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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

den of responsibility and woe such as
no other leader of men. had ever borne,
and he was the target for such sustain
ed enmity and abuse as might have JUS
titled a stern rebuke.
Yet was ever man so tender, so self
effacing, so inspiringly forgetful of all
save his country, as Abraham Lincoln
On that day in SO? His noble mind was
bowed with grief, but not for himself;
his heart was wounded, but not because
of pride; his most sacred feelings were
lacerated, but he hid them away. And
from his tired lips came, not words of
querulous complaint, but those match
less utterances of pure patriotism and
devotion which will thrill the world
for all time to come.
Tho Ncrudity, the inappropriateness
and the bad taste of this part of Presi-
dent Wilson's memorial Grafton shocked
every sensitive person who read it,.
And the final proof of the forebearance
OF his critics can be found in the fact
that 1t has been passed over in compass
sionate silence.
Better for himself. and far better for
the people of this country, would it be
If the President turned his thoughts
from his own bruised feelings, his own
wounded sensibilities. and considered
more the heart of the nation whose
honor he has in his keeping.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22


legislation of which the Demo-
Il Gratis in late years, and the Pro-
'-""s've narty since it's birth,
have been ardent advocates is well
.u.~u pS the manner in which the
recall" is being used in the State of
Washington. The Pittsburgh Gazette
Times notes that Washington court
has recently held that a secret con-
tract, whereby the defendant in the
case before 1t employed the plaintiff
to carry out a movement for the recall
of certain officials, was void as con-
trary to public policy. The court de-
clares that such private compact,
looking to the advancement of per-
sonal ends by the financing of a recall
is just as inimical to a sound public
policy as would be the same course of
conduct when applied to an election it
self, or as would be contract to in
fiuence legislation by a secretly paid
lobby"
All very we'll! But is this decision
going to stop the secret contracting2 2
We think not. Conspiracy is one of
the most difficult offenses to prove and
the professional circulator of petitions
for the recall of this or that official
will continue, beyond doubt. Here is
fine opportunity for some enterpris-
ing politician in Washington to make
little on the side or ''get even" with
successful rival in office.
And if it is possible to buy signatures
to a recall petition, isn't it apparent
that the initiative and the referendum
may be as readily manipulated and
abused?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
SAFETY FIRST" RULES

"HE American Museum of Safety
Is promulgating a set of Safety
= First" rules that ought to be
posted in every shop in the land.
They have been framed after very
careful study by practical factory and
mill men and are the result of fire.
quent applications for some such code.
The rules are easily understood and
are workable without adding burdens
of expense or complexity to the estab-
lishment adopting them. For the
benefit of manufacturing concerns
throughout Central Pennsylvania the
Telegraph herewith, at the request of
the Museum of Safety, publishes the
proposed regulations:
Form a committee of safety COM
posed of one or two men from every
department, it's chief duty being to
eliminate all hazardous conditions,
such as defects in machinery and
buildings. dangerous methods of work
ing or handling material, and to con-
duct frequent and impartial inspec-
tions.
The committee should furnish the
officials with reports and recommen-
dations regarding their findings and
/ the officials should act promptly and
back up the efforts of the committee
in broad minded and liberal manner;
human lives depend on it.
Lectures should be held at least
once month and the workmen en-
couraged in caution, cleanliness, sani-
tation, proper use and care of tools
and their responsibility to their fell
low workmen; "speeding-up" should
| be discouraged.
Keep the plant clean. Do not al
| low the floor work benches, closets
and shelves to be Uttered with tools
stock or other material. Do not throw
| oily material, waste paper, food SCRAPS
or refuse of any kind under things
or in out-of-the-way places; allow nc
matches to lie around loose.
All dangerous machinery, such a:
cutters, lathes, punches, cog wheels
| 1NANS "'fN iioNti6 Peti De
guarded SO that accidents are impos.
sible except through gross careless.
ness; visit to the museum will show
that it can be done without Iessenins
the output.
The committee of safety should SET
that all rules, signs. regulations an6
instructions relating to safety health
and sanitation are strictly adhered to
continued disobedience should NEAR
dismissal.
| The workmen themselves should bs
encouraged in every possible way tc
cooperate in the safety work and gel
the safety spirit. Safety boxes. with
pencil and paper attached, placed
throughout the various department,
and yards. will tend to influence ever,
workman to be a safety Inspector.
If these rules were carried ont te
the letter shop managers would have
little dread of the workings of ever
the most drastic of workmen's com.
pensation laws.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
THE PRESIDENTS Feelings

