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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
THREE PLAYS IN ONE

Members of the Brotherhood of Trim
ity Lutheran Church will present a play
in Technical High School Auditorium on
Thursday night. January 29. The play
part including two sketches, "Uncle
Dicks Mistake" and THE Long Lost
Nephew" the second part Is entitled
'Ths New Night School,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
WEAK PREACHERS
GET EVANGELIST
DIR. ]. Ritchie Smith Declares Min
listers, Far Too Often,
Are Lazy

During a sermon
yesterday morning,
in which he asked
for the personal
touch in religious
work, the Rev. DR..
j. Ritchie Smith,
pastor of Market
Square Presbyte-
rian Church, made
the statement that
in many cases the
employment of an
evangelist is a
frank confession of
weakness on the
part of a church
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
HEAD CUT IN FIGHT

During a fight in the Chestnut Street
Markethouse, on Saturday night, T. Il.
Pearson, of I'LL James street, was
knocked down and his head badly lac
Grated. John Fordney was given a
hearing by Mayor Royal on the charge
of knocking Pearson down. Pearson Is
,at the Harrisburg Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
PARENT-TEACHERs, SOCIAL,

Halifax. Pa. Jan. 26.--On Wednes.
day evening there will be held in the
Methodist Episcopal Church here a
parent-teachers' social. at which time
Humphrey c. Deibert will entertain
bhe audience.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
RROKE THREE RIBs

William Nelson, III years old, of PA
Shaffer street, fractured three ribs
when he fell twenty five feet from a
scaffold at 215 Summit street, Satur-
day night. He walked to the Harris
burg Hospital after his fall. He said
he was inspecting the scaffold.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
Evening Coats and Wraps Reduced

5000 mole cloth, i'll late style with
elephant sleeves; lined with SINNERS
satin. Clearance price ...... .St5.OO
$59.50 Hunters green crushed velvet
coat, with elephant sleeves Clearance
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

Washington, jan 26.-That mo.
people are honest is the contention tf
julius ]. Dukas. president of the He
brew Free Loan Society of this city,
In ms annual report filed yesterday.
In the twenty-five years of its EXIST
ence the society has lost less than one
per cent, of money loaned on charac-
ter as the only security.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

price .................. $3.50
$500 and $3.50 brocade velvet coats:
in blue and garnet, lined throughout
with silk and trimmed with fur collar and
cuffs Clearance price ... $3.50
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
Bible Conference On

Bible Conference On. - The third
monthly Bible conference of the Har-
opened this afternoon in the First Bap-
tlst Church. F. c. jennings, of New
YORK City, who will conduct the two
day session, talked on the question rs
the Bible the Word of God?" There
VIII be sessions this evening and to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

DR.. Smith said the minister is often
lazy when he gets an evangelist to
come in and do the work he himself
should be doing
He said it pays to have the personal
touch in religious work just as much
as in the political world, where it is
known that the politician who comes
in contact with men is the successful
man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

5000 navy and black broadcloth coats,
Ill three-quarter length; velvet collar and
revers; lined throughout with satin.
Clearance price .......... $12.5O
$1,000 full length astrakhan coats in
brown and taupe. lined throughout with
klnners satin, large shawl collar. frog
fastening Clearance price ..... $500
$3.50 black Arabian lamb coats, shawl
collar, seven-eights length; frog fasten-
ing. Clearance price ..... $3.50
$1,000 Salts astrakhan coats in black.
brown and taupe; Skinner's satin lining;
plush collar and cuffs; frog fastening.
Clearance price ...... $500
Szo.oO blue stripe novelty weave brown
and navy coats, with patch pockets and
deep cuffs; tailored model. Clearance
-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
Beginning Tomorrow
Beginning Tomorrow
Final january Clearance Of Women's
and Misses Coats
Hundreds of Garments for Street and Evening W.
90 at Prices Indicating the Biggest Savings of the

| he most important coat disposal of the Win
ter season occurs tomorrow in the opening of an
absolute clearance of Our entire stock of street
and evening garments. There are scores of STYLES
and hundreds of garments to be entered in this
notable clearance--so you may come with the ex-
pectation of finding rare values.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
MEMBER OF FAMOUS MOSBY,S
RANGERS DIES IN VIRGINIA
BY associated Pres,

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. 26.--Word
was received here to-day of the death
OF captain E. Il. Thomson. member
of the famous Mosby's Rangers during
the Civil War. at Clarendon, Va. aged
I6. Death WAS due to pneumonia
SAYS MOST PEOPLE ARE HONEST
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
Surprised BY Great .snop..

