Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-16
EVENING Chat

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DR.. John j. Mullowney, assistant
ehlef medical inspector and one of
the active spirits in the brilliant corps
OF men about DIR. Samuel c.. Dixon,
Fennsylvania's s commissioner of Health
mas edited a book on the inside of the
Shlnese revolution which gives new
llgnt on the remarkable upheaval that
ended monarchical rule. apparently,
IN the oldest kingdom in the world.
Inc book has just been issued by the
ReNeIl company and is entitled "A
revelation of the Chinese Revolution"
IL Is by "A Chinese compatriot," whose
identity Is probably Veiled through
conmendable desire to save a head,
but 1t has been edited by DR.. Null
IoWney, whose experience as a medi-
cal missionary in Peking gave him
exceptional opportunities to watch the
struggles and whose acquaintance
among the moving spirits enabled him
10 see the politics of the whole scheme.
The book brings to the front a man
whose name has been heard many
times, but dwarfed by the vigorous.
center-of-the-stage policy of the presi-
dent, Huan-Shi-Kai. 1t appears from
the pook that the motive, spirit, was
Geheral Hwang Hsing, a man of re-
iharkaple talents, the man who in exile
is reared by the dictator 1t would
seem that Yuan rode into power by
taxing advantage of the patriotism of
other men and that instead of the man
now enthroned being Chinas only
nope there are men whose ambitions
run IN other lines than those so cal
lously followed out by the president.
Ir. Mullowney, who organized the
Hrst Red Cross corps in North China.
saw the mastery manner in which
the revolution was handled by Hwang
alIu comments upon the way in which
ne carried out Fabian tactics and
saved an army from annihilation, The
pook points out how the movement
ior overthrow of the Manchus was led
py Hwang. who is only 80 years old.
ana who began the reform efforts
whlch drove the dynasty from the
throne when he was little more than n
iad. He studied in Toxic and when
ne went back to China had to fly for
his life. The book brings in DR., Sun
hat-Sen and gives the real inside of
the movement which attracted the at
tentlon OF the world and which bids
Ialr TO reappear with renewed force
Hwang is mentioned as the leader of
tne Dare to Dies" and his editor pre-
ulcts that impartial judgment will give
the credit for the revolution where II
belongs. -
The committees of the Engineers'
Society in charge of the arrangements
tor the economy and efficiency con-
terence to be held in this CITY next
month is going about obtaining pub-
lcity IN a quiet way. waiting until the
polltlcal storm subsidies and trusting
that the war excitement will have
suosloed somewhat about the time the
conference rolls around. The commit
tee has prepared sets of stickers to go
on the backs of envelopes and in other
ways TO attract attention to the big
meeting of business men, safety ex
perts engineers and others which will
be held here.
Harry S. McDevitt. who is in charge
OF the arrangements of DR.. Brum-
oaugh while he is speaking in the
campaign, is somewhat of a humor-
list.
The other day he went through the
city and friend inquired how the
doctor was getting along.
He's got twenty-eight pounds of
sIndrops and is going strong" was
McDevitt's reply
DR.. Brumbaugh is an old time
speaker and he uses gumdrops To keen
ms voice oiled up. AS a consequences
he is in good form whenever he has
to make speech.
CONGRESSMAN Palmer, who is an
other oiu hand at speech making, is
one of the few men who speaks n9nch
VINO INDUCES in smoking. Palmer is
fond OF smoking and is seldom with
out cigar. He smokes before sneak
ing and after speaking and carries a
bundle or cigars in his pocket. They
never appear to have any effect on his
voice and he is as fresh with his
tones at the close of a day as at the
start one reason is that he speaks
slowly and enunciates very carefully.
Palmer is one of the best men to take.
say stenographers, because of his
manner of speaking.
street railway men from all parts of
the country, who have been at ATTAIN
tic City this week attending the con-
Nention of the trolley association have
beep showing the greatest interest in
the way the Pennsylvania Public Ser
vice commission is working out its
problems. As matter of fact. most
OF the street railway people were
leary' of the commission when it be-
gan work, but the promptness with
which it ordered complaints. we'll
founded redressed and threw out those
which were actuated by spite won the
trolley people and they have met the
commission half way in its efforts to
adjust complaints about zones for
fares, the height of car steps, crossings
and other matters The change of |
sentiment in a year, in the face of
some of the orders made by the com
mission, is said to have been mark |
ed