[From the Philadelphia North Ameri-
From circles to the White House
Wilson is disturbed, even embittered,
by current criticism of his administra-
tion.
will be surprising for any fair-minded
observer of the attitude of the news
papers and the people during, the last
year must admit that no public man
was ever the object of more StudiouS
| tolerance and good will.
There has been, then, very little un-
,, favorable public comment; and that 1T
tie. which seems to have stung the
| been caused chiefly by his feeble and
futile Mexican. policy
Assuredly, there is no. way. in which
1 he can divide that burden, If such 1t
be- He was the sole originator OF that
! policy. and he alone enforced 1t until
! it's development demanded the use of
| the army and navy. How careful has
| been the restraint of those who have
a right to criticise win best be shown
| by recalling in their sequence the more
! important moves in this matter made
under, the personal direction of the
President.
| Yet in spite of this studied attitude
of support. II not Of approval, the Presi-
dent has taken pains to express his Bit
| selected for making known his feelings
was the funeral oration he delivered
over the victims of the taking of Vera
Cruz.
That address was marked by felicity
of phrase. and loftiness of sentiment
| which fully justified the high repute of
| the President as a scholar and moral
| ist; there are in sentences worthy of
lasting remembrance for their haunt
! ing beauty and high minded patriotism.
But these serve to emphasize the dis
| cordant tone of the concluding part
/ III ever there was an occasion to lift
| a man out of himself, to fill him with
| the spirit of utter devotion, to the ex-
clusion of all personal thoughts surely
| 1t was being called upon to speak over
those seventeen fag-draped biers. where
| given UP their lives for the honor of
| the nation.
| But the President could not give his
thought wholly to those silent figures
| of heroism. There was a personal mat
| ter, a personal grievance, which came
between him and the contemplation of
their sublime service. 1t seemed to
him proper to utter. In the presence Of
the. nations dead, this complaining pro-
test:
I never went into battle. never
was under fire. but fancy that
there are some things just as hard
to do. your duty when men are
sneering at you as when they are
shooting at you. When they shoot
at you they can only take your
natural life; when they sneer at
you they can wound your heart.
Inevitably the occasion recalls far
greater one-the dedication of the field
of Gettysburg. That was really in the
midst OF war, and war not of the Presi-
dents making. He was bearing a bur-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

1T is q pleasure TO note the success
that attended the Chamber of Com
!. merce trade extension trip to York,
Lancaster, Lebanon and interme-
diate towns. This little journey of
some seventy of Harrisburg's live-wire
business and professional men was
much broader in it's scope than its title
might indicate.
Not man of the party that was not
the better for having gone. Not a citi-
zen of any of the other towns who
turned out to meet the travellers that
was not the better for the association.
Looking at the thing from purely
business standpoint, the money for the
trip was we'll spent. The Chamber of
Commerce could not have purchased
at any price the advertising given to
Harrisburg in the newspapers of the
cities visited. And the towns that did
the entertaining profited to an almost
equal degree.
city needs advertising quite as
much as private business. A few
more such trips as that of yesterday
will do wonders in fostering the
neighborly feeling expressed in York
Haven, York, Wrightsville, Columbia,
Lancaster, Mannheim, Lebanon and
Hershey during the trip that came to
such a pleasant conclusion last even
ing, and in spreading broadcast the
merits of the towns participating.
President Tripp and the representa-
tives of the Chamber of Commerce
made it clear in all the speech-making
of the tour that the only purpose and
wish of the Harrisburg business men
was the enlargement of the good feel
ing which has existed for years be-
tween the several communities COW
cred in this first swing around the
circle. So successful was the tour in
establishing better relations that there
is now talk of further enlargement
of the Harrisburg influence in other
directions. 1t was exceedingly gratify-
learn from the mouths of the speakers
from other towns and cities how much
of inspiration they have received from
this city in the way of municipal bet
terment and progress. 1t would have
been well for all the citizens of Harris
burg If they had heard the compli-
ments bestowed upon this city and
the admiration of our neighbors for
the way in which the capital city had
set the pace for the other municipali-
ties.
1t was flying squadron of active
Spirits of this community, their. ewes
were the eyes of the entire citizenship
in observing what is good elsewhere
that we may as community reap the
benefit. So well pleased were all on
this tour with the results that it is now
proposed to have one or more business
tours of our own city by our own peo-
pie. 1t is believed by many members
of the Chamber of Commerce that the
citizens of Harrisburg do not realize
as they should the splendid progress
which has been made here at home
during the last decade and that a ton,
of Harrisburg of 1914 would be illumi-
mating and beneficial.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
POLITICAL SIDEUCHTS

