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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-10-26
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Johnny-Maw. haven't got enough
butter for my bread"
Mother-Well, then. put some OF
the bread back-Boston Transcript.
The first farmer was the first man.
Emerson.
"Are you saving up something for
a rainy day"
"No." replied Farmer Corntossel.
what we're troubled with out this
way is an annual drouth. II We had
more rainy days everybody would
have money. Washington Star.
Man should be ever better than he
seems.-sir Aubrey de We're.
How is your little boy doing at
school
"He gets a good mark in the tooth.
brush drill and stands first in the
breathing class. but he doesn't seem
able TO learn arithmetic. "-Birming
ham Age-Herald.
The film Of a soap bubble Is 1.2,500,-
0O0th OF an inch thick. but there are
some skirts worn In this town that
have even soap bubbles beat for thin
ness.-Florida Times.Union.
This war seems 10 have no llkeli-
hood OF producing a Napoleon"
We'll. he managed his campaigns
from the field. These monarchs are
managing from the beneh."-Pitts-
burg Post
The right divine OF kings to govern
wrong.-Pope.
Here's fellow patents a contriv-
ance to keep girls from falling out
OF hammocks."
More machinery displaeing men"
More machinery displacing men"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Mortal vision is a grieyous bar
To perfect judgment.
George II. Boxer.
Cates-Are you keeping neutral
right along?
Clemens have been neutral for
so long have forgotten by this time
which countries are fghting-St.
Louis Post.Dispatch.
Texas cities should be rendered
bum proof.-Temple Telegram.
The hum OF the bee;
The summer sea:
How God must love the world
Francesca Falk Miller.
She-I'm afraid poor papa will miss
me when We are married.
He-Why is your father going
away?-Boston Transcript.
II hurts some people almost as
much to have the tooth pulled as to.
pay the bill.-Detroit Journal.
YES" said Mr.. Cumrox, I'VE spent
a lot OF money teaching our boy Per-
cival Claude to play the violin. But
II was wasted"
Doesn't he play"
Eyes. But II he knew anything
about music he'd realize how 1t sound
ed and Observation-Disclosures Star.
The man of wisdom is the man OF
years.-Young.
SMART SET.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-10-26

Johnny-Maw. haven't got enough
butter for my bread"
Mother-Well, then, put some OF
the bread back.-Boston Transcript.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Stops Torture
Of Rheumatism
Tennel Stops Pains in 48 Hours,
and Follows with a Cure.

bago, sciatica and neuralgia, is guar
anteed to stop rheumatism pains in
4S hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
DR.. Surface Enlists
Pupils Against Moth

State Zoologist H. A. Surface says
that the school children of the State
can save the owners of trees and or
chards many thousands of dollars If
they will help destroy the egg masses
of the destructive tussock moth These
small white eggs, covered with film
of white are to be seen on many trees
now and the State Zoologist urges that
people tear them down. 1T would
be an easy thing to remove hundreds
of such egg masses in day and thus
get rid OIL hundreds of thousands of
caterpillars that would come next
summer" said he. "If you can not
knock or pick them off a tree just
touch the masses with a rag saturated
with oil. If you do not get rid of
these egg masses now when the trees
are leafless there will be a plague of
caterpillars in the Spring. Get the
school children interested and their
energy will save thousands of dollars" ="
The Zoologist is preparing for the
schools large charts showing the in
sects that infest fruit and shade trees,
which will furnish ideas of coloring
and appearance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23

Council expires to-day and it is prob
able that the measure will be read for
the last time Tuesday. The ordinance
will lie over for ten days, after which
1t will become law and the sinking
fund commission will then be in posi-
ton to arrange for the floating Of the
bonds. The ordinance provides $25,-
600 for fire apparatus.
"The first thing 1 hope to do." said
he. lis to arrange for the purchase
of the new fire apparatus. Just how
many will be bought is question, as
yet, as don't want to expend all the
money before see how the expert
ment works out Up until this time I
hadn't though of anything but gaso-
line-driven trucks, but now l believe
I'll consider the electrical apparatus,
too. My desire is to give the city the
best possible return for its money and
there are those who speak very, very
highly of the electrical apparatus. For
that reason, before making any
awards, we'll consider the electric as
well as the motor-driven vehicles"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Telephone Inquiry
Develops New Point

