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JANUARY
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MOON-S PHASES—
Full Moon, Ist, 30th; Last Quarter, Nth;
New Moon, 15th; First Quarter, U3d.
WEATHER FORECASTS /
Harrisburg ;iml vicinity: Unsettled,
probably ruin or snow and colder to
night with lowest temperature about 28 r'
degrees. Sunday fair and much colder.
Kastern Pennsylvania: Rain or snow ,
and colder to-night. Sunday partly [*"
cloudy and much colder. Moderate to L Sgy
fresh west winds. '
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, 28; lowest, 20; 8 a. m., 20; 8 p. in., 26.
HENRY FORD S SING SING OFFER
Henry Ford, the Detroit automobile manufac
turer, says if he were permitted to take every male
prisoner out of Sing Sing he could "make a man out
of him." He says further, in effect, that he already
has former convicts employed in his plant and that
they are "making good." Apparently, therefore,
his offer to find jobs for all the Sing Sing workers
;md his assurance that he can make useful citizens
out of them are not based altogether on theory.
Yet while conditions are as they are to-day it
would hardly lie wise to let Mr. Ford make the
experiment with the Sing Sing inmates. If the
country were in need of workmen; if conditions of
industry were such that no honest men were out
of work and seeking employment, it might be all
right t» shut up Sing Sing and transport New York
criminals to Detroit with the purpose of letting
Ihem do something useful.
But there is need of jobs for many good men who
never have been to jail and they should have con
sideration ahead yf those who have become outcasts
from society. The idea of reforming convicts by
permitting them, upon the completion of their
prison sentences, to be placed on the same fooling
with men who have never been to jail, is not with
out some features of justice, if the men can be
shown actually to possess a desire to reform, but
it is a somewhat different proposition before they
have paid the full penalty for the crimes they have
committed, to put them into factories when there
are not enough jobs to go around among the decent
men. l That would tend to increase the number of
men with criminal records for there is nothing so
conducive to criminality as idleness. We cannot
afford to make it harder for decent men to remain
decent merely to benefit men who have not been
decent.
Moreover, it is hardly likely that Mr. Pord lias
the slightest idea that the Sing Sing convicts will
be turned over to him. Mr. Ford has done some
wonderfully practical things in his big Detroit
plant in the way of helping men to help themselves,
but even he admits that he knows the value of
advertising through the medium of newspaper pub
licity. He is a good press agent for himself and his
business and that fact must be taken into consid
eration in connection with his offer to employ the
Sing Sing prisoners.
HOW UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENTS STAND
The annual registration statistics of the institu
tions of higher learning of the oountrv show
•Columbia in the lead with a total of 11,294 stu
dents, California following with 8,180, and then
comes Chicago with 7,131. A rather unexpected
disclosure is that Harvard and Yale are found
further down the list, following institutions of less
fame, and lliat. Princeton is as low as twenty-sixth.
Yet this ranking of the universities is based on
the numbers of students, not on the reputations of
the institutions. On the latter basis, standings
would be changed very noticeably in some in
stances. ft is evident, therefore, that reputations
of institutions do not always determine numbers
of students.
Excluding the boys who go to the universities or
colleges from which their fathers were graduated,
without themselves exercising actual choice in the
matter, students select particular institutions for
perhaps no more than four different reasous. A
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certain college or university may be selected be
cause it has a good name and gives prestige, or
because it is conveniently located with respect to a
student's home, or because it offers courses which
exactly meet the student's needs, and then athletic
supremacy often is a consideration.
In every institution of higher learning, although
there may be students from great distances, a very
large part of the student body is made up of boys
whose homes ure near the place, and who make
their selections principally for that reason.
While in the universities, and especially among
post-graduate workers, choices of places of study
may he governed largely by what the different in
stitutions have to offer, very close distinctions can
not always be made in this matter among the col
leges, since courses of study are approaching closer
and closer to uniformity. Location is of less impor
tance than curricula to big universities, perhaps,
and of more to the many small colleges scattered
throughout the country.
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN SLUMS
A report just issued of a social survey made by
the Men's Committee of Trinity Church, New York,
and covering a tenement district within a stone's
throw of Wall Street, reveals the existence of cer
tain conditions which were surprising even to the
invesigators,—New Yorkers supposed to be accus
tomed to such things.
One would hardly expect in a district like that
one; in which t>,441 persons, almost two-thirds of
whom are foreign-born, are housed in 144 buildings,
many of which are a hundred years old and most
of which look as though they are two hundred, to
find especially sanitary conditions. Yet one is
hardly prepared to be confronted with the evidence
presented by the survey committee, in words and
photographs, of the miserable state of affairs found
to exist in the slums of the near-Wall Street dis
trict, even after the Tenement House Department
has done everything in its power, apparently, to
have improvements made.