Judging from results, it's a good
thing Palmer did not run for Con-
gress again.
Ryan may have made a manly
statement, but there are some Demo-
Gratis who are still SORE
Reports that the Panic League
will give a reception to CongressionaI
Candidate Kaufman are premature.
-Diefenderfer's nomination ap-
pears to be as doubtful as the support
the Ryanites will give to Mccormick.
-Pinchot and Lewis do not even
consider that Palmer is in the run
ming.
Lex N. Mitchell, Washington
party candidate for Congress-at-larg
who Is in the city, expects an early
and strenuous campaign
Judge Brumm lost no time in con-
graduating Lewis.
THAT fight made in behalf of End
Itch by q certain mourning newspaper
of this city was resented by over 10. 900
Dauphtn countians. See returns
Lorenzo Smith. one of the Phila-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
HOwT
by Wing Dinger

There's something would like to know
Won't someone please tell me
How one correctly can pronounce
Pin -c-h-o-t?
I do not know If those who speak
His name, are right or not
When they give the last syllable
A sound the same as shot"
Then there are others, who IL they
Are right, I'd like to know.
They give that second syllable
The sound of s-h-o.
Just yesterday l heard man
Speak of him, and please note,
That he pronounced the name as
though
1t were spelled thus: Pinchote.
His friends say he will go after
The Senate job and cinch it,
And probably that will explain
Why these folks call him Pinchit
I've tried to find out who lie right,
But, gee, there's no such luck
All folks agree on the Pin end
OF his name--then we're stuck.
AN EVENING THOUGHT
A little fire is quickly trodden
out, which being suffered rivers
cannot quench.-Shakespeare.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

In speech at Philadelphia, John
Wanamaker said that mercantile or
ganizations could get closer together
and chase away strange ghosts in the
air of the business world.
The Rev. DR.. Maitland Alexander,
the new moderator of the Presbyte-
rians, is pastor of the First Church
of Pittsburgh.
Robert Y. Gerhart, of DanvilIe,
has been made adjutant of the new
Third Squadron of cavalry.
The Rev. DR.. Russell H. Conwell
was given a notable tribute to his
work in the ministry and for educa-
ton in Philadelphia last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
TEACHERS TRAINING GLASS

IT O-NIGHT there will be grad
uated another class of the Har-
= risburg teachers training school.
from the members of which will
be recruited the teachers necessary to
fill vacancies during the coming year.
The teachers training school is
doing a double work in Harrisburg.
In the first place it guarantees a con-
tinuous force of available teachers of
known education and ability. In the
second place It gives young women all
the advantages of q normal school
course, and much more. at practically
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
THE STATE PRESS
On the other Hand
From the Scranton Times.

