12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH / NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded itjl Published evenings except Sunday by TBB TELEGRAPH PRINTINO CO., Tcltgnpk Building, Federal Square. TS. J. STACK POLE, Prts't ana Edilor-in-Clriif R. OYSTER, Business Manager, tIUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. . Member American ui-tnt Ushers' Assocla- S|| tion, The Audit ijgjaH Bureau of Circu it 5 SWtt lation and Penn jl' S sylvanla Assoriat gfij role nu * Bu " d ' n8 '' Is<,w - cago, 111? Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. _ By carriers, six cents a <3ZmffiR3MDDKt> week; by mall, $3.00 a year in advance. MONDAY EVENING, DEC. IS Trust men and they will 6c true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. — EMERSON. a THE BRIDGE WITHDRAWAL/ IX* -withdrawing the petition for ap proval of the Walnut street bridge, which was to have been heard be fore the Public Sen-ice Commission to day the City Council exhibited a prop er appreciation of the relation of the city and the State. Governor Brum baugh declared that under no circum stances will he do anything to further this proposition, but will exercise the full power of the Commonwealth to prevent the construction of a bridge at Walnut street. He and his asso ciates of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings are strongly of opinion that the Walnut street project would seriously Interfere with thc develop ment of the Capitol Park extension program. It is practically agreed that an or namental viaduct at State street with an approach from Walnut street would be more satisfactory in every way than the original subway Idea or the proposed structure at Walnut street. While Arnold W. Brunner and Warren H. Manning, who are making a care ful study of the problem for the Com monwealth, have not reached a defi nite conclusion, it is understood that a viaduct at State street, with orna mental approaches from North and Walnut streets, appeals to them as the most practical solution. This arrange ment and proper restrictions as to the height of buildings in the Paxton Creek valley between Market and Hen streets would, it is believed, preserve the park idea from the Capitol to the bluff fringing the Allison Hill ap proaches to the viaduct and which would be so screened by shrubbery as to create the impression of a park the entire distance. But the details aside, the withdrawal of the city's petition at this time will j prevent an unfortunate clashing of j interests which are mutual aud should J be harmonious at every turn. Good ! sense is a prime quality In the devel- ; opment of individuals and communi- j ties. So thc Democrats In thc Legislature i are going to stand togethe. for their j own program. Wise Democrats. No j pulling of factional Republican chest nuts out of the fire for them. On the I contrary they will now seize the oppor- ! tunity tl plant sure political thistles \ between the lines of the common enemy j and thus make more difficult a Repub lican harvest in 1918. A fine outlook, i indeed! THE EIGHTH VINDICATED CAPTAIN SCHELL'S report of; Eighth regiment conditions at 1 the Border are precisely what those who are acquainted with the i make-up of the regiment expected. "Mutiny" is a harsh word and when applied to the escapade of a dozen or a score of soldiers, prompted by high spirits and the opportunities that idle hands find for mischief, it is not only out of place but is an Insult to the whole military history of the Guard. The Eighth regiment, which includes the two Harrisburg companies, con stitutes as fine a body of men as ever responded to a call to arms. There has never been a question as to their patriotism. One and all they might have shirked when the troops were at Mt. Gretna, had they so chosen. They went to the border voluntarily, expecting to be called upon to repel invasion, if not to join in the chase for Villa. That they have been held in Texas by the piffling policies of an administration that does not know its own mind naturally makes the men restive. Not one of them would "want to go home" if they saw a chance for active service, but nobody can blame them for desiring either to perform the duties of soldiers or to return to the activities of civilian life. Many of them have families at home and nearly all of them sacrificed sal ary and position to enter the service. True, one and all of them will be the better physically for their whole some life in the open and all will re turn home trained soldiers fit for any duty, but these benefits cannot en tirely make up for the material losses of the privates In the ranks who will be fortunate If they find their old Jobs awaiting them when they return. The longer the period of sen-ice the great er the difficulties in this direction, But Captain Schell ■ — supported by Colonel Finney and Lieutenant Col onel Kemper assart* that the men in the main are contented, their dis cipline excellent and their eondltlon good. It la shameful that the retl. msnt's good same evar akimu luv* MONDAY EVENING, been placed in doubt and it ia gratify ing in the extreme that the falsity of the reports have been so quickly and effectively demonstrated. Whatever the motive for changing the loction of the Donato statuary—the gift of Mr. Herehey to thc city—from the River Front to a Reservoir Park entrance, the main thing is to get the group into public view. Another Empty Stocking WEALTHY residents and generous ous corporations have given to Denver $2 75,000 in Christmas gifts and bequests, the money to be expended for the beautlfieatlon and betterment of the city. The interest ing story of Denver's good fortune is published elsewhere in this issue, but the dispatch gives only a hint as to how it all came about. Giving on such a Bcale is seldom entirely spontaneous. Somebody usually has to talk force fully and eloquently, not to say at length and repeatedly, to induce a wealthy man or a big corporation to put money where there can be no hope of cash dividends. In this instance the Impelling