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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01
ANACOSTIA.

Funeral services will be held this
afternoon from Lees Chapel. for DR..
Christian Strack. sixty-slx, who died on
Sunday at the Rupert Home. The Rev.
Julius Holman, of Baltimore, an inti-
mate friend, will offlciate. The bearers
will be Simon Wolf, Christian Heurich,
William F. GUIDE, George W. Spier, +.
]. Sachs, John Hansen, and e. G.
Schafer. Interment will be in Prospect
Hill Cemetery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01
Corn Growers Leader
Loses Voice Upon Trip

Rendered speechless from overwork.
T. p Riddle. of Lima. Ohio. now in
this city accompanying the Buckeye
corn-growers' tour. is confined in his
suite at the Ehbitt.
For several weeks Mr.. Riddle. who
is director of the tour. has been
working day and night on plans con-
corning his charge. and his loss Of
speech Is attributed to this fact.
From the same cause Mr.. Riddle was
made voiceless during the course Of
the tour last year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01
EVANSVILLE.

Central Maryland Poultry Association
opens tonight In Potts Hall. Mt.
Rainier. Over 800 exhibits have been
entered. All display premiums in the
open classes. unless otherwise stated,
will be decided as follows: First prize
to count SIX points: second prize. four
points; ihir6 prize, three points, fourth
prize, two points, and fifth price, one
point Prizes on exhibition pens will
count double.
Among the special prizes are, P-esi-
dent J. Fred Keefauver's S25 silver
sweepstakes cup; 81 in gold for barred
Plymouth rocks by the association: s.
for best barred rock cockerel, by Mayor
Fred Weber. of Mt. Rainier; s. In gold
for white Plymouth rocks, by the as
sociation: & in gold for Columbian
Plymouth rocks, by the association; y
in gold for silver Wyandottes. golden
wyandottes, partridge Wyandottes. and
white Wyandottes. by the association;
81 for the best cock, by Perry Boswell;
S for best display; 81 for best pullet, by
John r. RIsdon. A gold watch has been
offered for the best display in white
crested black Polish. Besides these
nrizes there are seventy-seven other
special prizes.
Unless the drought is soon broken
there will be a water famine. The
acarcity of water is already being felt
IN and around Berwyn. where many
wells are drying UP. 1t has been neces-
zarv for several people to purchase
water to supply their needs.
DIR. A. Vineberg is dangerously Ill at
his home with an aggravated case Of
pneumonia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01
Secretary Bryan Returns.

Secretary OF state Bryan returned 70
his desk today after a trip through the
NJ ddle West, during which he made
speeches at Chicago and Ann Arbor
Mich. He said he had no other err
gagement to take him away from Wash
ington for some time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01
New Haven Raises Rates.

SOUTH NORWALK. Conn. Dec. l.
The New Haven road will raise rates on
January /. 1915. on all its lines. The no
tice says that ~ cents a mile will be
charged and the present scent fares
will be abandoned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

DR.. Strack -. = native OF Germany
and following his graduation from the
University or Giessen, came to this
country. and for about thirty years re-
sided In Washington. Twenty-Five years
OF this time was devoted to editing the
Washington Journal He was regarded
as a great scholar and an able editor.
He delivered many lectures on classical
literature.
A large delegation of the Brotherhood
of St. Andrew, o. Emmanuel Church,
went last night 70 ST. Johns Church,
Washington, to attend st. Andrews Day
Services.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

On the motion made by the heirs Of
the Marshall estate to have the assess
tered an order directing that s.. 500 back
taxes be paid by the estate. The mo-
ton to correct the assessment against
the estate of the late Fora Hill will
come before the corporation court to-
morrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

The Rev. William H R Powell, pas
tor OF the Alfred Street Baptist Church,
has been granted the right to marry
persons in the State of Virginia by
Judge l. c. Barley, Of Corporation
court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

Carroll Pierce, recently reelected q
member OF the city school board. quail
fed yesterday before Clerk Greenaway,
of the corporation court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

During November Newell S. Green.
away. clerk of courts, issued fifty
three marriage licenses. He also re-
corded forty-four deeds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