H. P. Gillette. an expert on valua-
tions of properties of public utility
companies, residing in Philadelphia,
caused some surprise at the close of
hearing on the Bell Telephone Com
pany's objections to the rates proposed
by the Public Service Commission by
stating that the Panama Canal has
cost S60,000,000 more than any state
ment thus far issued by the govern
ment would indicate. He said that in
his opinion interest during construc-
ton should be charged to the con-
struction or capital account. So far
as he had been able to determine, the
government had not made what he
considered as the proper interest
charge during the building of the
canal.
Further hearing of the objections
of the Bell to the proposed schedule
was continued until February Is by
the commission after the day had
been spent in hearing expert testi-
mony on valuations of the properties.
Mr.. Gillette testified that by applying
the Wisconsin method of valuing
properties he believed the properties
of the Bell companies in Pennsylvania
were worth $6S,000.000 Much of the
testimony of the day was relative to
interest charges on construction ac-
count, depreciation and other details
of management
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Woman and Son Burned
When Hotel Is DESTROYED

Waynesboro, Pa, Jan. 23.-During
the confiagration early yesterday
morning that destroyed the large
twenty clearinghouse Of
Mrs. Charles Wolford, near Pen-Mar
Park, Charles, 17-year- son of Mrs.
Wolford, was severely burned about
the face and hands while attempting
to save some of the household effects
Had 1t not been for the warning given
by pet dog of the family, both would
probably have lost their lives The
dog kept barking necessarily and after
awhile Mrs. Wolford was awakened
When she arose from her bed she dis
covered one whole side of the house
in flames She fastened to the room
OF her son Charles and got him UP.
Afterward Mrs. Wolford and her
son made the stable their temporary
home and spent the remainder of the
night there. The Wolford boarding.
house was one of the best known In
the vicinity of Pen-Mar. Mrs. VOL
ford places her loss at $4,000, on
which she had an insurance Of $4,000,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
WH|TED TELLS OF
STATES BIG WORKS
Highway Department Engineer of
Bridges Speaks at Meeting
in New York City

The organization of the State High
described as a concrete example of
how to form a road building and
maintenance corps by Willis Whited,
M. Am. Soc. c. E., and engineer of
bridges of the department in a paper
read this morning at the special meet
ing following the sixty-frst annual
meeting of the American Society of
Civil Engineers at the Society House
in New York. The subject of "Engi-
neering Organizations for Highway
Work" was originally assigned to
Samuel d. Foster, chief engineer of
the Pennsylvania State Highway De-
partment, but Mr. Foster was com
PEELED to decline, as he is absent in
Africa on his vacation. He therefore
delegated the task to Mr.. Whited,
whose paper was listened to with in
terest by the members present.
MIR. Whited went into the organiza-
ton OF the Pennsylvania department
in detail, emphasizing its strong points
and dwelling on the excellent results
winch have been achieved in that
State under the present administra-
ton. He favored the PENNSYLVANIA
plan of having a single commissioners,
with administrative powers as opposed
to other suggested plans of either a
single head with an advisory council
or of commission of three or more
members While the single head, he
said, constitutes a despotic rule which
Is by far the most efficient, provid-
Il u, IT, 4. L
for such a place. Mr.. Whited, in con-
clusion, drew attention to the decis-
ion of the department that all of the
higher positions be filled by promo
ton, a step which he commended as
placing the personnel of the depart
ment above the reach of political
spoilsmen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
PLAYGOERs PROTEST
To the Editor of The Telegraph:

10 the Edtfor OF Ihe Telegraph:
Is the theatergoing public being pun
ished by the management of the Majes-
tic Theater for the refusal OF this COM
munity to stand for the moving picture
exhibition of the underworld last
week?
We make this inquiry in view of the
indifference of the management or the
theatrical trust to the wishes of q pub
lie which has been more than generous
to the owners of the Harrisburg play
houses. Risht in the midst of the sea-
son we are treated at our leading thea
ter with Uncle Toms Cabin" "BilIy
the Kid" and the Yiddish players, and
these three are typical of the bills for
almost a month.
Is there any wonder that there is
universal complaint of the management
that permits such a situation In the
most important city in Central Penn
syivania? II there has been any fall
ing off in the patronage of the local
playhouses. 1t has been largely due to
the smut and vulgarity and obscenity
which have characterized 80 many Of
the alleged comedies and dramas Of the
last year OF, two. Men and women of
ordinary refinement are not going to
risk humiliation such as has been in
vited by the sort of plays that have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23

been inflicted upon Harrisburg for some
time AS result Of the near-sighted
policy of the local management, or the
New York booking office, many of those
who would be glad to patronize the
good play are afraid to take the risk of
attending show with which they are
not entirely familiar by reason of the
attitude of the management in a mat
ter of decent performances
If the dearth OF good plays since the
beginning of the year has been due to
a policy of retaliation on the part of
the theater owners, then it were better
that they should learn first as last that
Harrisburg prefers no plays to the
filth that has degraded the theaters as
IT was never degraded at any other
period in it's history.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
"MORAL" PLAYS

To~ths Editor of The Telegraph:
In these days of universal reform.
when even our well-balanced ex-Presi-
dent is talking of degeneracy in drama
and in literature. | take pleasure in
sending to you a little poetical fancy
from the pen of William \, ,lnters, the
famous dramatic critic, who was so
long with the Tribune:
Haste to the Play. dear children, haste
to see
How chaste and sweet Cyprian drab
can be!
She that for many a moon has gone
aStray.
Finding new loves-and loverS-each
new day, .....
In wanton revelry content to reign,
With fools-and dollars-dangling on
her chain;
If touched, at length, by sacred pas
sion's fire,
At once she mingles with tn. angelic
choir,
At once in psalm and orison unites,
And shines, a seraph through her
silken tights;
Pure, modest, tender. delicate, refined
To make heaven of bliss for all man
kind!
w. w.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23

Mr.. Merrick and Miss Smith tried
to get license to wed in this CITY. hut
were unable to do SO because the bride
was Just 10. Mr.. Merrick is a young
civil engineer and he has been or
dered to Argentina, South America.
He was in dreadful hurry when he
got to Harrisburg, but he had to go to
Hagerstown when he ran against the
legal snag of the license.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
To Consider Electric
as Well as Gasoline
Fire Trucks-TayIor

Electrical as well as gasoline driven
motor truck will be considered by
Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, of
Parks and Public Property, in the
purchasing of the new fire apparatus
for Harrisburg's fire fighting depart
ment.
The thirty days for which the
100000 loan bond issued ordinance
had to lie over for final passage by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Letters to the Editor
SOMETHING FOR POLES
To the Editor of The Telegraph:

To the Editor of The Telegraph:
We are hearing q great deal about
the removal of the poles from the
business section of the city as the first
move toward ridding the city of the
lot, but have not noticed any trac-
ton company poles coming down. The
traction company's poles will stay
right on the streets. Wouldn't it be
good thing for the company to show
some appreciation of the fact by re-
storing-not granting-the six tickets
for a quarter privilege? We used to
have 1t and we have been very liberal
with the company. EYES OPEN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Laundry Owner Dead in His
Office With Head Blown Off
Special TO The TELEGRAPH

o'clock this morning Joseph Bear,
proprietor of the Troy Steam Laun-
dry, was found dead in his office at
the plant with his head blown off.
Recently Mr.. Bear has been annoyed
by repeated attempts at burglary and
last night he was sitting in the office
watching for intruders. 1t is believed
he accidentally shot himself with the
gun. The coroner will hold an inquest
to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Woman Dies as Husband
Carries Friend to Grave

