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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-18

! tian one. The special meetings were
held only in Christian churches and
chapels. This officials nearly all of
whom are non-Christians, were in
structed to attend which they did, in
full official panoply. The native Chris
tians are mostly of the poorer class.
but the presence of the officials, and
the intimation, from Peking, set the
gentry to finding their way also to the
humble churches of the missions.
A High Official Recruit
Mr.. Holman was present in Hong
kong when Mr.. Wen. the minister of
foreign affairs for Chekiang province,
was baptized and admitted to the
Presbyterian Church. The accession of
so eminent a mandarin created great
discussion. Mr.. Wen had long been a
student of the Christian doctrine, but
/ was led to public action by George
Sherwood Eddy. the American Y. M.
c. A. evangelist who has been conduct
ing a remarkable series of meetings in
China.
Considerable trepidation was ex-
pressed by the officers of the church as
to whether this eminent dignitary
would be willing to submit to the Sc
we're catechising and tests which are
preliminary to church membership. A
committee was sent to sound him and
/ to explain the situation. When he was
| told that the church is a democracy,
| and that one member stands on an
equality with every other, and that all
submit to the same examination, Min
| democratic the better. That is just as
+, it should be, and the way I under
| stand Christianity. | want you to ask
me every question that you would ask
any other catechumen. They did, and
{ his eminence is now member in good
and regular standing of the Presby-
! terian Church in China.
An Americans Achievement
When 1 asked Mr.. Holman what is
| his most outstanding impression, after
| eight months of contact with missions
| he replied instantly: THE character
of the missionaries. Their fine quail
| ity, their efficiency, their many-sided
| industry, their unselfish Christianity,
are the biggest thing in Asia. 1
CHANGED to be present in group or
eleven missionaries of one denomf-
nation when word came that, because
| of the war. their salaries are to be cut
| so per cent. 1 made notes of their
| comments Not one grumbled or was
| bitter. The nearest to criticism ex-
pre- sed avs a semihumorous inquiry
as to whether the board secretaries
salaries had been cut in half also.
Americans have no conception of
the magnitude of the social service
work done by these missionaries.
| know one missionary's wife, a ply
| sician, who cares for twenty thousand
patients a year, conducts Bible classes.
leads prayer circle, keeps house, and
| keeps her temper
/ Mr.. Holman came up with George
| Sherwood Eddy's meetings in more
| than one OF the seven Chinese cities
| where they were held. The average
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-18
Cumberland Valley Railroad
TIME TABLE
In Effect May "a. 1914.

TRAINS leave HarrisbuTg-
For Hagerstown, Chambersburg, Car
Isle, Mechanicsburg and intermediate
stations at .5.lS 5;99 1i5S .liSo y 11;6s a. m.
Additional trains for Carlisle and
Mechanicsburg at GAS a. IN. 2:1S, 3:27.
$40, $3.50 a. m.
s11:53 a. m, 2:1s, '3:40. 5:32 and 6:30
sDaiIy. All other trains daily except
Sunday. I'll. A RIDDLE,
J. II. TONGE. @. p. A
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pose to turn the German territory over
to China.
Nowadays a man cannot even take
moving pictures in the East without
getting into the current of public af-
fairs there. Like every other returned
traveller Mr.. Holman is enthusiastic
over Americas unique influence and
possibilities in the Orient.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-18
Celebrating Japan's Victory

This Investigator has warm words
for the japanese, and for their sin
cere desire to remain friends with
America. He says that the relations
between Koreans and Japanese are
steadily growing better. The feeling
aroused by the conspiracy trials has
largely died down, and Mr. Holman
received the impression from the Japa-
nese that, as an expression of good
will toward Christianity and toward
America. the five Christians still in
prison, including Baron Yum Chi Ho,
would be liberated by imperial am
nesty, in connection with the coro>
nation ceremony.
Mr. Holman was present at Naga-
salxi's celebration of the news of the
fall of Tsing-Tau. He says there were
ten thousand persons participating in
a great lantern parade through the
city and UP to the hills beyond. 1t was
a spectacle. of uncommon beauty. The
Japanese are greatly elated over their
victory.
For time the Chinese were per-
turbed over the presence of the Japa-
nese on their territory, but the excite
ment has calmed down. The most
thoughtful foreigners express con.
fidence in the sincerity of Japan's pur-
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attendance at these distinctively Chris
tian and evangelistic meetings was
three thousand persons, mostly of the
student class. A former speaker of the
national assembly. Mr.. c. II. Wang,
interpreted Mr.. Eddy's addresses.
There were about seven thousand Gin
quirers" at these meetings; and the
missionaries declared them real re-
ViVal
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
TURNING LOSS TOPROFTT