Work on the Improvement of state
roads in this county has been closed for
the winter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

DIR. A. Vineberg is dangerously I'll at
his home with an aggravated case OF
pneumonia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

Capt. J. D. Fauntelroy, U. S. A, will
deliver an address on Monday night
before the members of r. E. Lee
Camp of Confederate Veterans on
Life in the Philippines" The public
is invited to be present.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice FL
lott, wife of James F. Elliott, were
held this afternoon from her resi-
dence in West End, and were con-
Quoted by the Rev. s A Wallis, OF
the Theological Seminary
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

Funeral services for Melvin 2.
Humphries. the eight-year-Old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John HUMPHREYS. who
was killed by a shock from a live
wire, will be held tomorrow afternoon
1T 3 o'clock from the home of his
parents, 100e Queen street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-01

Thomas w Robinson. city ,.....L rer
has. been kept busy during the last few
days receiving the State taxes which
are due today. After this date a pen
atty of per cent is added. Up to thiI
morning 81 persons had paid their capi
tation taxes emitting them to vote. The
next election will be held on June 9
and poll taxes must be paid prior II
next Monday in order to vote in thai
election.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
PURIFYING PENNSYLVANIA
POLITICS
philadelphia INQUIRER. I

The peerless and fearless Secretary
or state was in Harrisburg between
Chautauqua lectures on Sunday, and
he found time to frame an interview
with himself which was afterward
handed out by the representatives of
the Democratic State committee.
The talk which Mr.. Bryan had with
himself covers a number of topics, but
single strain runs through it all and
1t is his note of amazement that the
people of Pennsylvania should be so
benighted as to continue voting the
Republican ticket. He speaks, how
ever, more in sorrow than in anger,
with the hopefulness of one who be-
lieves that the midguided citizens are
about to see the error of their ways.
He says that Palmer will make a
splendid" senator and has no doubt
that Mccormick will give the State
an eminently satisfactory and progress
sive administration" After electing
Palmer and Mccormick in this light
and airy fashion he adds:
II never visit Pennsylvania without
wondering how so intelligent and hos
pitable a people could have tolerated
so long the political methods that have
characterized Pennsylvania politics.
| ] hope l am not mistaken in the be-
lief that the awakening which is
purifying politics in other States is at
work in the Keystone State
Let us examine. for a moment, the
awakening that the peerless and
| fearless Secretary of the State says is
at work purifying politics" in the
keystone State. In the beginning, and
by the grace of Woodrow Wilson, Pal
mer and Mccormick selected them
selves as candidates for United States
Senator and Governor on the Demo-
cratic ticket. From that moment the
purposes of the Statewide primaries
were nullied The hand-picked can
didates had to be chosen. The peerless
and fearless Secretary of State, men,
bers of the Wilson cabinet. the collec-
| tor of customs at this port and every
! postmaster and federal offlce-holder in
the State turned in for Palmer and
Mccormick.
| They were nominated. naturally, but
after the primaries IL was discovered
| that other means were used to bring
about their nomination besides the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
LIFE-sAVING RULES

IT fell upon the Harrisburg Gas
Company to send its pulmotor to
i Riverside yesterday in an attempt
to save the life of a boy drowned
in the river there. That the effort
was unsuccessful and that the act was
a generous one on the part of the
company are facts beside the question.
What those acquainted with the cir
cumstances would like to know is
why was not the police department
prepared to rush the municipality
owned pulmotor to the rescue?
If it be true that the desk officer
to whom application was made re-
piled that he was without authority to
send the pulmotor out of the city linn
it's without the express order of the
chief of police, then there is some
thing the matter with the rules of the
office.
1t ought to be possible at all times
to send the pulmotor where 1t is
needed, regardless of whether the oc-
casion arises either in or out of the
city. No citizen would for a moment
object to the small cost to the tax
payer attached to such an enterprise
and If the contingent fund of the de-
partment is so badly depleted as to
render the expenditure impossible, no
doubt those for whose benefit the trip
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
A POLICY WORTHY OF A MARCH
HARE