Because the cases against Samuel
rison. officials of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, We're dismissed by the
Supreme Court of the United States on
the ground that the statute of limita- :
tlons barred prosecution of the men,
there is an expression of dissatisfac-
tion in antiunion and corporate circles
opposed to the Federation, Consider
the Federal courts, almost daily. the
frantic efforts of capitalists and cor
porations caught doing. things improp-
erly to eyade responsibility upon all
manner of technicalities that shrewd
lawyers only can devise there is moth
ing strange in the Supreme Courts de-
cison giving the labor leaders the bene-
fit of what the law declares everybody
is entitled to.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
Copyright Hart Schaffner G. Marx

dalnhia Bull Moosers in the last
Honse was beaten for denomination
and for the State committee.
The reorganization faction OF the
Democracy elected just one State COM
mitteeman in Philadelphia.
Farmer" Greasy blames the new
primary law for many things. AND ne
is one of them.
That Wade statement has rather
ominous sound. Something like the
sharpening of hatchet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

no cost to themselves and recruits to
the ranks of the teaching profession
many ambitious girls who otherwise
would not have the means of pursuing
the studies necessary to the obtaining
of teachers certificate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
Not like nayid

GFrom the Lebanon Daily News.1
President Wilson has a tent for his
executive mansion this summer. It is
in one of the White House gardens and
not in Mexico. The seat of government
refuses to float around after the fashion
of the Ark of Israel You know Saul
and David used to set up Headquarters
wherever the next battle was expected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
The Back Yards

IFrom the Pittston GaZetteJ
At a time some years ago when a
craze for angular houses was spread
ing over the land, some writer re-
marked that all the stylish houses had
yards. The craze referred to has pass
ed. but the majority of people still keen
back yards full of disorder. Most peo-
pies back yard. are more visible and
exposed than they think.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
Rebels Fire Town

New York, May 90. = The North
Carolina Times, of the 2tst states that
the rebels in Little Washington had set
fire to that town on the 11th inst, de-
stroying all but about twenty houses.
They also robbed all the women and
children in that place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
OUR DAILY LAUGH

III SDuFHes
She There's
a man who has
been disappointed
in love three
times.
He - Well, !
s u p p o s e ne II
marry again just
the same.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
NEWS DISPATCHES.
or THE CIVIL WAR

[From the Telegraph of May 22, 1851
Grant 10 Force Out Lee
Washington, May ri. - On Friday
evening General Grant commenced a
movement for the purpose of compellin-
Spottsylvania, the details of which, for
obvious reasons, would not be made
public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

Clifford Pinchot appears to have
been bitten by the early campaign
bug and he will start out from York
next Monday morning
to get a line on the
Bull Moosers feeling of the voters
Anxious to Pinchot expects the
Get Colonel Colonel to make a
whole lot of speeches
for him, although
Fred l.. Lewis, the candidate for Sec
retary of Internal Affairs. is making
a strong play to have the Colonel speak
for him, too. Lewis said yesterday
that to his mind Palmer has no show
in the senatorial race. He believes
that it is between Penrose and Pin
chot, arguing that thousands of DEM
ocrats will not touch Palmer under
any conditions. Other Bull Moosers
are pulling for Roosevelt, too. Doc
Kreider also looks for him to come
here.
j. Benjamin Dimmick issued state
ment last night at Scranton in which
he declined to be the candidate of the
Keystone party for Sen
ator and also made ...
declaration of his atti- DimmicIx
tude in regard to the Defines
senatorship. He says in Position
effect that he is still a
RepuDllcan. Mf. DIM
mick's statement is as follows: "Inas-
| much as during the latter part of my
compaign l fully realized and frankly
declared that Mr.. Penrose had become
moral issue, and thereby publicly
eliminated the possibility of my sup
porting him in the event of defeat
am called upon to make no further
declaration in this regard In order,
however, that my fight for political
standards that are fundamentally, yes.
vitally important to the Republican
party, may not be misconstrued, I feel
| called upon, at this time and without
further delay, to decline the nomina-
| tion of the Keystone party
Judging from returns Congressman
| A. Mitchell Palmer has lost his grip
on Northampton county, the key of
the Twenty sixth
Congressional Dis
Palmer Loses trict. He failed to
Grip Right nominate his can
Near His Home didate for his sue
cession and his
whole slate in
| Northampton went down. Congress
man Diefenderfer one of Palmer's
hackers, is in such danger that 1t may
take the official count to determine
whether he is nominated or not. Con-
gresham Rothermel, another signer
of the call for party reorganization.
was beaten by Arthur G. Dewalt. who
was dethroned by the reorganization
| move he helped start. Palmer is said
| to be slated for a job at Washin gton
when the people of Pennsylvania get
chance to show what they think of
his use of Federal patronage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
I'elegrapilers Return