Clayton Albert Smucker was heard last
night by the largest auuience that has
assembled In Stevens Memorial Church
1or many day.. His theme was "The
secret or Jesus" He preached for al
most one hour without notes and he
had something to say. From the be-
ginning to the close of the service
everything was worth hearing. DIR
Smucker reported last night that at the
AFTERNOON service of yesterday sol peo-
pie attended. Many new members were
received at the morning service. Meet
night THIS week, except Saturday, at
James Henry Darlington, bishop of the
D1ocese of Harrisburg. will celebrate
the rites of confirmation upon a large
class at the Trinity Church, Shamo-
kin, on Wednesday evening
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

5000 American Beauty brocade velvet
coat, with squirrel collar and cuffs. Re-
uuCeu 10 .................. $3.50
Dives Pomeroy & Stewart Second Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

rreach 70 Mail Men. - The Land
Marks or Our Republic" was the sub.
Ing by the Rev. Henry Nelson Bassler
at the Second Reformed Church to the
employees of the Harrisburg Post Office.
More than 175 employees, including
seats in the auditorium. Special music
was the feature of the evening. The
Rev. Mr.. Bassler told of the gradual
fbboi3tl0n fbe Tafd 81 the postal service from
from hamlet to hamlet with his mes
sage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
should Reform Scarlet womeu

should Reform Scarlet Women.
That 1t is futile to drive scarlet women
from one city to another was the opin-
ion expressed by Evangelist William
p. Minges at a meeting held for wo-
men In the Fourth Street Church of
Christ yesterday. He said efforts should
be made to reform these women. He
put the blame on the men. He said
also that women who play cards for
prizes are no better than the youth
who shoots crap or CANDLES with cards
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
Clearance of Small Lots of
furniture Before Inventory

Some OF these pieces show scratch and there from
shipping or handling Sharp are the order this
week the final week before stockaking
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

Henry Miller, the present pastor, the
Rev; H. X. Lentz. and the Rev. H. N.
Fegley, of Mechanicsburg The Rev.
Dr.. !: Chantry Hoffman. president Of
the Home Mission Board of the Luth-
eran Church. of Philadelphia, and the
Rev. Mr.. Fehr had charge of the even
ing services.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

Try Telegraph Want Ads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
Celebrate Anniversary. = The tenth

Celebrate Anniversary. The tenth
anniversary of the founding of the
Holy Communion Lutheran Church
Seventeenth and State streets. was ceie-
brated yesterday. A debt of 81 900 was
tors and parishioners of the church de-
livered addresses. The morning service
was in the charge of the first pastor
ley and the sermon was preached BY
the Rev. DR.. j. A. Haas, president of
the Muhlenberg College. In the after
noon short addresses were delivered by
the Rev. w. III. Fehr. the second pas
tor: the Rev. III. A. Loeser. the Rev. J.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

When he does. he finds Il man Of affairs
who will lend The money ON on such
rates as prevail in Thar community. II
il easier Ia find twenty persons with
900 or a hundred with 800 each. In
Eastern States and in European .coua-
tries working people and persons Of
small means put by their saving in saw
ings banks which pay :! and 1 per cent
on lime deposits. The savings banks as
semble many hundred millions of dol
lars. The deposits in the Postal savings
banks Of this nation alrca,k amount 10
Si0. 900. OU0. although they pay oslv : per
cent interest. People of small means
are the greatest source Of cheap money
their money builds skyScrapcrs. factor
les. ships. railroads. telegraph and telc-
phone systems. etc. which il asSehmlcd
IN This wise: The enterprise may he put
into bonds 0f 80 each. bearing | To &
per cent interest. Concerns which make
u business of selling such securities fur
nish The money desired and sell these
bonds Ia investors in such securities.
among which will le clerks. bookkcep-
CTS. lslppffI>. >tuttl tfItHtI>. DEtltHtT>.
professional people and all kinds Of non
In IncSS people. Thus j. capital ASSEM-
hlcd which finances big enterprises. The
rich do not. rs some people suppose. fur
ni>h cheap money. they borrow and uso
the money Of non business people.
Every one Of Uncle Sans industries.
except his greatest. agriculture. has
worked out methods Of getting TO the
source If cheap money.
There are land loan and trust com
panicS throughout this Hatisn. They
operate in this way: They will take up
land notes drawing : 10 10 per cent and
sell them in the East N u rate that will
net The Investors ) and q per rent per
annum on each note. In this way they
make from ; 10 ) per cent per annnm on
each note. This j. lcgitimato. | onl,
~Ipeniion il 10 prove that our land SccIri-
ties can and do find cheaper money than
the local markets offer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
NATIONAL AID PROPOSED.