force emanated from the personality of Mayor Speer—would that he were mayor of Harrlsburg. Mayor Speer is a man of vision, but not merely a visionary. He has a genius for making his dreams come true. He sees a municipal need and docs not hesitate to point it out to others—at the same time gently inti mating that tax rates and bond issues are not the only means of paying for public improvements. He rejoices that the city has been presented with $275,- 000—and utilizes the occasion to point out many other places where private fortunes could be expended for public welfare. Mayor Speer tells Denver million aires that a marble monument in a churchyard is a poor memorial and that a big bank account alone is no mark of a successful life. He knows that it is still more blessed to give than to receive and that the real value of a big income can be estimated only by the number of people it serves. It is Mayor Speer's belief that too gener ous private bequests provide excellent material for heart-burnings and fam ily quarrels and that relatives often curse the makers of wills, but he knows, and teaches, that the city which receives a girt at the hands of one of its citizens rises up and calls the giver blessed and ever after his name in that community is associated with all that is good and worthy. Public be quests cover a multitude of private faults. Mayor Speer would find ample op portunity for exercise of his peculiar talents here in Harrisburg, where gifts and personal bequests to the city might be numbered on the fingers of one hand, with a digit or two to spare. Our needs are many and there are no ) Speers in our official life. Therfc is no body to tell those who have' made their fortunes in Harrrisburg, and from Harrisburg, that they owe the city which gave them their all some thing in return for the opportunity, for money-making which it afforded them. There is a lot of privately own ed money in Harrisburg that might be spent in a public way without anybody being injured thereby. Father llart-is is about to hang up his stocking, but like the poor little boy in the story, he's likely to wake up Christinas Day and find it empty. Santa Claus Speer doesn't operate out side the city of Denver, and he has no agents here. HUGO MUNSTERRERG GERMANY loses a highly respected and powerful advocate in America by the sudden death of Hugo Munsterberg. Nobody has done more in the United State* to urge the claims of the Central Powers for public sympathy since the out break of the great war than the emi nent Harvard psychologist. His vig orous defense of German policies brought down upon his head the only severe criticism directed at him since he left Germany to take up his per manent residence In this country. However, his loyalty to the land of his birth did not prevent him from desiring well for tho country of his adoption, since his most recent effort was toward a realignment of tho nations after the war, bringing into close alliance for lasting peace, the United States, England and Germany, He was probably as much misunder stood by his critics ns he misunder stood many of them, A wentern advertiser offers five quarts of whisky and a revolver for five dollars. Murder Is getting cheaper every day, Bay, fellows, isn't It hard luck that just about the time our Christmas stocking reaches the proper slse they ut ux u uf THE GOLF SEASON IS NEVER OVER By Briggs | rr " ~—i Say \ tisTeio- i 11. ■ - " MCMBER THATI Tei L YOU UJHAT I'Lt WELC' Thc Golf \ t& ST ' r ' l> ° w™ You- ret SEASON/ IS ou£R ( \ 1R i fv* P TOO I TaKE V' " 1 . --v - - , DECEMBER 18, 1916. ists. AH Can Read and Write The clergyman on his arrival found a small hut built around the trees of branches and straw, which was used as a school where the mothers of the chil dren gathered each day and gave in struction. He was so impressed with the piety of the natives that he has never left the island. The result is that all of the 160 persons know how to read and write. The soil of Pitcairn Is volcanic and fertile, the climate variable and rainy, with a temperature ranging from 70 to 100 degrees. The people live on fruit and fish and wild birds. They do not like beef or pork, and alcoholic bever ages and tobacco are unknown to them. According to the chief officer, Mr. Allen, the inhabitants, aside from being religious, are very intelligent and are excellent painters. The women do the finest of needlework, while the men make the finest of straw hats. Three days each week everyone who is able bodied works at building roads and Improving the island. The other three days are devoted to their own homes. Sunday, after attending church for three hours, they make calls or rest. There is little or no Illness among the inhabitants. Several hundred goats are the only animals on the island, and from these milk is obtained. The ambition of the inhabitants at present is to build a schooner large enough to trade their fruit for clothing with the inhabitants of other islands. They have no money, their motto being "All for one and one for all.' lllhlr la Their Guide When four ot the young girls were asked if they would not like to go to Australia and see other people, each shook her head and said she preferred Pitcairn to any other place in the world. Several years ago, however, one young woman. Kmlly McCoy, daughter of Matthew McCoy, sometimes called "King of Pitcairn" and a lineal descen dant of the famous old mutineer and pirate chief, "Matt" McCoy, did leave the Island, following the death of her mother, and came to the United States to study medicine. Miss McCoy went to Bridgeport, Conn., where last June she was graduated as a nurse and llvd at the Graduate Nurses' Club. "There Is no sin on the island of Pit cairn," Miss McCoy said at that time, "for the reason that the only book the inhabitants study is the Bible. No elopements are of record and no viola | tions of the marriage vow have been known in the history of the island." OUR DAILY LAUGH IN BUOLAND. S&4 Hobo Bugs: /X acted like a Ssl out of water. Why shouldn* he? He kne* he