Chief among the evils pdiutcd out as a result of
the social survey are the yard toilets and hall sinks.
The number of the former in the district is 311, and
it lias been iound that half of the families using
these toilets in the back yards are compelled to
descend three, four or five flights ot' stairs to reach
them, and thai as a result "all sorts of filthy habits
are practiced" which menace the health of the com
munity. 'I he many dirty hall sinks also have been
found tj create unsanitary conditions, and are
blamed for the spread of infectious diseases.
A prevalent evil enlarged upon is that of room,
crowding. An instance is given in the report of a
single room in which a man anil wife were found
sleeping on a mattress on the floor, two men lodg
ers in a bed at one end of the room and two girl
lodgers in a small cot at the other end. It is ex
plained that under present conditions strict enforce
ment of the law regulating room overcrowding is
impossible, and that the only solution offered seems
to be the education of children and adults as to
American standards.
The social survey would have accomplished little
had it not been used as the basis of suggestions
for improvements, and the recommendations made
in the report are certainly sane and practical ones.
It is proposed to educate the tenement dwellers by
means of exhibits and lectures, through clubs and
classes, concerning good and bad neighborhood con
ditions, and then, and not till then, 'to make im
provements by getting control of hpuses either by
purchase or by agency.
One can fully understand that, "there is little
hope of improvement in houses in (his district until
the people living here are made to realize the possi
bility and need of better environment."
Have your purse strings loose when the Home and War
Relief collectors come around next week!
Ford's plan to give good jobs to Sing Sing convicts sug
gests the placing of a premium on criminality.
With Stock Market prices soaring as they are now it is
a good time for the innocent lambs of Wall Street to look
to their fleece.
If the local branch of Old Penn keeps growing it may
be necessary to make this the main seat of the University
and let the Philadelphia end of the institution be a branch.
Uncle Sam drops from third to fourth position as a
naval power, according to statistics compiled July 1, last,
but since that time some of the European powers have suf
fered rather heavy losses to their naval equipment. If the
mining of ships abroad goes on Uncle Sam may find himself
at the top of the list by the time the war ends.
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
OFF WITH THE OLD, ON WITH THE NEW
"I was madly in love with her in those old days." |
"And have you fully recovered?"
"Oh, yes; I have a motorcar now."—Exchange.
A DIFFERENCE
Drill Sergeant (to recruit) —"I've told you forty times,
you must stand up as straight as if you'd swallowed a raqi
rod. Instead of that, you appear to have swallowed a
dozen scimitars!"— London Tit-Bits.
SOMEWHAT THE SAME
Orator—"On the surface things are often right, but it
is when we explore the depths of things that we see the
deceptions of our fellow-creatures."
One of the Crowd—"Guv-nor, you've been buying a bar
rel of apples, haven't youf"—Exchange.
STRETCHING IT
A Lancashire man in London, wishing to join the Lon
don Scottish, was met with the nationality problem, and
admitted he was not a Scotchman. The recruiting officer
was willing to stretch a point or two if possible, so he
asked the Lancastrian:
"Have you any relations or property in Scotland!"
"No," was the reply.
"You are quite sure!" queried the sergeant.
"Howd on a bit," said the recruit, as a light came into
his eyes. "By gum, I'd forgotten for a minute. Aw've
a pair o' trousers bein' cleaned at Perth Dye Worksl"
"Btrip," said the officer; "you're qualified!"— London
Answers.
PURE RICH BLOOD
MADE DY HOOD'S
Pure blood enables'the stomach,
liver and other digestive organs to do
their work properly. Without it they
are sluggish, ttiero is loss of appetite,
sometimes faintness, a deranged state
of the intestines, and, in general, all
the symptoms of dyspepsia.
Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood, and this is why \it is so very
successful in the treatmont of so many
ailments. Get it to-day. Adv.
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One of Miss Woodward's Girls
Senator Clark, of Brie county, is to
some extent a Harrisburger, and he re
fers with much pleasure to the time
when he was engaged in installing an
electric light plant in this city many
years aijo. He afterward settled in
Erie, was active in the practice of law
and is now regarded as one of the lead
ing legal lights of Northwestern Penn
sylvania. Accompanying the Senator
to the inaugural ceremonies this week
was Mrs. dark, who, as a girl, passed
a number of years in Harrisburg. She
was Miss Sophia McCreary, daughter
of Ueneral David B. McCreary, of Erie,
who was a member of the House in
1866, Adjutant Generail under Govern
or Geary from 1867 to 1870, and Sen
ator from 1889 to 1896. As Miss Me-
Creary, the present Mrs. Clark was a
pupil of Miss Abigail Woodward's pri
vate school, and there formed many
friendships with the Harrisburg girls,
which continue to this day. She is al
ways a welcomed guest in the homes of
those who knew her when she was a
student here.