\ bill now before Congress opo
Ia authorize the organization Of land
mortgage banks with Federal Supcrvi
sion. the same rs National banks. These
laIrl mortgage banks will make loans os
land notes where the title j. good Ia the
extent of half the appraised value of
tAc land. The mortgage hank will see
that the title is gsod and that the value
is there. just as baaks u~snslly do. They
will file these notes with Tnlc Sam.
who will authorize the bank tn issue it's
own bonds or promises Ia pay in sach
denominations rs are easiest sold, not Ia
exceed in the aesrc9atc the sam Of the
Mortgages and notes held.
Cnsle Sam requires that these banks
must lend money on land notes aud mort
cages not exccedin. | per ccNt above
what they cam sell the bonds for. 81 If
the bank pays , per cent on its bonds.
the borrower will pay q per cent. which
H. from | 10 , per cent less than other
loan companies now make. Uncle sam
j. going 10 encourage l6S land banks by
lending them his postal savings funds.
This money is now used in
ami draws ; per cent annual interest.
iicnotorth mi, money will he loaned Ia
the mortgage banks. who will let the
farmers have il.
Before u of these banks can bc or
ganised IN Texas. We will have Ia adopt
the Torrcons system of land title regis
traiiHI. We should have done this long
ago. The money people pay to record
titles would build mp 4 fund ample to
insure I'LL land titles and leave an i'm
mcnsc surplus besides.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
GREAT WITS At A. G.. M. AS
Is SHOWN o. THIS

College Station. Texas. Nav The
radriS M the Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical college are great wits. Wit
less this story. When war talk was 10
losncrd themselves ~ ready Ia 20 ~
he front one boy hung from his win
low u sign bearing the words. II. :.
I,ceruitin. Station. Recruits wanted
On Mexican >kirmi>hc>.f The following
lay this banner was unfurlcd from the
I'll ioinins room: Measures for track
suits taken here"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

Is honest. intelligent. industrious asd
capable Of paving out tn ltHd and alc
land il worth the money. the court buys
the land for him or tnkcs mp his Notes
and gives him forty years m , per cent
interest in which Ia pay. The county
must sec that the State aocs not lose IL
fund. Every proposed loan IL adver-
iised and the people knowing the ~
~ "a be responsible Ia the Stale assist
in preventing IN unworthy or unsafe
ease from getting rhroueh.
Inasmuch a. the people II the state
have adopted this plan. 10 IL consider
ID CLOSELY before Diminishing or adgncit.
ing il. for remember W. are not writing
Y, political platform. but studying 4
~nsolern question IN economies or State
raft which j. now upon rs Tor solution.
! will eoutinue this discussion IN anoth.
r article M a later date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

range The security which j. the best in
The world. 81 that il H. acceptable nj the
source If cheap money. MI Of this j.
cold hlooled between the investors IL
securities and those selling Sinr. The
State j. not interested IN This and should
take no further hand in il other than
providing u law by which the oreahiza
iion> for invading the cheap money mar
kct may bc affected aud then giving tn
VI Organization opportunities 10 borrow
such funds as the government may IL
lending.
The problem of indncin. shifting ZEN
ants who are merely in partnership
Hith the landlord in rubhinc thc soil ~
lis fertility and dividing the Swae. g.
indh e them 10 buy. improve and build
up the soil hey till and bcromc fined
units If strength in their communities
j. clearly 4 concern ~ the State. This
problem is close akin. if not entirely
identical. both in purpose and result. a.
that of general education. II the STATE
would hc strong and enduring il must
educate its citizens and attach them a.
the soil. There is something strengthen
ing i'm the possession and propricIorShrp
IF II piece of land. Deprive people of
this strength aud they become socialists
because their SENSE Of weakness and IN
security comrclS them 10 seize ut straws
as do the drowning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