Whenever the fact gets clearly
impressed on people that certain
things can be done for them by
governmental administration, better
and cheaper than those same things
can be done otherwise, we will see
rapid crystallization of the senti-
ment for public ownership.
st. Louis pays S45,000 a year ID
private contractors to remove its
garbage, and gives the garbage to
the contractors. From it they make
grease, fertilizers, ct cetera. The
contractors, of course, make profit.
Now the board of works has in
Nestigsted and reported that if the
town will establish S35O,0O0 plant,
it can handle its own garbage, and
instead of paying out $4,000 can
plake q profit of 100000 a year.
A couple of years ago the CON-
Iaissioners of this District explained
to Congress just how that same
thing could be done here. The pro-
posal has been recommended and
recommended again.
In st. Louis steps have been taken
promptly to provide the money and
adopt the modern method.
In Washington, nothing has been
done at all.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1914.
CONGRESSMAN BREMNER

Congressman Bremner of New
Jersey, whom DR.. Howard 4. Kelly
sought to cure of cancer by use of
radium valued at S100,0nN, IS said To
be at the point of death. Apparent
ly, the radiuns treatment has failed.
1t is too early to say definitely
whether the experiment in Mr.
Bremncr'S case has been of value to
science. Because radium has failed
TO cure him, it cannot he concluded
that radium does not have its DIS
tinct dses in cancer treatment. How
ever, thousands of sufferers the
country over and the world over, and
their friends, cannot fail to Ge deep
u disappointed at the outcome
judged purely from the curative side.
Whatever lesson the treatment of
III. BreIlner may be found 10 teach,
there is, however, this 70 lie said:
The whole country has looked on in
admiration and will remember With
the profoundest respect the heroism
Of q man who, believing his doom to
be sealed, has gone through his or
Geal WITH smile on his lips. 1t is n
lesson in courage if not in cure u
cancer
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
THE PINDELL DECLINA-
TON.

Whatever may have been the rea-
sons leading Henry NJ. Pindell, of
Peoria, TO decline to go to St. Pc
tersburg to serve as ambassador to
Russia, it is certain the country has
cause for qualification that Mr.. Pir-
cell has declined and that some other
person will be sent in his stead.
Mr.. Pmdell complains that he mas
been put in false light by some of
the newspapers. Granting that he
may have some cause fo~ complaint,
1t is neI ertheless true that the i'm
preston on the public mind was
strong that his appointment was a
political deal pure and simple. one
which did small credit to those who
were concerned in it or TO the State
Departments ideas Of the require
nents of the diplomatic field.
Had Mr.. Pindell gone to st. Pc
tersburg, ne would have gore under
ciccumstanc noes almost certain to i'm
pair his usefulness. The Administra-
ton seems to have made up Its mind
to try to get rev Russian treaty
negotiated. The weed and highly
important Jewish passport problem
has to he dealt with. The situation
calls for diplomacy Of a high order
end for 2 diplomat as TO whom tie
Russian government will entertain
no doubts. Mr.. Pirdell did we'll TO
drop out, and the Administration is
probably fortunate thai he has
cropped out The theory thai there
IS nothing to he business oil dipIO-
m2cy, that years of diplomatic
training count for nothing, is one
advanced just now in high quarters,
Lu. there are conditions al least,
wherein the nations diplomatic bust
ness cannot be lodged il 100 @kiIled
Hands. This is z good time, With
our foreign relations badly tangled
as they are, 10 disregard politics ard
consider merit alone in the choice of
and ministers.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03

IF YOU arc a proprietor, manager
or superintendent OF 4 distillery YOU
will live longer than most of your
friends. but IL YOU are the proprietor,
manager, or superintendent OF
brewery, YOU are apt to die long be-
fore your friends who are not en-
gagged in the liquor business.
II YOU are 4 hotel man, owning
bar, but not personally serving
liquor, Your chance Of life is much
below normal, and if you attend bar
your life will be still shortened fur
ther.
These facts and many others tend
ing TO show that proximity to in
tONicants results in rapid shortening
Of life have been compiled by the big
insurance companies, and have been
published in large book. copies OF
which have been received by all in
sursnce agencies in the last few
days.
The tables j" the book SHOW the
number or deaths TO be expected
among all persons in the community.
regardless OF occupation. in given
period, and on that basis The figures
SHOW:
Among the prvprictors. superintcnd-
Cnts and managers Of hotels. the
numDcr OF deaths is - per cent above
normal among tiIUs" not attending
bar; among those atteudir; bar the
number is ~ per CcGt above normal.
Among propric;orS, supcrintCndcnts
% and managers OF saloons. billiard
halls, pool room and bowling alleVS
where liquors are sold. the number
Of deaths among those not attending
bar IS 81 pc cent above normal, but
among those attending bar the num-
Der OF deaths is only - per cent
above nO"mal-th" difference prob
The Washington times., 1914-02-03