MessFs. F'ottreI, BurkhoIder and Shell
ly, of the Inland telegraph office, in this
city. nave returned from Washington.
to Which place they We're taken last
week, by order of the military authori-
ties. Doubtless the office will be open
In day or two.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
so THOUGHrLEss

:. The trouble with fishing party is
that some follow In the crowd always
insists on fshing.-Washington Herald
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
IN HARRI SBURC Fifty
YEARS AGO TO-DAY

tF'rom the Telegraph of May %, 1864. I
Eighth Pennsylvania Here
The Eighth Pennsylvania Reserves
arrived here on Saturday afternoon. en-
route for Pittsburgh, at which place
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

Stung
Reggy- Aw- -er,
I say, Peggy, do
you believe in
kissing children ?
Peggy NO.
r e 6 G y, you'li
have to walt q
few years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22
RYAN MAN GIVES
MACHINE A JOLT
Philadelphian Says All the Kings
Horses and Kings Men
Lined Up
RYAN MAKES A STATEMENT
Palmer Loses Grip in Historic
Democratic District in
Northeast

Notwithstanding the statement is
sued by Michael J. Ryan, in which he
says he bows to the decision of the
Democrats on the nomination of a
State ticket and asks his friends to do
| likewise, there has been no sign of any
cordially between the Philadelphian
and the party nominee. The state
ment issued by Ryan is perfunctory
and If he has sent any congratulation
or tender of support to Candidate Nc
Cormick it has not been made public.
People throughout the State are
watching the developments with a
good bit of interest and it is freely
predicted that the reorganization
hopes for a United Democracy" are
Very much in the air.
While Ryan has made his statement,
committee of the Ryan campaign, gave
the machine blast and handed rap
to President Wilson. His statement
probably indicates the way many
Democrats feel about the result last
Tuesday, and is a pretty sharp answer
to the pleas of Candidate Mccormick
for united party and the statement
issued by Palmer at Stroudsburg in
which he asks that everyone line up.
Wade's statement is as follows: THE
battle waged by Mr.. Ryan for the
Democratic nomination was one of the
most remarkable in
the history of Penn
sylvania pofit tt cs. Tremendous
There was arrayed Power of
against him all the the Machine
machinery of the
Democratic State
committee, all the patronage which
the national administration has be-
slowed, all the Federal offices not only
in the great cities, but in the towns
and villages throughout the State; and
Notwithstanding the army of Federal
otficeholders and the weight of the
national administration itself thrown
in the scales against him, Mr.. Ryan is
defeated by less than $4,000. There
have been promised thousands of Fed
eral jobs. Money has been freely. Law
ished and corruptly used. Dispensers
of Federal patronage have threatened
with displeasure any person holding
public place. Three Cabinet officers
have invaded the State. All these
things have been done in the interest
of Mr.. Mccormick to defeat Mr.. Ryan.
AS a Democrat, / deeply regret that
President Wilson hesitated until cleo
tion morning to denounce the con-
duct of Palmer and Mccormick in
attempting to link up his adminIs-
tration with their fortunes, and he
has probably awakened to the danger
of trusting to the counsel of men who
would\ degrade the President of this
great republic into the chief of fac
tion of a State of which he is not a
resident"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

been bitten by the early campaign
bug and he will start out from York
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

iHS UNIItI HUTHIHg uOg Was being
given trip on the front end of a
pay-within car. He did not like the
place of travel and he kept boiling
back into the car until his mistress
was flustered and passengers in the
car irritated or amused, according as
their breakfasts sat with them. Finally
the motorman hit on a scheme. He
just 'meowed" like cat and the dog
sat up on the platform watching for
the cat until he got over his scare.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

Published every evening (except sun
day.. at the Telegraph Building. z1S
Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-22

A little fire is quickly trodden
out, which being suffered rivers
cannot quench.-Shakespeare.