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Woods Joins Couiltry Club
In the last half century Secretary of I
the Commonwealth Woods is the only]
official occupying a position in a Gov-!
eruor's Cabinet who has arranged to
remove his family to Harrisburg. Sec
retary Woods has leased the homo" of
Mrs. .lames I. Chamberlain, on Front
street, near South, and with his family
will remove here next week. In his
new home he will be but a few doors
from the Executive Mansion and will
'be in touch with Governor Brumbaugh
not only at Ihe Capitol but at his
home. Since the incumbency of the
late Francis Jordan, who served as
Secretary of the Commonwealth in
1867 and 18S2, none of the Cabinet
members has resided in Harrisburg,
choosing to go home at the week's end
and to return on the following Monday.
Secretary Woods siys there is too much
doing here to permit him to go home
every week, and t'ae ride is a long one,
so lie decided to make his home here,
at least for the winter. As an evidence
that he is going to be a Hurrisburger
he has joined the Country Club to play
•aolf, a game ho learned while Minister
to Portugal under President Taft. Dur
ing the summer of 1882 Secretary
Woods made his home in Harrisburg,
and was a reporter for the "Tele
graph."
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Mr. Lambert to Reside Here
Among others who have taken up
their resideuce in Harrisburg with their
families during the legislative session
is James H. Lambert, Jr., of the Phil
adelphia "Telegraph," who has rented
apartments at 227 North Second street.
Mr. Lambert is one of the foremost
political reporters in Philadelphia, and
enjoys an extensive acquaintance among
the public men of the State. He is a son
of Colonel James 11. Lambert, who was
for years connected with the Philadel
phia "Times" and "Press," and was
Insurance Commissioner under Govern
or Hastings.
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Governor Alone in Mansion
Governor Brumbaugh, after this
week, will o-cupy the Executive Man
sion all by himself. His daughter and
son, who were here for the inaugural
ceremonies, will return to Philadelphia
where the son is an architect and the
daughter a teacher in the public
schools. Governor Brumbaugh's fath
er, who expected to be here for the in
auguration of his son as Governor, was
compelled to remain at his home in
Huntingdon county, because he was too
feeble to stand the journey and the in
clement weather.
ODD FtLLOWSJOEHTERTAIN
Past Grands' Association Will Render
Interesting Program at White's
Hall Monday Night
The Past Grands' Association of ttho
I. O. O. F. of the southern district of
Dauphin county will give an entertain
ment in White's hall, James and Ver
beke streets, next Monday eveniug, to
which all Odd Fellows are cordiallv in
vited. This entertainment promises,
to be one of the best ever given by
ihe association. It has been intimated
that Roy D. Beeman will be boosted
for the office of Grand Warden of the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. The
Lebanon quartet will be a feature of
the entertainment, and the following
program will be rendered:
Opening cde; invocation, Past Grand
A. G. Murray; piano duet, Misses
Deardorf and Titzel; "Days of '49,"
Lebanon quartet: recitation, "When
Papa Got His Bumps," Master Gilbert
Lyons; "Sallie in Our Alley," Lebanon
quartet; address, the Rev. H. N. Bass
ler; "Farmers' Song," Lebanon quar
tet; "Deacon Jones' Address," John
Fisher; German duet, Lebanon quartet;
piano duet, Misses Deardorf and Titzel;
selection, "Way Back Home,"
non quartet; bass solo, Lebanon quar
tet; installation, followed by refresh
ments.
W1 SUFFERERS
GHM
Letters of Thanks Have
Been Received From
Red Cross Societies
of Four Nations
MORE SUPPLIES
LEAVE TO-DAY
Needy Women of City Have Already
Made Nearly 10,000 Garments and
Demands Are Received Daily for
More Work—Funds Need to Go on
"Very many thanks for the fine
boxes of supplies tihiat you have
sent to be forwardled to Europe. I
am sure you will be glad to know
that we have had most grateful
letters of thanks from the French
Red Cross and from the German
Red Cross, from Dr. A 7 an Dyke,
our Minister in Holland, and Mad
ame Loudon, the wife of the Dutch
Minister of Foreign Affairs, from
the British and Austrian Red Cross
Societies, etc., etc., for all the
splendid supplies that have been
sent them and that hiave been
most gratefully received. If it be
possible in the future to pock sur
gical an.J hospital garments and
supplies in one box, and women's
and children's clothing in another,
it might help the committee in for
warding them and be a help to the
committees that receive them.
"Again witJh many thanks,
"Yours sincerely,
"Mabel T. Ikxirdman.''
That letter, received yesterday by
i Miss Anne McCormick, chairman of
| the Red Cross division of the Home and
I War Relief Committee, shows hew
j grateful the war sufferers are for tha
aid which this community is furnish
ing. Jt shows the wide range of the
benevoJence of this city, which is aid-1
ing the suffers of five stricken coun
tries, while at the same time furnishing
the needy ones of this city with money
without pauperizing them by direct
gifts.