[From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. ]
American manufacturers visiting in
England have been interested this
summer in observing the effect of
President Wilson's competitive" tariff
upon the British mind. For example,
they have seen advertisements in Lon
don papers calling the attention of the
British producer to the splendid oppor-
tunity to enter the American market
now offered by the reduced duties. One
such advertisement reminds the British
manufacturers that the duty of 90 per
cent. on ordinary biscuits has been re-
moved altogether. that the duty on
woolen clothing has been reduced 40
per cent, that on jams more than 60
cent. on bottled mineral waters so per
cent, on razors SIS per cent. and on
furniture 20 per cent. The manufac-
turers are informed that under these
favorable conditions 1t is easy to sell
their goods here in competition with
the native product.
OF course 1t is easy not only for the
man manufacturer to sell his goods
here on more favorable conditions than
ever before, and to compete with the
home producer In his own field. But
competition Is such a splendid thing
that we must have 1t at any price. We
must make our own people prove their
right to live by giving the rest of the
of business, and we must dissolve into
their constituent parts the combinations
created for the purpose of increasing
efficiency and economy in operation.
Not even the craftsmanship OF Lewis
CAROLS famous March Hare could have
devised q policy more Incompetent
sibly foolish.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY IS
RESPONSIBILITY OF GERMANY

7 ATE reports indicate that upon
Germany falls full responsibility
- for the success or failure of
England's plans for the preven-
tion of such a war among European
nations as the world has never known.
The Kaiser's place in history may de-
pend largely upon his attitude at this
time. Does he stay the hands that
would plunge the powers into bloody
conflict he will mark himself as man
far bigger than a mere War Lord,
proud though he is of that title. If
he halts hostilities before they begin
he will stand out as a ruler backed
by almost unlimited military power
and ambitious for the extension of
German influence, willing to use the
great force at his command for the
furtherance of international peace,
rather than for the qualification of
personal ambition. for it is unques-
toned that Germany would lose few
laurels in any conflict that might en-
sue.
AS lOT the OHllGu HltltSt do lSsl-
dent Wilson has said, we have no part
in the present controversy. 1t would
be only gross blundering of an un-
imaginable character that could pos
sibly draw us into it. a war in
Europe of the magnitude now threat
ening would doubtless have a two
fold effect here; first, the immediate
increase of prices of commodities in
general, and second, the enlargement
of our foreign markets. While Europe
would be spending s54, 900 900 a day
for Obstructive purposes, our energies
would be expended along lines of a
constructive nature and eventually we
would profit greatly as a result.
But nobody in America is mercenary
enough to wish for prosperity at such
a price. AS ever, in a peace loving
country. the hope is universally ex-
pressed that the good Offices of those
now trying to prevent war will be sue
cessful.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
PASS THE OATMEAL. PLEASE

- XPERTS on foodstuffs, students
- of sociology and supervisors of
IL the things we eat have been
working for months in an eff
fort to learn just what success the
Democratic party has met with in
lowering the cost of living. After
painstaking study they find that loose
oatmeal and seeded raisins have come
the closest to the Democratic proph-
ecy of cheaper living. Not that there
has been any decrease in the price of
these things. Perish that thought. But
they do stand out conspicuously as not
having been affected one way or the
other. In other words you can now
buy loose oatmeal and seeded raisins
for just what you paid for it under
the Republican administration.
President Wilson said the price of
living would come down; that by TAX
ing the duty off many things we eat
we could get our foodstuffs much
grave mistake. Instead of the price
of living coming down the cost of all
staple articles has increased from five
to thirty percent-that is, the cost of
everything but loose oatmeal and
seeded raisins.
We now pay more for pork, for
bacon for ham, for shoulder, for NUT
ton, for tomatoes, for corn, for rice,
for prunes, for sugar, for flour, for
molasses, for syrup, for butter, for
lard, for cheese, for eggs, for coffee,
for tea, etc, than we did in previous
years But-mind you've do not
pay any more for loose oatmeal and
seeded raisins. Their price is at a
standsti1l. They, alone, have with
stood Democratic attacks on business
and industries. They have held their
own. True, 1t might be inconvenient
to live entirely on loose oatmeal and
seeded raisins, but If such were pos
sible we could then boast that living
under a Democratic free trade ad
n inistration was just as cheap as liv-
ing under a Republican protective ad-
ministration.
So, pass the seeded raisins and the
loose oatmeal, please, and let us thank
a kind providence that we have the
money to buy those.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28