enterprises; but surely an aero race
round the world would BE- i fitting
exercise in commenoration of such
a triumph.
Four hundred. less -four years. ago
Magellan. desertilg his Portuguese
allegiance, gave his promise TO Spair
to tird Z way round America to Asia,
ard kept it. 1t took him an irde-
teln1inable distance down the bar
lier coast of Argentina ard Pata-
goria to fifty degrees south. It was
long afterwards that Henry Iiudson
TIED to get round the northern end
of the continent, and lost his life in
Hudson bay.
Aviation is now about where navi-
CATION was then. Going round the
earth in an airship will mean taking
just about such an indirect course
as Magellan had 70 pursue, or as
Henry Hudson would have pursued
had he found the northwest passage.
The racers will discover the latter
fo!' aeroplares, and portion of il
Will lie across the Boring strait, five
degrees north of the Arctic Circle.
This is, of course, very roundabout.
But while it has taken 800 years to
the necessity of zigZagging
from one Pole to the other to pass
this continent in any kind of bottom
at all, the remaining four of this
fourth century may suffice 70 see fly
ing ships, as we'll as steamships, get
around without seeing ice.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03

Both the trolley anG the horse
drawn vehicle killed fewer persons in
1913 than they killed in either 1911
or 1912; but the automobile increased
the number of its victims enormous
~. The motor car has increased ir
numbers and the death toll has
mounted out of all proportion to
growth of population ard motoring.
There are going to be more cars.
E1any more, as the years go On-but
Ike present death rate Of one person
lCr every working day is Gisgraceful-
j. large already.
. 1t would seem that pedestrians
have become more coutious; the fn-
Unes on deaths caused by trolley cars
would indicate that. The trolley car
is now about as slow as II car De and
retain its usefulness. In that re-
spect it differs from the automobile.
which serves only the individual, vet
IS rushed on the most trivial errand.
Nobody can reflect upon the in
creasing ratio Of motor car billings
without being shocked to a realiza-
tion that this ghastly record must
be checked.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
AT HOMES

Mrs. Arthur u. Rouse. OF kentucky,
will receive this afternoon.
s.
Mrs. Charles Ray Dean. o. the Bur
ngton. will receive tomorrow and on
February Il!
Mrs. Montgomery L. Danforth will
be at home tomorrow and next Wed
neSday at the Portsmouth.
Mrs. Orlando II. Smith and Miss Lam
cite Hine Smith will not receive to-
MORROW. but they will be at home the
following Wednesdays of the month.
Mrs. Frederick w. MatteSon and Miss
Matteson, of 5S5S Woodley lane. will re-
ccive next Friday and February Il.
The CONGRESSIONAL women al the RuC
lii gton. Mrs. Garner. Miss Slemp. Mrs.
Williams. Mrs. F'itz Henry, Mrs. Bark
lev. and Mrs. HinebauGh. will not be
ut horne today. but will receive next
TuesdaN
Tho Bishop Ot Washington and Miss
Douglass will be at home tomorrow at
O'Ciock.
Mrs. r. T. Mana viii be lt hoEtc 20
morrow and the following wednesdays
IN February.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
What's S on the Program, in
Washington Today