1343 North street, died yesterday while
her husband was acting as a pallbearer
at the funeral of James Toomey, his
friend. Death was due to heart failure
in the opinion of Coroner Eckinger.
Mrs. McCurdy is survived by her hus-
band, daughter and her mother, Mrs.
MAIDEN ShultZ. The funeral will be held
on Monday afternoon. at Q o'clock. The
Rev. William M Yates, pastor of the
Fourth Street Church of God, will Of
lciate.. Burial will be made in the East
Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23

said: "It means the ability to do the
right thing in the right way at the
right time" DR.. Becht laid stress on
the need for readjustment Of the pres.
ent educational system to meet the
economic and industrial demands and
modern social conditions. He urged
the close cooperation of the parents
and the teachers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Education Is Ability
to Do Right Thing
at Right Time-Becht

DR.. j. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, last
night talked on education and its
meaning before the parent-teaohers
association at the Camp Curtin school
building. More than 400 parents and
teachers of the West End heard DR..
Becht's talk.
In describing what education is he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Hurrying Bridal Pair
Married at Hagerstown

Hagerstown, Nd. Jan. 90. = Miss
Mary Elizabeth Smith. of Everett, Pa,
and John @. Merrick. of Chicago, were
married last evening by the Rev. e.
K. Thomas at the parsonage of the
First Baptist Church In this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-23
Author Of Play Contends That Children Have Hereditary
Right to Their Parents

William
Question
dfen sacrificed to the seldshnes Of divorce there
garding the obligation of the human being
o tina othe
Of
ndant omedy
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11

passage in the previous session. I sup
ported and voted for such amend
ments as would restore protection to
arm products, but all efforts either to
amend or defeat it were unavailing.
On the fna! vote, I with the MAORI
ty of the Republican senators, voted
against the bill, I voted for Senator
LaFollette's substitute for the Demo
cratic wool%tariff bill, and against the
Democratic bill. I proposed and voted
for various amendments to the Free
List Bill, and voted for the bill. 7
again voted for the resolution for the
direct election of U. s. senators which
passed at this session.
During the second session of the
62d Congress I introduced and Sc
cured the passage thru the Senate of
a resolution providing for a commits
son to investigate the rural credit
systems Of ,other countries with a
view to adapting them to u needs.
It was not at that time possible to
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11

any one of these would reduce inter
est rates to farmers.
Some of the bills which I have ia-
troduced during my service in the
Senate are bills for: Leasing the coal
lands; conserving the water power
sites; regulating the use Of national
forests; leasing phosphate, oil and gar
lands; classification Of public lands;
allowing Communication proofs Of agri.
cultural entries on coal lands; regulat
ing payment for public land; amend
ing the Judicial Code. amending tho
postal savings act; extending the enc
larged homestead act to North Ballots
opening the remainder Of the Fort Ber
thold reservation; providing for tho
sale Of isolated tracts; providing for
absolute patent to lands not contain.
ing coal; prohibition in Hawaii, second
homestead and desert land entries;
amending the Interstate Commerce
act; prohibiting interstate shipment
of impure seeds; providing for aeon
mission to investigate rural credit
systems; increasing pay of rural car
%riers; reserving coal in Indian lands
to Indians; leasing of grazing lands;
amending the laws in regard to add.
tional homestead entries; RELIEF for ths
postal funds on farm lands; National
Farm Loan association.
This record IS Of inre,caessiity;. incom-
plete, both as to the measures Which
I have introduced and as to my other
work in the Senate, but it will. I be-
lieve serve as on indication Of tho
course I have pursued. If l should
be honored by the people Of North Do
kota with another term I shall con-
tinue in my nedeavor to render the
best service of which I am capable.
Sincerely yiurs,
"A. j. GRONNA.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11

