittee of the Canadian Press Associa
tion in Toronto, it was decided to
prosecute the campaign for raising
the subscription rate of weekly news
papers vigorously during the next few
months. To this end a series of dis
trict conferences will be arranged, the
first series to be held In western Ontar
io, the second in easter Ontario, and
the third in Quebec and the Maritime
Province*.
' lining Qlljat
While Adjutant General Thomas J.
Stewart is receiving requests for infor
mation as to how enlistments will be
arranged to till up the National Guard
regiments now on the border from
men who want to enter the service
there are few people about the Capitol
and not many in Harrisburg who be
lieve that it is going to be an easy
matter to raise 10,000 or 12,000 men
to raise the Keystone State regiments
to war strength. In this city there are
some who recall the lively hustling
It required in 1898 to fill up the com
panies accredited to this section and
there was a prospect of war then. Now
with border patrol duty ahead and in
dustrial activity with large pay en
velopes at home it looks as though
some concerted action was going to be
necessary. Some of the former
Guardsmen are discussing a commit
tee to help the recruiting otficers who
will be detailed here. Fortunately the
men selected from Eighth regiment
territory know It like a book and will
be able to secure assistance from the
active men of the communities. Then,
too, there will probably be some local
rivalries about furnishing men which
will help a good bit in filling up the <
companies. The regular army, marine
corps and navy will also be doing some
recruiting so that there will be a de
mand for men quite as brisk as that
the farmers are now displaying. Then,
it should not be overlooked that this
call for recruits is going to demand
the very flower of the young men be
cause the United States army standard
for service now is high. In fact, the
officers say that only men who are in
perfect shape stand any show of being
accepted for service which has any
number of possibilities.
• • •
The amount of vehicular traffic in
Market Street these days when street
cars do not appear or are very rare,
is something which is astonishing.
There are automobiles of all vintages
and noise making properties and ac.
tually more horses than ordinarily.
In the afternoons the street is clogged
with traffic and the middle of the
street "coppers" have to work harder
than when the trolley cars are in op
eration.
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Harrisburg boys at the Plattsburg
military camp are getting a fine lot of
experience. Here's an extract from a
letter of one of the students in the
camp: "This week has been one of
intense work and great interest. Prac
tically all of the week has been given
over to protective movements, which
are very interesting. We are sup
posed to be advancing on Plattsburg
and part of our company takes the
place of an enemy detachment which
is trying to delay our progress. Every
morning we march miles out into the
country and then after the enemy have
gone off to hide themselves we begin
our advance. Every squad so far as
possible gets a chance to take part
in the different maneuvers. Sometimes
we were a party deploying to the right
or left flank; sometimes we were the
advance guard or point as they are
called; sometimes we stayed in the
main body itself. Once we spent a
whole morning in skirmishing and
ended up with the bayonet charge.
Then we walked five miles back to
camp in the dust. I honestly believe
I never worked so hard in my life, but
I'm getting in slick shape! The best
pare of the week in a way wu the bat
talion parade on Friday. At 5:10 we
appeared in our cleaner uniforms and
coat with belt and bayonet and guns.
Then with a band the four companies
of the battalion marched to the parade
ground and lined up straight across
the field. This dress parade was eas
ily the most impressive feature of the
drill, especially the salute to the colors
and marching past the reviewing offi
cer. Our line kept fairly straight con
sidering the length of time we've been
drilling."
* • •
Baseball appears to be getting back
to its own on Capitol Hill. There were
times in years gone by when the de
partments used to have some pretty
i hot games and when the rivalry was
intense, some of it being superinduced
by offers of suppers by heads of de
partments if their men won. Back in
the days of the Pattison administra
, tion there were a number of games
' played by men on the "Hill," who
went at it with vim. The formation
of the new departmental league should
bring some excellent games because
there is an abundance of material to
pick from, including quite a number
of young colleg| players.
Insurance Commissioner J. Denny
O'Neil is commencing to be known as
the official early bird of Capitol Hill.
The commissioner comes to town in a
train which arrives before breakfast
and hurries to the Hill to get a good
start on the day's business. He is gen
erally there before anyone else.
: 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—Assistant Secretary of the Navy F.
D. Roosevelt is a strong advocate of
Improving the Philadelphia navy yard.
1 —D. J. Snavely, prominent Johns
town man, was given a reception in
honor of his election as division com
mander of the Sons of Veterans when
he reached home.
The Rev. J. H. Mcllvaine, promi
nent Pittsburgh clergyman, has re
signed after years of service. He says
he will take a rest.
Donald McDonald, United States
mines official, is inspecting condi
tions at Scranton.
—Count de Santa Eulalla, of Phila
delphia, has sailed for Portugal, for
an indefinite visit. He is accompanied
by the countess, who was formerly
Mrs. John B. Stetson.
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That Harrisburg steel is used
for making bolts for ship doors?
HISTORIC HARRISBURG.
The first legislative session was held
in the courthouse with a committee of
prominent Harrisburgers to extend
welcomes.
Searchlights Sell Real Estate
A progressive real estate firm in
Los Angeles has adopted a searchlight
as an aid in selling property at night.
The company has charge of a consid
erable tract of suburban land upon
which attractive bungalows are being
erected. The searchlight is installed
near the center of the tract in such a
manner that its rays can be directed
to any section desired. It is of great
advantage in showing property to per
sons employed during the day, as it
gives them a chance to view all the 1
r surrounding locality at night. This
searchlight Is a gigantic affair of 8.-
50,000 candlo power, throwing a
stream of light for 32 miles. It is
second only to the Mt. Lowe search
light in power.
WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY
[Questions submitted to members of
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their
answers as presented at the organiza
tion's annual "Municipal Quiz."]
What license tax does the Harris
burg Railways Company pay?
The Harrisburg Railways Com
p;>m- pavs to the city 3 per cent,
of the gross receipts, which In 1915
".mounted to (23,780.92.