sick. The trouble seemed to be the
stomach and liver. She suffered
great pain. was unable To get any
thing To help her. She was growing
weaker and weaker. She became
tired of life.
Somebody suggested that she write
TO the Peruna Co. She did so.
Through their advice she began TO
use PeruRa. In a letter from hr ut
this time she says: Through the
use of Peruna / have regained my
health. I took only a bottle and a
hnlf when i was able to sleep and
cat again and nay disap-
reared" No wonder Mrs. Mueller
keeps Psruna in the house. Ender
similar circumstances Peruna would
he I'm every house In the land.
Any one taking Peruna ought To
have a free copy OF the Ills 81 LIFE"
Address Peruna Co. Columbus. Ohio.
Peoele who object 20 liquid medi-
oinss can now obtain Peruna Tablets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
FARM LIFE PROBLEMS.
AND RURAL CREDITS

II is possible for money TO he had BY
Texas farmers IN good land security
mt o per cent and on cotton af ! per cent
IL Is only u question Of arranging the Sc.
curity and taking down the bars which
keep moscy from land securities.
All will agree: That there is much mon
ey in the world TO bc had al | and ! per
cent IL the security is satisfactory: that
there is no better security than aericul-
tural lands and cotton. If the land is
good. well improved and kept n that
condition and TN, cotton is first class
STAPLE. well ginncd. balcd wrapped and
dry, securely housed in a warehouse and
insured.
The evidence il required here il is
all over Europe land security COTS money
ut from 2 Il 10 1 per cent. Money is
not chained down in Europe and u diff
ference Of ! per cent will bring il here
provided the security j. tho kind that
b investor is accustomed "a In many
northern and eastern States money is
seeking investment in good land sccuri-
ties nj ; and q per cent. The cotton ware
house people in Memphis borrow money,
all they want. AT ! per cent. ] have seen
apples - cents a bushcl in Missouri and
So a bushel in Texas. peaches 10 cents
a bushcl in Texas and $3.7J in Cnlora
do. Why? For the same reason that
money is | and q per rent in oyicr States
and countries and : and 10 per cent in
Texas. which is that fruit growers and
fruit consSmers havc no means Of deal
ing directly with each other and the
agencies that bring the two togethcs'
take the differences.
Last summer. while discussing the sub
jucet If Rural Credits with Mc>srS
Wolfe and Cabin of London. the two
beJ authorities in the world on the sub
ject. one Of them said: Money talks Ia
such only as understand it's language.
All one has 10 10 To get cheap money j.
To speak it's language and 20 where il is.
Money has no home affections. 1t hunts
security and interest rates. The first
thing one thinks ~ when contemplating
rural credits is. where il the money Ia
be obtained. This il an unwarranic.l
uneasinoes. Arrange the security 20 il
speaks taIe language that money under.
stands and il will come.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
sOTRCaE OF CHEAP MOXEY.

Suppose enc wishes ~ borrow $4,000
an land security. II is not easy 10 lad
one person who HAS that sum to lend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
THE COLORADO PLAN.

The State Of Colorado is attempting
IN convert tenants into land owners
Colorado has $1,000. O00 of permanent
school funds. This money is being made
available in this way: The counties arc
given the privilege of investing their
proporiionate part in the notes Of pur-
chisc< Of homes. This j. done through
the commissioners court. The court con
sldcrs each individual case. If 4 man
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
GO
Al TO INTERIOR
PARTY or TIiIRTY-FIVE LABOR
EMS REACH HERE FROM ALL
PARTS or SOUTHERN TENAS-
AID START FOR THE MONTER-
REY COUNTRY.

Considerable Speculation WAS caused
here Inst night When n party I'M thirty
five Mrxiran Iabnr,rS arirvrd M the
city on the mcknight train. and imme-
diattly went M the Mrxiran side. Ira
yelling ~ - large u Humbc they were
the objects ~ suspicion on the part 81
officials. and were closely questioned.
The Mexicans caIimed that they
came ~ Brownsville from Laredo
where they had heroine stranded. They
wanted - gef harw INTO Mexico. and
learning that trains were running from
Matamoros "a Monterrey they said
they dee died a. come this way. They
claimed that thee had been employed
rs lahorerS in various parts of .luthern
Texas.
The officials did not hinder their
nassagc to tie M~Nica side. outside *
holding ii,m n few minutes until the
investigation was completed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
X. X. TIME TABLE

To Houston
No. 102. departs $3.50 a. IN.
NJ. l0i. departs ::I5 y. III.
From Houston
M. 10l. arrives l2:l5 n. m.
No. IW,. arrives III 80 n. III.
To Sam Fordyce-
M. LOG. departs $40 n. IN.
From Sam Fordycc-
NJ. lO1. arrives q y. m.
To Mission
NJ. los, departs go y. IN.
From Mission
No. 10J, arrives 1910 a. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
Orr TENANT PROBLEM.