To the Voters of North Dakota:
Having served three years in the
United States Senate and being a can.
didate for reelection, I wish to sub.
nit for your consideration a brief alb
stract Of my record as a United States
Senator.
When I took my seat in the Senate,
President Taft had just sent his rec.
iprocity message to Congress. I op.
posed this measure both during the
remainder of the 61st Congress and
the LIST session of the GID Congress.
During the month that remained of
the 61st Congress I voted against the
siph subsidy bill, for the direct cleo.
ton of senators, for unseating Lori.
mer, and for the admission of Arizona
and New Mexico as states.
The first session of the 6Gd Congress
was called to consider the Canadian
Reciprocity bill which had failed OF
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11

The following letter published in
The Skandinavrn speaks Cor itse'f and
should be a warning to the voters Of
North Dakota to oppose the Mckenzie
machine, by seeing that Mr.. Gronna
is renominatcd at the coming primar.
les:
A Record Which Will Insure His Re-
ominaton and Election.
I have just read the record of Sen
ator Gronna issued in pamphlet form
of 80 pages by a committee of nine
well known and reliable North Dako-
ia citizens which is a solid guarantee
that the work was done by men who
can be relied upon.
The fact is that this little book is
only a statement of the Senator's
work in the Senate which anyone can
ascertain by looking through the Con
gressionol record which is the official
record Of Congress.
The little book is singular as cleo
ton literature in that it does not con-
tain a word Of vain boasting or praise
which is so common in our political
advertising literature, neither does it
proclaim any opinion on Senator Gron-
ma on his political opponents, the
committee simply lays the papers on
the table and leaves it to the voters
themselves to decide whether or not
the record of the Senator as a public
servant, should recommend him for re.
election. it is self-evident that a man
must have a clean record in order to
lay out to the voters such an account
ing Of his official acts taken from
the official organ Of Congress.
No one can read this record without
feeling and understanding that there
lays an immense working power and
true and reliable service back of the
written word, any State in the union
but especially an agricultural state
like North Dakota should be proud of
being represented in the Senate by
such an honest and reliable servant Of
the people.
For a citizen of a sister state who
is unacquainted with the local condi.
tions but considers only the benefit Of
the country in general, especially Law
making which touches agricultural in
terests directly it seems u%nthinkable
and impossible that a man with such
a record Of true and comprehensive
service should have any opposition fol
reelection. but as I am not a strange,
to the old, long:lifed Mckenzie ma
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
Senator G3ronna's Record Of P~ublicz.Service
The Following is an Actual Record of the
Actions of Senator Gronna as Taken
from the Congressional Record.

secure its passage by the House. The
following winter I succeeded in hav-
ing the resolution made a part of the
agricultural appropriation bill when
that measure came up in the Senate,
and in this manner the House was
forcd to accept it. The commission
made its report to Congress last fall.
Tho movement, first started in Con-
gress by my resolution, now bids to
result in legislation which will relieve
the farmers of the country from the
burden of nuduly high interest rates.
During the session I secured the pas
sage Of a law extending the Enlarged
Homestead Act to North Dakota.
I also offered amendments repeating
the Canadian Reciprocity Act, to the
various tarife bills themselves failed
in conference between the two Houses
or were vetoed by the President. I
voted for the metal schedule tarife
bill, for Senator Cummin' g substitute
for the wool tariff bill for the amend
ments offered by Senators LaFollette,
Cummins, and Penrose to the wool
tariff bill, for the bill as amended,
against the chemical tariff BILL for the
excise tax bill, for Senator Borah's
amendment providing for an income
tax, and for the sugar tariff bill. A.
mong other bills I supported and voted
for at this session were: The bill open
ing the Standing Rock Reservation;
the bill providing for a Children's
Bureau; a bill reducing the number q
saloons in the District Of Columbia;
the employers liability and workmen' %
compensation bill;the eight hour law;
the provision prohibiting coastwise.
vessels from passing thru the Panama
Canal if owned by trusts; the provi-
sion prohibiting railroads from own
ing ships that might otherwise conn
pete with them; the Panama Canal
bill. I voter against the provision
exempting ships engaged in coastwise
trade from paying Panama Canal tolls
I voted to nuseat Senator Lorimer,
whose "a was finally disposed Of at