power and influence of the national
administration and that the "other
means" was the lavish use of money
The Inquirer does not make this
charge. 1t is a matter of record,
sworn to and filed in the office of tho
Secretary of the Commonwealth at
Harrisburg. If these afiidavits of the
supporters of the reorganized Demo-
cracy are to be believed it cost S59,-
600 to place Palmer and Mccormick
in nomination. This was the unique
method employed for the purpose of
purifying the politics of Pennsylva-
MIA"
In one county-Clinton county-it
was shown; according to the returns
of the Clinton county Palmer McCor-
mick campaign committee, that votes
in that locality averaged $1.47 each.
1t was for scandalous work of this
kind that a whole community in Ohio
was disfranchised
Mr.. Bryan will discover before he
is many months older. we are sure,
that the one thing the people of Penn
sylvania will not tolerate is political
cant and hypocrisy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
POLITICAL SIDEuCHTS
POLITICAL sIDELIGHTs

Appears as though some one must
have sent in a general alarm from
Democratic headquarters early in the
campaign.
The Wilson decision to help evil
IDENTIFY stiffened up the machine be-
cause the Philadelphia contests are on
again.
Its about time for the Demo-
cratic city committee to invite Wilson
to speak here.
-Bryan's Chautauqua predicting
tours appear to be very paying affairs.
Bryan ought to give lecture for
the benefit of that Democratic club in
Philadelphia.
-Pinchot started off on another
tour of the State to-day.
State Chairman Crow says he does
noe see any occasion to get excited
over the campaign just now.
Palmer and Mccormick will tour
Sugar Valley on Saturday.
Its said now that only a third
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
PROPER REGULATION

~ EGULATION of automobile
x traffic through the Market
Il - street subway. as ordered by
Chief of Police Hutchisop, is
most certainly needed.
Any person who rides the Hill, Steel
ton or Reservoir cars knows the ten
dency of autoists to scoot around 4+-e
slower vehicles in the subway to the
jeopardy of everybody concerned
Auto owners in such a crowded thor
oughfare should be compelled to take
their turn at getting through along
with street cars, carts, wagons and BIZ
cycles. Now that Colonel Hutchison
has ordered his patrolmen to keep a
sharp lookout for traffic violations at
this point drivers will doubtless use a
bit more caution. Those who do not
obey the law should be made respect
1t by heavy fines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
CLEAN RESTAURANTS

-HE public will no doubt heartily
support DIR. Raunick in his war
on dirty restaurants. We have
our meat and milk inspectors,
and care in the handling of foods is
required at the hands of wholesalers
and retailers But little has ever been
done toward enforcing cleanliness
upon the hotel and restaurant keepers
of the city. There is little use in
spending money to keep clean and pure
foodstuffs of any sort if they are to be
contaminated in the kitchens of those
who prepare them for public con-
sumption.
A tiny bit of fish unfit for food was
responsible for the death of the elder
of the Wright brothers, inventors of
the aeroplane. and doubtless thousands
of other fatalities might be traced to
similar sources. We cannot be too
careful of what we eat, and DIR. Rau-
nick is quite right in his contention
that the patron of the restaurant ought
to be served with none but clean,
wholesome food prepared in a sanitary
manner
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
WELL-KNowN PEOPLE

Ex-Judge w. NJ. Rockefellar, of
Snyder county, 90 years old, read a
paper at the county bar association
j. w. Foreman, of Pottstown, long
in charge Of Reading bridges in that
section, is ninety and active
Robert Harris, newspaperman
and burgess of Tamaqua. has a fight
for his office on his hands.
David II. Lane, the Republican
city chairman in Philadelphia, is rs
to-day.
-EX-Congressman c. H. Gregg, of
Greensburg, spoke for the Moose at
the Milwaukee convention.
Director G. w. Porter, of Phila-
delphia, head of the Boy Scouts in
that city, is opposed to Sunday base
ball.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28