Shipments Made To-day
Shipment of huge boxes o.t' other sup
plies was made-this morning by the
Red Cross and Foreign divisions, and
otters are planned for each week. But
to maintain this weekJy shipment,
i money .is needed. The funds cf the gen
eral committee are practically exhaust
ed, and unleus the citizens respond gen
erously to the solicitors who will call
upon them next week, the splendid work
must be baited. Canvassers will visit
every home during the eoming week, to
secure cash contributions, or pledge i
of regular amounts each week or month.
The Red Cross Division has for
warded ten boxes abroad, cacln box eon-
I taing about 0,500 articles. The boxei
I went to Poland, Servia, Germany and
France. Several more boxes will be
sent abroad next week by this division,
which will go to the Belgians.
Belgian Refugees Aided
The Foreign Division ha; sent about
ten boxes of food and clothing to the
Belgians refugees. All of these were
brought here. In addition, twenty ideal
food boxes to maintain either a baby
for a month, or four adults two weeks,
have been sent; also about hajf dozen
cases of condensed milk and over SIOO
worth of groceries.
Nearly 10,000 garments have thus
far been cut and made by the women
of needy and deserving families in
Harrisburg. The material for these
garments has been bought here; it has
been cut and the garments have been
made here. The material has been
i bought at wholesale prices; the cutting
has been practically donated and the
wages paid for the making of the gar
ments has been donated by the people
and paid to those who have bean giv en
the work.
Of the 10,000 garments thus far
made, whatever has been needed for the
use of our own unfortunates, has b?en
first distributed here at home through
the several charitable agencies. The
committee's first thought is for homo
relief, and wherever garments of any
kind are needed for the poor hero at
home, these have first been supplied be
fore any articles were shipped abroad.
Demands for Work Urgent
There are daily demands for more
work, but msterial cannot be bought
and work given unless more contribu
tions are received. Funds are needed,
otherwise the work cannot go forward.
If fumdls are not received, and received
promptly, the work must hesitate and
halt. The Home and War Relief Com
mittee, through its various sub-commit
tees, appeals to the people of Harris
burg to give the canvassers a welcome
reception and to subscribe as generous
ly a« they possibly can. The commit
tee hopes to be able to continue the re
lief work until the first of April when
it is expected that many avenues of
employment will be open to thos e who
are ready and willing to work.
FOR RURAL CARRIER SERVICE
Examination in This City and Millers
burg to FiU Vacancies
The United States Civil Service com
mission announces that an examination
will be held in Harrisburg and Millers
burg, February 13, 1915, from which
examination an eligible register will be
established from which appointments
will be made to the position of rural
carrier in Dauphin county.
A person must be examined in the
county in whieh the postotlice that sup
plies his home is situated and as a re
sult of such examination he may be
come eligible for appointment as a rural
carrier at any postofliee in said county.
Only male citizens of the United States
are eligible.
Application papers can be secured
from the secretary of the board of ex
aminers at Harrisburg and MillerSburg
and should be filed with the commis
sion at least ten days before the day of
examination. From this examination
certification will likely De made to fill
the position of rural carrier at Union
Deposit, Pa.
A Poor Remedy
"I notice a man who had a cold in
his head has committed suicide."
"Poor follow! Now what fool friend
could have advised him to try that
remedy?"— Philadelphia Ledger.
m action, and the Bell Telephone's ||
M . the livest little worker and salesman on his H
' force. m
|| You never know what big profits a few cents M
a day in telephone service can add to the bal- f|
|| ance sheet, until you peep in at the other fellow. ||
H Say "What are the rates ?" to the Business H ,
|| Office.
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The Bell Telephone Co. of Pa. /" A % 1;
S. B. Watts, Local Manager, p( jUSI |s) M
210 Walnut St., Harruburg, Pa.
f THE DAILY FASHION H7NT\ |
Embroidery batiste and filet net are used| color, the batiste white with raised Frenen
his season on smart lingerie gowns, as Ir,lTA ro '? erypa ' e * reen , , » tln r,: * in * s ™ 9
1 skirt hem Is held out by an especially
hli model. The filet net Is of cream | heavy piped fold.
y A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT is
"■ a receipt that you have deposited
money in this bank for the use of which
we pay you 3 per cent, interest for
periods of 4 months and longer. The
initial deposit need not be a large one—
slo.oo for instance. The idea is to in
crease the amount regularly, and by
renewing the certificate every 4 months
your money will be earning compound
interest.
It's an ideal system of saving which is practiced
by thousands of persons of all classes.
a 21,3 Market Street
Capital, $300,000 Surplus, $300,000 L_J
Open for deposits Sat. evening from H to Hr 1
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