These land mortgage banks will not
entirely enablc the land1ess man Ia buy
a home.
The tenant problem j. less simple than
the getting Of cheap money on lands
worth twice the amount borrowed: al
that - required in that ease is Ia ar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

Mrs. PccriSh saws hat before they were
married Mr.. lecyiSh uSssl ~ say she
should have Il French maid ~ strr~S her
hair every day. AMI now she can't even
urt Il colorcd waman ~ wash her clothes
once 4 week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
WRITE STORIES FOR
MOVING PICTURE PLAYS
New, Spare Time Profession for Men and
and Women One MIN Makes
S..,oJ i'm six MonfhS

S:3',o0 in Six Months.
Owing t. The large number ~ new no
iion picture thcntcrS which are being
opcITrl throughout the country. there il
offered Ia the men AMI women If today
n new profession. namely that Of writ
Ing moving picture PLAYS. Producers are
paving from So 10 $50 FOR each seen.
ario accepted. upon which they can build
4 photo play.
$500 N SIX MONTHS.
As il only requires i few hours time 10
construct 4 complete PLAY Won ear read
lily see the immense possibilities in this
work. One man who gave the idea a
%tryoui. writes that he earned $500 IN six
months II * possible fer an intelligent
person to meet with cqual SucruSS.
One feature Of the work that should
appeal to everyone. j. that the work may
he done M home in spare time. No liter
airy ability is required and women have
as great IN opportunity a. men. Ideas
for plots are constantly turning up and
may he put in n scenario form and sold
for q good price.
PARTICULARS SENT FREE.
Complete particulars ~ this most in
tercsting and profitable profession may
be- had free Of charge ny sending u post
card TO
IPHOTO-PLAY ASSOCIATION
Box las. Wilkesbarre. Pa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
TOOK PE.RU.NA
Was Able to Sleep and Eat
Again

Mrs. Mueller
says: Il zee p
Peruna In the
house constant
ly. When l am
not feeling well
take a few
doses. II always
restores"
Mrs. Muellers
story OF her ex-
~perience with
Peruna fully ex-
plains why she
always keeps
Peruna on hand.
A few n ago
eha Wna very
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

II. J.. Flynn of the san Bs7iito pub
lie schools. il n visitor in brownsville
today. Mr. Flynn will spend the week
cr-l in the ritv ~ the guest If l,oLt. III.
H,snnrs.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
COsmOs-VaudeviIIe.

For the first half Of this week the
Cosmos will present a new bill of bright
and entertaining vaudeville, headed by
Elsie Gilbert's Romping Girls and Col
lies, one Of the features of the late TOP
O. the World Show" in a melange of
songs and dances OF the novel kind A
musical act of real refinement is prom
ised by the Rosemary Sisters and Tom
O'DeIl, and the la Pierre Sisters will
furnish melodies and dance specialties.
A dramatic element will be introduced
by George L. Kennedy and his company
in Little Sunshine" a new farcical Of
fering; Jack Atkins will bid for laughter
with parodies and giggling gags, and
Doherty's Dainty Doggies will introduce
one Of the rarest little dog acts on the
vaudeville stage. The troupe comprises
twelve ffve-pound fluffy, white poodles
Wednesday and Friday evenings the Cos
mos country store will be an added at
traction, while on Thursday there will
be the usual change OF bill For the
first half of the week the Hearst-Selig
collection of the news of the day in
motion picture form will lead the film
features.
Arthur Manvelrs classic and high grade
popular selections offered with an en-
larged orchestra at the Cosmos today
from to 10:30 p. m, will include Ros-
sini's ''Tancredi Overture" Myddleton's
musical sketch, Down South: seIec-
tions from De Koven's "Algerians," Sal
zer's novelette,, Spring Thoughts" and