waa caught. Jack Hufglns JTIIP said I reminded TflP Jl him of a dainty ' Itaning oU|at j "I do not know whether you are aware of It or not, but Harrisburg is organized in regard to about an many industries as any place I know ol in Pennsylvania," said a man whose business it is to keep track of labor conditions. "I doubt if many people know that the unions are as strong as they are in this city. If you will get a line on the halls about the city which are used for the meetings you will be surprised to see how much they are used on Sundays, which are the big days for meeting. If you will look in the city directory you will get some idea of the extent of the organizations. There are scores ol them. The railroad men's organiza tions here are known all over the State for their numbers and businesslike management of funds and benefits Then there are organizations in al the building trades while the barbers the stage hands and others in lines of activity of which you do not know much and whose numbers apparently may be few which are strongly or ganized. Some of these unions are old organizations and they have in vested funds of considerable size Their memberships comprise the older men of the trades as well as the younger and they do a vast amount of good among themselves of which the average man knows nothing. * • The Harrisburg Public Library whose tables containing books for sug gestions for Christmas buying have been surrounded by people in search of ideas the last ten days, has taken means to supply information on booki to get for boys. The Library made a special display at the time when the Boy Scout "good reading" week came around and has supjilied through the Boy Scouts Library commission list; of books which boys like. The resull has been a marked stimulation of pur chases of boys' books at a number ol stores. One merchant said that he thought people were buying more books than toys for boys this year. Governor Brumbaugh in congratu lating Thomas M. Jones upon the passage by congress of the bill recog nizing Mr. Jones' military service a? a drummer boy in the civil war, tolc of Mr. Jones' gifted father, the authoi of the history of the Juniata valley The elder Mr. Jones edited newspaper! In Blair and other counties and was one of the editors of note in his da> in Harrjsburg. He lived close to one of the places where troops were as sembled here during the civil war am Master Thomas got the military fevei from what he saw every day. The elder Jones was not very strong foi it, but the boy mobilized and was once retrieved from York and another time from Gettysburg. • • • There is a member of the nexl House of Representatives who is noi ashamed of a name and who proceed ed call down the compilers of the nexl legislative directory on that score. This man's first name begins with A and ii is not our own A. Ramsey Black 1101 A. B. Hess of Lancaster, nor yet A. t> Miller, of Susquehanna county. Wher the book was made up he was surpris ed tp see the A without the name. He wrote to the compilers to please make his name the way it was given to him For the information of the fresh com pilers he wrote it out this way: ANANIAS. ♦ ♦ * Something bright and glowing aneople put ii down as one of the wandering comets Major John M.McCourt, who resign ed ft day or so ago from the quartet master s corps of the National Guard has served for years in that branch of the service. He was at Camr Brumbaugh when the Guard mobiliz ed to go to Texas and was constanth consulted by Col. Harry C. Trexlei who handled the supply end of th camp in such expeditious style. Fin ally, some one asked the Allentowr colonel why he went to talk to Mc- Court so much. "To keep out of Jail" was the la conic reply. , Major McCourt is assistant United States district attorney nnd not onl\ an authority on contract law, but oil military law as well. ♦ Two weeks from to-day the prelim inaries to the meeting of the legisla ture will be gone through and thf lawmakers will organize the following day. Since 18 75 the legislature has met only twice on January 1 and five times on New Year's day. f*~WELL KNOWN PEOPLE ~] —Col. P. C. Boyle, of the Oil City Derrick, has advanced the price of his paper to the prices charged for most of the other dailies. It was one ol the first penny papers. —John Ihlder, the new secretary ol the Philadelphia Housing association is well known here. He has latel) been working in New York. —James Scarlet, who was the chiel Capitol prober, is the chief counsel lr the brewers suits in federal court at Pittsburgh and has submitted somt questions which have stopped ' tht trials temporarily. —Gus Luckenbill, the Schuylkill Haven weather prophet, who picked the present storm date, calls for an. other at Christmas. He does not use s. goosebone either. | DO YOU KNOW 1 That Harrisburg steel is used In Chi cago buildings? HISTORIC HARRISBURG Some of the first color printing In the country, was done In this city, | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1 COMPLAINS OF CAR SERVICE To the Editor of the Telegraph: Hill residents complain that the service on Reservoir Park lino it very, very poor. There are threo cari on that line ordinarily, and four or rush days. It frequently happens thai there is a procession of these cars with the result that 20 or mor< minutes will elapse before waiting passengers down town get a car. Per haps it would be possible for the traffic director to send Reservoir Park cars back, either at Eleventh or Thir teenth streets. In this manner sched ules could be maintained with bettei regularity and the complaints of the thousands of patrons of the Hill llnei silenced. Tuesday evening & Reservoli car carried 107 passengers. Just whal that means may be judged by the facl that a car Friday evening which car. ried 91 pasensgers was jammed t< suffocation. The Hill folks are de serving of consideration, and shoulc get it. HILiL MAN. Transmutation Oh, gold is something of a bluff That won't content the soul Till you get out and trade the stuff For pork and beam and coal.