T0 HE penalty eXdcIeu Dy Ine nealln
authorities for violation of the
4 State laws regulating midwifery
is none too severe. Indeed, in
comparison with the awful results that
often follow carelessness on the part
of midwives and physicians at the
time of childbirth there is no punish
ment too severe.
Medical statistics show that fully
half of the cases of blindness now
existing might have been prevented by
the exercise of ordinary care and at
no expense.
To rob n child of its sight is a crime
of far greater degree than to steal
from 1t the fortune to which it may
fall heir, even though its parents be
rich as Rockefeller. The offense is but
condemn a human soul to life of
darkness. to withhold from its con-
temptation all the beauties of the
world and the wonders of nature. to
place upon it the handicap of the hope
lessly blind. is. indeed, to inflict upon
II SulellhSs ldi III eNSess VI llle ofiel
moment of pain that follows the
course of the bullet or the plunge of
the blade.
The extreme penalty of the law in
such cases as this is far too mild. 1t
should be inflicted just as frequently
as the health authorities can produce
the necessary evidence and it is the
duty of every citizen to report such
violations whenever they fall beneath
his notice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
NOISES
BY Wing DInEer

OF all the bloomin' noises
That nightly rent the air,
There's one that has all others
Cooked to a turn. I'll swear.
Now there's the noisy trolley,
With loudly changing gong;
The auto and its screech horn,
With blasts both shrill and long.
The singing OF Joy riders,
The phonograph next door,
And I could go on naming
At least a dozen more.
But no noise of the future,
The present, or that was,
Can match the midnight skeeter
And his peace-disturbing buzz.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
is made would be glad-to assume the
small exnenae tnyoIvad

is made would be giad-to assume the
small expense involved.
At all events there should be always
a prompt response to the call for the
pulmotor and without quibbling Of any
sort. Colonel Hutchison, when he has
been at hand in cases of emergency,
has always done his best to get the in
strument to the scene Of accident in
the shortest possible time. In more
than one case his keen appreciation
of the value of time on occasions of
the kind has resulted in the saving OF
human life. City Council, or whoever
else is responsible, ought to see to 1t
that there is at all times a means of
providing for the immediate use of
the instrument wherever it is needed,
in or out of the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28

of the Democratic congressman from
this State even have hopes OF re-
election.
Senator Brandegee is wrong. The
President is not "hectoring' Con-
gress. He's leading 1t. If a Republican
would do 1t, II would be bossism.
-Myer Kabatchnik is favored for
Lackawanna county Republican chair
man. He was Dimmick's campaign
manager.
Reports favor Penrose all along
the line, says Crow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
l.ETTERSTOTHE'EDIT0R
NOT LIKE DAYS OF OLD

To the Editor of The Teicgrdbh:
1 observe that your morning con-
temporary The Patriot. 'windmi iller'
in long and wordy explanation of the
private political scheming of the public
Chautauquan lecturer, the Honorable
w. ]. Bryan, Wilson's prime minister,
reports him as saying: Pennsylvania
was "once a Democratic State" etc.
Yes, but that was before Democratic
bosses at Washington undertook to
dictate to Pennsylvania Democrats
whom they should nominate for State
Offices and when a Democratic national
administration was brave enough to say
fight!' instead of Of being cowed ID BY 5y "a a
shake of Johnny Bulls forefnger.
Respectfully,
HISTORICUS,
Harris sburP TnlU Of 1914
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
IN HARRI sBURG FIFN
YEARS AGO TODAY

[From the Telegraph of July 2s. 1861
Steak Is Cents Pound
Our butchers have come down"
slightly in the prices of meat. Good
steaks were sold at some of the stands
this morning at fifteen cents per pound.
Up Goes Mercury
At 1 o'clock this afternoon the ther-
mometer had reached ninety degrees in
the shade-nearly twenty degrees
higher than yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-28
ORNH HAWLEY

Pickford in an Indian story, each in
two parts, and two funny farcial come
dies. Admission, 10c and worth every
cent of it. Photoplay, of course-Ad-
Vertisement