Meetings. evening:
Masunic- National Lodge. 30. l.: AgulIlus.
No. p: MvrOn NJ Parker. No. =. and King
David, No. :: Lafayette Cha pler. No },
and Washington Naval Lodge. No %.
Royal Arch, Mithras Lodge OF PerIec'ipn
80. !. Scottish Ri.c: mZpan Chapter. No s.
CTGer OF th' Eastern Star.
odd Fellows Washington Lodge, No. {.
Golden Rule. 40. 4. and Amity. No. =
Red Mcn-Idaho Tr!bc. No 10, Northeast
Temple: Wanet5 Ogncil. No. 8. Degree OF
PUcahontas. Firth and g streets northwest
Knights OF PyJIils-N chs-cr Lodge NJ ::
Excelsior No. II, Capital, No. -. ant
Myrtle. 70. ..
4-cumg International Cus,om cutters Ay.o-
citation. New Nilard. exhibits IN small
haIlIoom aUd mcc.iuss in large balIrJuhr;
reception "'c.Iing. ltrs" L4ilr"oIn.
Hansani. red room. New Willard. i-6 .. m
Hearing" b. Interstate Commerce Co.nmls-
. sion nezzaniuc lu,r. New willard.
FIOr,s,s' 'Iub. ~ y street northwest. ID. IN
AUIU1l "ncanpuIca, department Of the I'u.u-
uIas g. \. r.. ~ Pennsy lvaHla ~ cuuc
northwest - p. u.
Columbia delights citizens Association :
Stephens Parish lian Fourteenth street
near irving. .. ui.
California sIa;e hsso.iattom Chamuer q:
Commerce rooms. S y. ~.
Lecture, The Thought Factor in S4Ics.lt m
ship" Dale II. CarnsGe". y. NJ. =. A. to-
National Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Of America. National Hotel.
Lecture COLOMBIA and Her People, C,urlsg
T.. Hari, auditorium National Museum.
social service Conference. A~chdeacorrv o,
Washington. Epiphany Parish Hall. D. IN
/ ecture ''SloUa War Songs" Miss Frsucis
: ,ccturc. The Genius IN Musical EduCat .1I
George Henry Howard. Public Llbrar-. 5
Fedora W",uuns Equality Association. r,d
parior. New Ebbitt. go D. n.
Concer, and dance. Columbia Umiyersit.. GIee
club, ballroom Raleigh. p. al.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
CONVENTION OF CAN
NERS.

According to published figures,
American exports of preserved foods
last year reached the astounding to-
tai of 3,OOO,OOO,0OO cans. Yet the
Gamers of the country, who assemble
in Baltimore this week Tor their an
nual convention, regard this IS mere
ly beginning. They moi only real
izc that there is a great opportunity
to expand tho export trade in their
products. but they are preparing eff
fectively to q after it.
This is the spirit which mas made
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
CHANGE OF INAUGURAL
DATE.

Once more, the question of change
OF inaugural date and of the time of
beginning Congress has been side
tracked. The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee has decided to report adverse
ly the Shafroth resolution carrying O.
proposed constitutional amendment
intended to change to January the
date of inauguration and the time
for the beginning of each new Con-
gross. This means in all likelihood
that the present Congress will not
take the matter up seriously and
that it will go over to the succeed
ing Congress or some future Con-
greSs to act.
Just why solution of this question
should be evaded so continuously is
rot easy to see, at least from the
public standpoint. In the light of
experience, no sound reason can be
given for the continuance of the
present date, March A, for inaugurals
and for the beginning of the Con-
gress term. Some good reasons have
been advanced for holding the III
auguration later, at a time when
the weather is likely to be more pro-
pitiods than on March 4. And some
good reasons have also been ad-
v&nced for holding them earlier n
the year. The present trend of SEN
timent in Congress is clearly in the
direction of having both the Presi-
Dental term and the terms of Sena-
tors and members of the House be-
gin in January, as near as feasible
TO the time when they are elected.
Certainly, nothing can be said in Jus
tifcatiOn of The present arrangement
that works out so that a member OF
Congress, who is elected in Novem.
Der, does not actually begin TO serve
in the legislative body until the first
Monday in December, more than 2
year after election. Time has
proved the unwisdom of this ar
rangement and the interest of good
government demands change. Con-.
gross should address itself to the
submission of an amendment and not
follow the policy of evading the
question year after year, as it has
Leen doing for an indefinite period.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
ZONE OF UNCERTAINTY.

Acting secretary Galloway is giving a
great deal of attention to meat inspec-
tion and pure food matters. He is con-
vinced that the uncertain zone between
the FEDERAL and State jurisdictions and
the fact nanv of the States do not pass
adequate laws and take other adequate
steps to require pure meats and foods
within their own borders are largely
responsible for existing deficiencies.
II the States would enact laws in har-
mony with the Federal Government on
meat inspection and pure foods and the
plan were carried out of harmonious ac-
tiun between the Federal GoveTnEent
ard the States DR.. Galloway is con-
,inced the country would soon have
comparatively pure meat and pure foods.
He holds that there are grave troubles
in the present situation, and that much
bad meat, unfit for consumption, is
found in. the markets. This he believes
is almost entirely due to failure of the
States to deal as strictly with the intra-
state meat business as they should.
Experts Inspect System.
With respect to the Federal meat in
specticn system, of which there is sharp
criticism, the Department of Agriculture
docs not admit there Is a great deal OF
fault Soon after Secretary Houston
took charge Of the department four eX-
peTts. among them DIR. Sedgewick of
Cornell, were named to look into the
neat inspection service. Two of these
experts have made their reports and the
The Washington times., 1914-02-03

others are expected before long. The
apartment will publish them when they
are all in.
It Is known that the two who have
reported have commended most features
OF the service and have limited their
recommendations for improvements to
those of a minor nature.
However, the department is working
on notifications of existing regulations,
Will be stricter than the old ones. Act
ing Secretary Galloway says II is the
purpose to tighten up the regulations
wherever IL is practicable to do so.
Sausage Regulations.
zone OF the meat products tie depart
nient has had much trouble with is
sausagc' Some time ago, regulations
were but into force calculated to shut
ont Of interstate trade sausage which
was chiefly corp~~meal and water or
which contained other substances still
r,ore remote from the ingredients OF
good sausage.
This was no sooner done than sau-
sage manufacturers hastened to the de-
partment in drovcs and pleaded. in
saw fit for the public to consume under
the guise of sausage.
The department, however. lid not give
way. II has been under great pressure
from: the sausage makers, but tho new
regulations will not let down in respect
to this product. In fact, assurance is
given that they will not let down any
where along the line. but will become
more. strict.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
THE PURE FOOD
LAW.

One Of the most interesting ten
dencies of the present session of Con-
gCess is to take no backward step in
the pure food law, but to strength
en- that law and put teeth in it. Vari-
ous bills are being introduced which
indicate that tendency. Whether any
OF them are enacted this session It is
too early to say but at any rate they
are certain, some of them, sooner o.
later to be enacted.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon
has introduced one such measure
wilich is intended to do away with
much of the doping and adulterating
of food products which now prevails.
True, the pure food law already has
helped conditions, bat there is still
a vast field to be covered. Senator
Cltamberlain's bill, which would ap7,
ply to the District and to the country
generally, would so change the law
as to make jail sentences mandatory
instead Of permitting the courts 70
impose fines. The present law has
worked out in such fashion that for
offenseS meriting severe punishments
riGiculously light fines are oftentimes
imposed. Senator Chamberlain takes
the position that until food manufac-
turers are sent to Jail for defraud-
ing the public they will continue to
do it. Whether this particular bill
becomes law or not, this can be said
of it, that it is symptomatic of =
strong public feeling that the pure
food law must be made more strin-
gent and be more rigidly enforced.
The Washington times., 1914-02-03
King Alcohol EXacts Heavy Death
Toll From Faithful Subjects

ably being accounted for by the fact
that those attending bar must be "on
the job" or that they see so much
of the STUFF that thog learn to let
II alone.
Among proprictors. managers and
SuperintendentS of brewerics, the
mImber of deaths is % per cent
|bOve normal: among the clerks. the
cNCcss is only 50 per cent. while
a,m"ng the fOrcmen. malsters and
others who have regular allowances
OF lcer daily. the number of deaths
jumps TO s. per cent above normal.
Among prOprietOrs, managers and
Superintendents o. distIlleries. the
number OF deaths is below normal by
u per cent. but among the statesmen
ana collectors who frequently sample
the distilleries' products the number
OF deaths Is IS per cent above nor
wa'.
Among employees of wholesale
liquor houses. the number OF deaths
OF proprietOrs and managers is - per
cent above the average for mankind
generally. but among the clerks the
excess above normal is only 10 per
cent.
In restaurants King Booze eXacts a
heavy toll The number of deaths
among proprietors not personally
serving liquor is 80 per cent above
the normal death rate for the COM
runity. and among walters in hotels.
restaurants and clubs where intoyi-
c"ntS are served the death rate Is
- per cent above that for the COM
mUnity generally.
among grOCers who run bars in
their stores, the death rate is 81 per
cent above the normal rate for the
entire community.
nc highest death rate found b.
th" insurance companies i among
.TinerS in metalliferous mines. the
rJmheT Of deaths In that class being
l:6 per cent above the normal for the
Community at large. Coal mining is
laUch less hazardous.